Queer Immigrants from the Global North and South in Quebec
Hetero- and Cisnormative Reconfigurations and Identity Dynamics in the Host Society
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https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-85852503880003318Keywords:
queer migration, social class, intersectionality, North-to-North migrationAbstract
This article examines the impact of the reconfiguration of hetero- and cisnormative constraints on the lives of queer immigrants from the Global North and South living in Québec. Drawing on life course interviews and an intersectional theoretical framework, the analysis shows that despite a certain normalization of sexual orientation in the public sphere, observed among participants from the Global North and South, experiences of othering and discrimination persist in the host society. These experiences are shaped by the various intersecting identities of those affected. The examination of social class, often overlooked in analyses on this topic, reveals that the social and economic capital associated with a privileged status appears to mitigate vulnerability to discrimination, thereby highlighting the importance of considering power relations in the analysis of queer immigrant experiences.
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