Still in the Closet: LGBTQ People and the Lack of Protections in Conflict Zones

Arnold, Jordan Tyler

Still in the Closet: LGBTQ People and the Lack of Protections in Conflict Zones

dc.contributor.advisor	Hiebert, Maureen
dc.contributor.author	Arnold, Jordan Tyler
dc.contributor.committeemember	Gibbs Van Brunschot, Erin
dc.contributor.committeemember	Voth, Daniel
dc.date.accessioned	2023-09-26T20:57:51Z
dc.date.available	2023-09-26T20:57:51Z
dc.date.issued	2023-09-18
dc.description.abstract	LGBTQ people have been steadily gaining protections over the last several decades but there is still more progress to be made, especially in conflict zones. LGBTQ people are targeted specifically due to their sexual orientation or gender identity in peacetime, however, this targeting becomes more extreme and violent during times of conflict. One of the more egregious examples of violence targeted towards LGBTQ people was during the Syrian civil war by both the government regime forces as well as other groups like ISIS. The central question of this thesis is why do LGBTQ people face human rights violations in conflict zones despite there being legal protections for civilians? Using securitization theory, I will explore the relationship between securitization of protections for LGBTQ people and the securitization of LGBTQ people as threats. I will use the Syrian civil war as the case study for my analysis to demonstrate that the current protections are not sufficient to adequately protect LGBTQ individuals in states that do not recognize their rights.
dc.identifier.citation	Arnold, J. T. (2023). Still in the closet: LGBTQ people and the lack of protections in conflict zones (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1880/117143
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher.faculty	Graduate Studies
dc.publisher.institution	University of Calgary
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dc.subject	International Humanitarian Law
dc.subject	LGBTQ
dc.subject.classification	Political Science--International Law and Relations
dc.title	Still in the Closet: LGBTQ People and the Lack of Protections in Conflict Zones
dc.type	master thesis
thesis.degree.discipline	Military & Strategic Studies
thesis.degree.grantor	University of Calgary
thesis.degree.name	Master of Strategic Studies (MSS)
ucalgary.thesis.accesssetbystudent	I do not require a thesis withhold – my thesis will have open access and can be viewed and downloaded publicly as soon as possible.