Gay and bisexual Colombian men’s migratory experiences in Spain

Abstract

The aim of this article is to visualise the role of sexual identity on the motivation and consolidation of the migratory process of gay and bisexual men who live in Spain. For this purpose, a qualitative methodology has been used, based on the carrying out of 34 deep interviews to the same amount of men living in different Spanish cities. It has been established that, in some cases, sexual identity appears as a decisive factor so as to start the migration and, in some others, it is related to personal, social and family aspects from the country of origin as well as from the country of destination. These aspects can consolidate the aforementioned migratory process. Nevertheless, it has been made obvious that certain migratory projects were justified under other sort of motivations, which were finally an integral part of a migratory process structured around the migrant’s sexual identity.