Studies on the Refugee Convention have paid very limited attention to the notion of family and family rights of asylum claimants in connection with asylum claims based on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI). Drawing on the notion of ‘legal violence’, this article demonstrates the injurious cumulative effect that a heteronormative, homonormative and Western-centered formulation and implementation of asylum and refugee law has on SOGI claimants when it comes to intimate and family relationships. By relying on a solid body of primary and secondary data, it explores the invisibility of SOGI claimants and refugees’ families and how that invisibility is normalized by European legal frameworks, such as the Dublin (III) Regulation and Family Reunification Directive. To end this ‘legal violence’ and reconnect asylum systems with the lived experiences of SOGI claimants, a principled approach based on human rights and specifically the right to respect for family life is suggested.

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法律暴力和（内）可见家庭：法律如何塑造和消除欧洲 SOGI 庇护中的家庭生活

关于《难民公约》的研究很少关注与基于性取向和性别认同 (SOGI) 的庇护申请相关的庇护申请者的家庭和家庭权利概念。本文借鉴“法律暴力”的概念，展示了异性恋、同性恋和以西方为中心的庇护和难民法的制定和实施对 SOGI 申请人在亲密和家庭关系方面的有害累积效应。通过依靠可靠的一手和二手数据，它探讨了 SOGI 索赔人和难民家庭的隐身性，以及欧洲法律框架如何使这种隐身性正常化，例如都柏林 (III) 法规和家庭团聚指令。