Scholarship on LGBTQIA+ migrants in the social work field
A scoping review
Bibliographic Data
In social work and related practice fields, studies tend to treat LGBTQIA+ and migrant communities as distinct groups, overlooking the unique challenges faced by those at their intersection. This study uses an intersectional lens to examine social work scholarship on LGBTQIA+ migrants in order to map trends and identify gaps. We examined scholarship along various dimensions, including (1) geography, temporality, and methodology; (2) migrant and gender and sexuality identities; and (3) a range of topics. Findings suggest that literature is skewed towards health and mental health as a topic, qualitative methods, and the Global North as the location of first authors and research sites. Economic migrants receive more attention than vulnerable groups such as asylum seekers and undocumented migrants. Regarding sexual and gender identities, the bulk of literature is focused on men who have sex with men, followed by gay, lesbian, and bisexual identities. Also, the number of identities examined has greatly increased over time, while LGBTQIA+ migrant youth emerged as understudied. Findings in this scoping review point to heightened intersectional perspectives in the study of LGBTQIA+ migrants in the social work field
Human sexuality · Intersectionality · Lesbian · Political science · Scholarship · Sociology · Gender Studies · Homelessness and Social Issues · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Migration, Health and Trauma
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |