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Legal Violence and LGBTQ Asylum Applicant Experiences in the United States

Discover how U.S. asylum policies impact LGBTQ communities in Dr Llewellyn’s talk, “Captive While Waiting to be Free. Legal Violence and LGBTQ Asylum Applicant Experiences in the United States".

Lanyon
Date(s)
October 15, 2025
Location
6 College Park/01/035
Time
13:00 - 14:15

Dr Llewellyn will speak on ‘Captive While Waiting to be Free: Legal Violence and LGBTQ Asylum Applicant Experiences in the United States.’

She will draw on research demonstrating how US asylum policies impact LGBTQ asylum applicants in distinct and traumatic ways. She will discuss how legal procedures serve as regulatory practices predicated on heteronormativity and inflict legal violence on LGBTQ applicants.

Department
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Audience
All
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Event Organiser Details
Name Gladys Ganiel
Email G.Ganiel@qub.ac.uk
Lanyon