Plausibility and Stereotypes in the Spanish asylum regime
The (de)contextualization of LGBTIQ identities
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Asylum, plausibility, true, Stereotypes, LGBTIQAbstract
Asylum claims based on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity has been recently accepted, after a long process of confusions and inconsistencies. Despite this, certain interpretations based on stereotypes persist today, hindering a procedure sensitive to the complexity of those situations experienced by these asylum seekers. In order to identify these stereotypes, usually related to the proof of identity and the persecution, the case law of the Spanish legal system in this area is analysed here. Finally, some new interpretations avoiding such stereotypes are proposed.
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