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Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. What happens to sexual and gender identities when crossing borders under duress? This book offers an unprecedented account of how forced migration shapes the lives of queer Iranian individuals. Tracing movements from Iran through transition countries to Western resettlement, the book explores how identities are expressed, negotiated, silenced and reimagined along the way. Engaging de/postcolonial theory and participatory methods, the authors centre the voices of non-heterosexual and non-cisnormative Iranians in exile. This is an essential study for scholars of sexuality, migration and Middle Eastern studies seeking to understand queerness in global displacement.

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‘This is an important and novel contribution to the field of queer migration and beyond. It sheds light on the underexamined experiences of queer Iranians, while also challenging queer migration research.’ Sarah Scuzzarello, University of Sussex

‘A multivocal, participatory account of queer Iranian exile, this beautifully executed book decolonizes migration scholarship through poetry, law, and lived experience. It reimagines queer migration research as collaboration, centring storytelling, activism, and care alongside a sharp critique of asylum systems.’ Phillip Ayoub, University College London 'A courageous, multi-vocal, decolonial contribution centering queer Iranian lives in exile, foregrounding lived experience, creativity, and structural violence with striking clarity.’ Jasmin Lilian Diab, Lebanese American University ‘By assembling context-specific empirical material from Iran and the Iranian diaspora, this volume contributes to broader scholarly debates on the formation of queer identities. Traversing geographical and conceptual borders in relation to identity, the authors foreground a central analytical tension: claims to universal identity categories are continually reshaped and unsettled by the specificities of history and culture, and by the situated conditions of time and place. This approach contributes to a more nuanced understanding of gender and sexuality in cross-cultural contexts and points toward the possibility of a more humane and diverse world.’ Graeme Reid, UN Independent Expert on Protection Against Violence and Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity ‘This groundbreaking book offers vital theoretical and methodological tools for addressing the multivocal lives of queer Iranians in exile.’ Eithne Luibhéid, University of Arizona ‘This is an important and novel contribution to the field of queer migration and beyond. It sheds light on the underexamined experiences of queer Iranians, while also challenging queer migration research.’ Sarah Scuzzarello, University of Sussex

Author Information

Moira Dustin is Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Sussex. Nuno Ferreira is Professor of Law at the University of Sussex. Kamran Matin is Reader in International Relations at the University of Sussex. Mehran Rezaei-Toroghi was Research Fellow in the School of Law, Politics, and Sociology at the University of Sussex (2022–2023). Isabel Soloaga is a documentary filmmaker, impact producer, and communications strategist.

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