FMR 42 Grantmaking for SOGI programmes
With issues relating to sexual orientation and gender identity a relatively new field for funders, the opportunity exists for funders to exert strateg...
LGBTQI and forced migrants (Forced Migration Review 42)
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Around the world, people face abuse, arbitrary arrest, extortion, violence, severe discrimination and lack of official protection because of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. This latest issue of FMR includes 26 articles on the abuse of rights of forced migrants who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex. Authors discuss both the challenges faced and examples of good practice in securing protection for LGBTI forced migrants. See more at: http://www.fmreview.org/sogi
FMR 42 LGBT aid workers: deployment dilemmas
LGBT aid workers and their managers confront a number of dilemmas in deciding whether LGBT staff will be safe - and accepted - working in certain coun...
FMR 42 Gender identity and disaster response in Nepal
Agencies need to be mindful of the special needs of LGBTI victims of disasters in order to enhance protection and minimise unintended harmful conseque...
FMR 42 Protection in the city: some good practice in Nairobi
Despite a challenging protection environment, an assistance programme for LGBTI refugees in Nairobi offers examples of good practice that could be rep...
FMR 42 Identity and integration in Israel and Kenya
Expression of non-conforming sexual orientation and gender identity depends on social, legal, cultural and political opportunities which provide space...
FMR 42 A model immigration detention facility for LGBTI?
The US has taken some positive steps to improve the treatment of gay and transgender asylum seekers in immigration detention but could make improvemen...
FMR 42 LGBTI migrants in immigration detention
As states increasingly use detention as a means of controlling migration flows, sexual minority migrants find themselves in detention facilities where...
FMR 42 LGBT refugee resettlement in the US: emerging best practices
US refugee resettlement agencies are directing more attention and effort toward assisting LGBT refugees and asylum seekers, and best practices are beg...
FMR 42 Towards inclusive resettlement for LGBTI refugees
Practical initiatives, such as creating a welcoming space, ensuring confidentiality, training staff, providing critical resources and fostering inclus...
FMR 42 City planning for sexual diversity: new policies in Bogotá
In 2009 the city council of Bogotá introduced a policy to guarantee equal rights for LGBT people in the city.