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Sexual violence and risk markers in othered sexual and migrant minorities in Belgium Ghent University
Sexual violence in sexual and gender minorities in Belgium Ghent University
Evidence and knowledge gaps on the disease burden in sexual and gender minorities : a review of systematic reviews Ghent University
Reducing item non-response, unit non-response and social desirability in a survey on sexual health in ethnic minorities Ghent University
Studying sexual health typically implies some methodological complexities. In SEXPERT I, we studied sexual health characteristics and bio-medical, psychological, demographic and socio-cultural correlates in a population-based probability sample in Flanders (the Dutch speaking community in Belgium). Several methodological strategies were introduced in order to optimize data collection. A follow-up study focuses on a specific population at risk, ...
Other identities in ethnofederations: women’s and sexual minorities’ advocacy in Belgium Vrije Universiteit Brussel University of Antwerp
This article considers the experience of the impact of ethnofederations on social identities that cut across such an ethnic divide. Based on a series of in-depth interviews focusing on the structure and operation of women’s and lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender movement organizations in Belgium, we demonstrate that these groups experience constraints of the dominant ethno-linguistic identity. These results in a ‘federalism disadvantage’ ...
Protection of Sexual Minorities since Stonewall: Their Lives, Struggles, Sufferings, Love, and Hope KU Leuven
Isis and the Violations of Human Rights of Sexual Minorities: Is the International Community Responding Adequately? KU Leuven
As part of the atrocities committed in Syria since the outbreak of the civil war, the attention of the international community has been attracted by the violence targeting a particularly vulnerable group, i.e. individuals pertaining to ‘sexual minorities’, or Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI). This article aims at providing an overview of the human rights abuses committed against LGBTI individuals in the territories ...
Introduction to Communicating on/with Minorities Vrije Universiteit Brussel KU Leuven
This editorial delivers an introduction to the Media and Communication thematic issue on “Communicating on/with Minorities” around the world. This thematic issue presents a multidisciplinary look at the field of communicating on and with different members of minority groups who, based on gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or a background in migration, experience relative disadvantage and marginalization compared to the dominant social ...
'I don't feel at home in this world' : sexual and gender minority emerging adults' self-perceived links between their suicidal thoughts and sexual orientation or gender identity Ghent University
Objectives To examine whether sexual and gender minority (SGM) emerging adults perceived their SGM status was linked to suicidal ideation, and to explore if their responses fell within tenets of the minority stress framework. Method Open text (survey) responses of Dutch and Flemish SGM emerging adults (n = 187) were thematically analysed using the constant comparative comparison method for qualitative analysis. Results We identified 8 themes in ...