Why are LGBTQ+ people more at risk from climate change?
Disasters caused by climate change can adversely affect LGBTQ+ people already suffering from poverty and discrimination.
- Climate change worsens existing inequalities
- LGBTQ+ people face discrimination in relief efforts
- Worst-affected countries intolerant towards LGBTQ+ rights
A new study has highlighted the extent to which LGBTQ+ people can be uniquely affected by climate change, underlining the particular and underreported vulnerabilities of a community that also often suffers from poverty and discrimination.
The report by the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law found that same-sex couples in the United States run a greater risk of being negatively affected by climate change than their heterosexual peers.
Same-sex couples are more likely to live in areas with poor infrastructure and less access to resources, the study said, noting that same-sex couples were also disproportionately located in coastal areas and cities.
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In Jamaica, LGBTQ+ people face significant discrimination in the housing sector, and homeless LGBTQ+ youths have been known to make their homes in gullies, a report by Equality for All Foundation (EFAF) found in 2021.
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