Pre-migration trauma and post-migration health burdens among sexuality and gender minority forced migrants
An exploratory qualitative study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15097751 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tommy Carlsson (0000-0003-4141-8692, Department of Health Sciences, The Swedish Red Cross University), Rummage Isaac (Department of Health Sciences, The Swedish Red Cross University), Ronah Ainembabazi (Department of Health Sciences, The Swedish Red Cross University), Maria Gottvall (0000-0002-5837-8263, Department of Health Sciences, The Swedish Red Cross University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Pages | 1-14 |
| Publication date | 2025-02-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Culture Health & Sexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-1058 • E-ISSN: 1464-5351 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13691058.2025.2468918 |
| PMID | 39992212 |
| OpenAlex | W4407869761 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 37 |
Worldwide, too many sexuality and gender minority individuals face significant danger due to their identity(ies), compelling them to seek refuge in another country. This qualitative study explored the pre-migration trauma and post-migration health burdens of sexuality and gender minority forced migrants in Sweden. Between April and June 2023, 34 participants were recruited using convenience, purposive, and snowball sampling and interviewed individually using semi-structured interviews. Inductive qualitative content analysis was conducted collaboratively by two researchers and two sexuality and gender minority forced migrants. The findings reveal the deep impact of societal oppression and violence in participants' home countries, where they endured physical violence, torture, conversion attempts, and death threats, often from both community members and family. Escaping these dangers was filled with further risks. During resettlement, participants continued to face significant challenges, experiencing both mental and physical health issues, as well as profound loneliness
Developmental psychology · Exploratory research · Forced migration · Human sexuality · Political science · Qualitative research · Refugee · Sexual minority · Sexual orientation · Sociology · Clinical Psychology · Gender Studies · Medicine · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Social Psychology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |