Queer Migration in Catholic Countries of Central and Eastern Europe

An Unexplored Topic

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ID16901735
AutoresMilda Alisauskiene (0000-0003-3281-0190, Vytautas Magnus University, autor correspondente), Halina Grzymala-Mosczynska (0000-0003-2751-3204, Cracow University of Technology), Jacek Prusak (0000-0002-3204-2251, Cracow University of Technology), Siniša Zrinščak (0000-0003-3542-0585, University of Zagreb)
Ano2025
Volume16
Fascículo7
Páginas881
Data de publicação2025-07-09
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoReligions (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444
EditoraMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/rel16070881
OpenAlexW4412203157
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas47

This paper explores the under-researched phenomenon of queer migration in Croatia, Lithuania, and Poland—three post-communist, Catholic-majority countries. Drawing on existing studies in the literature and empirical data, it examines how prevailing social conservatism—shaped by the influence of Catholicism and the distinct developmental trajectories of these countries—is reflected in research on queer migration. Although limited, the current body of knowledge confirms that concerns over LGBTQIA+ rights are a factor motivating emigration. The three examples illustrate how queer migration must be analyzed within the complex interplay between Europeanization and liberalization, and the backlash against these processes. This backlash, prominently supported by the Catholic Church, includes resistance to gender equality and LGBTQIA+ rights. By critically engaging with existing research, the paper underscores the need for future studies—particularly those investigating the gap between legal protections and prevailing social attitudes toward LGBTQIA+ individuals, the relationship between human rights backlashes and queer migration, the intersections between spatial context and personal biographies, and the connection between the queer migration and recent immigration waves in these countries

Geography · Political science · Queer · Sociology · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues · Gender Studies · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · History · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy