Is there Consistency in Evaluation of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity/Expression Asylum Seeker Cases?

Technical Report

Abstract

Sexual orientation and gender identity/expression minorities are persecuted in close to 70 countries in the world. Some of them arrive in other countries seeking refuge. The much-needed research into their experiences and patterns have to date been qualitative in nature rendering generalisations difficult. This is the motivation for the research conducted in this project “Is there consistency in evaluation of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity asylum seeker cases?” led by Thomas Wimark, Department of Human Geography at Uppsala University.

This technical report outlines the methods and approach of the project. It entails the information about the coding procedure and the created variables derived from asylum decisions which form the basis for analysis in the research project. The project was funded by the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare (FORTE: Forskningsrådet för hälsa, arbetsliv of välfärd), grant number: GD-2021/0028. The project was given ethical approval by the Swedish Ethical Review Authority (Etikprövningsmyndigheten), Dnr 2021-06258-01 and Dnr 2022-04063-02.