Reinforcing the Commitment on Addressing Migration & Health as a Global Public Health Priority

by liminality | Jun 26, 2025 | Presentations, Publications

Virchow Foundation, May 27, 2025 | Joint Call The Liminality Research Consortium has joined the Joint Call for Action to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTIQ+ Persons in Forced Displacement. This collective effort brings together civil society organizations,...

Liminality and transactional sex among queer refugees: Insights from Lebanon, Turkey, Greece, and Switzerland

by liminality | Jul 22, 2024 | Publications

Journal of Refugee Studies, Jul 22, 2024 | Journal Article Shirin Heidari, Ryan Whitacre, Jinan Usta, Meric Caglar, Thanasis Tyrovolas, Aesha Rajan and Monica A. Onyango. This study examines the liminal conditions faced by queer refugees in Lebanon, Turkey, Greece,...

A Multi-Country Report: Survival Strategies and Health Repercussions in Forced Displacement

by admin | Jun 20, 2024 | Publications

Jun, 2024 | Advanced Draft Liminality Research Consortium We are pleased to announce the soft launch of the advanced draft of our multi-country report, “Survival Strategies and Health Repercussions in Forced Displacement: A Multi-Country Study,” on June...

Rethinking transactional sex in humanitarian settings: Reflections for the way forward

by admin | Feb 27, 2022 | Publications

BLISS, Feb, 27, 2022 | Blog post Clea Kahn, Michelle Alm Engvall, Shirin Heidari, Megan Denise Smith and Dorothea Hilhorst. Transactional Sex (TS) is often used as an umbrella term to encompass a wide range of practices ranging from sex work to sexual...

Transactional sex in forced displacement: challenging conventional concepts and understandings

by admin | Nov 27, 2021 | Publications

IHSA, Nov, 2021 | Conference Paper Shirin Heidari, Thanasis Tyrovolas, Jane Freedman and Shilan Masrour. For panel Transactional Sex in Humanitarian Contexts. Our preliminary research in Switzerland, France, Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan indicates that...

Research on sexuality, reproduction, and intimacy in forced displacement during COVID-19: Considering power dynamics and ethical concerns

by admin | Apr 27, 2021 | Publications

IHSA, Apr, 2021 | Conference paper Shirin Heidari, Thanasis Tyrovolas and Jane Freedman. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated gender inequalities, creating multiple vulnerabilities and structural inequities specifically for women and people of diverse sexual...