“Your behavior is not welcome here…”: forced internal displacement of sexual and gender minorities in Kenya
There can be little doubt that sexual and gender minorities face stigma and discrimination across levels of the socioecological model, and that in most cases, there has been multiplied grievances and anti- LGBTQ+ activities instigating serial forced migration. Forced serial displacement of sexual and gender minorities in Kenya requires research attention, and it might be better served if examined through the lens of "forced migration," given the non-voluntary aspects of fleeing and displacement. Rethinking LGBTQ+ IDPs through the lens of coercion may better capture the lived experiences given the structural stigma and violence in which they live and cannot escape.
Authors
- Emmy Kageha Igonya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7155-3786)
- Winstoun Muga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3569-1353)
- Ebenezer Kwesi Armah‐Ansah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8694-6125)
- Kristefer Stojanovski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1239-5153)
Institutions
- Tulane University (US)
- University of Waterloo (CA)
- African Population and Health Research Center (KE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Sociology
- Published
- 2025-02-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2025.1499312
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 12.60