Impact of The Syrian Civil War and Displacement on SOGIESC Populations

C. Maydaa, C. Chayya, Myrttinen H

This research project aims to examine the direct and indirect impacts of conflict and displacement in the context of the Syrian Civil War on persons of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and sex characteristics (SOGIESC) both in Syria and in neighbouring countries, in particular Lebanon and, to a lesser extent, Turkey. This research report is structured as follows. Following an overview of the research methodology, the report gives an overview of the existing literature on impacts of conflict and displacement on persons of diverse SOGIESC, and background to the situation in Lebanon and Syria, with a particular focus on gender dynamics. In the case of Lebanon, also the effects of the on-going economic and political crisis, Covid-19 and the Beirut port explosion on persons of diverse SOGI ESC. The following section highlights key emerging issues from the formative research stage. The