Publication: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Contexts Affected by Fragility, Conflict, and Violence
Date
2020-03
ISSN
Published
2020-03
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
In recent years, the world has seen a
sharp rise in violence based on sexual orientation and
gender identity (SOGI) in countries affected by fragility,
conflict and violence (FCV). Today, consensual same-sex
sexual acts and other aspects of SOGI remain criminalized in
many of the countries experiencing the most pressing
humanitarian crises, and those with the largest numbers of
refugees and internally displaced people. In light of this,
this discussion paper analyzes some of the development and
protection challenges that sexual and gender minorities cope
with in FCV-affected environments. The paper devotes special
attention to the intersections between SOGI-based exclusion
and access to basic services; to the challenges experienced
by sexual and gender minorities in conditions of forced
displacement; and to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV)
as a frequently used weapon against these vulnerable groups.
This paper contributes to the evidence base related to the
most vulnerable in FCV-affected environments, and knowledge
on SOGI-based exclusion vis-à-vis the
development-humanitarian-peace nexus.
Citation
“World Bank. 2020. Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Contexts Affected by Fragility, Conflict, and Violence. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33722 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”