2015/02/05 by Alexander Dhoest · 1 voice · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Psychology · #Migration, Refugees, and Integration #Migration and Labor Dynamics #LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
paper · doi:10.1080/1070289x.2015.1009463
openalex publication_date 2015/02/05 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/03/13
This paper explores sexual and ethnic-cultural identifications among first- and second-generation gay migrants in Belgium. Based on a theoretical framework highlighting the multiple, fluid and intersectional nature of identifications, 29 in-depth interviews are used to study self-identifications and connections to different communities. Drawing on a diverse sample, three clusters of participants can be distinguished: second-generation migrants, who were born in Belgium; sexual refugees, who escaped to Belgium; and voluntary migrants, who chose to move to Belgium. Ethnic-cultural and sexual identifications interact and vary between these groups of participants, but also within them as they intersect with other social positionings such as class, gender and race.