Seeking Asylum: Literary Reflections on Sexuality, Ethnicity, and Human Rights

Mullins details the evolution of the US immigration laws on asylum exemptions for reasons of persecution based on sexual orientation. Humanitarian exemptions for aliens seeking refuge from persecution of sexual orientation emerged as a compromise between meeting America's commitments under inte...

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Published in:Melus 2003-03, Vol.28 (1), p.145-171
Main Author: Mullins, Greg A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Appellate courts
Autobiographies
Criticism and interpretation
Emigration and immigration
Emigration and immigration law
Ethnicity
Homosexuality
Human rights
Immigrants
Immigration policy
Interpretation and construction
Kinship
Laws, regulations and rules
Minority & ethnic groups
Muñoz, Elías Miguel
Persecution
Sexual orientation
Sexual violence
Sexuality
Social biases
Social groups
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Summary:Mullins details the evolution of the US immigration laws on asylum exemptions for reasons of persecution based on sexual orientation. Humanitarian exemptions for aliens seeking refuge from persecution of sexual orientation emerged as a compromise between meeting America's commitments under international agreements and responding to strong anti-immigrant feelings among the American populace. Homosexual "identity" became grounds for asylum, while homosexual "behavior" continued to serve as grounds for deportation.
ISSN:0163-755X
1946-3170
DOI:10.2307/3595250