Segregation, exclusion and LGBT people in disaster impacted areas

Experiences from the Higashinihon Dai - Shinsai (Great East-Japan Disaster)

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12291978
AutoresAzusa Yamashita (Iwate Rainbow Network, Morioka, Japan), Christopher Gomez (0000-0003-3762-2279, University of Canterbury), Kelly Dombroski (0000-0003-2975-962X, University of Canterbury, autor correspondente)
Ano2017
Volume24
Fascículo1
Páginas64-71
Data de publicação2017-01-02
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoGender Place & Culture (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0966-369X • E-ISSN: 1360-0524
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/0966369x.2016.1276887
OpenAlexW2591685588
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas21
Referências citadas15

The Great East-Japan Disaster, which began with the earthquake and tsunami of March 2011, prompted discussions throughout the Japanese lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community on the vulnerabilities that LGBT people face during disaster because of sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. This short essay shares some of the post-disaster experiences, challenges and discussions of the LGBT community in Japan. Reports coming out of the LGBT community have stressed that pre-disaster discrimination and fears of discrimination and repression among LGBT people have hampered their recovery. There is a real fear of being discriminated against and having their family and friends discriminated against. This situation has led to the isolation and vulnerability of LGBT individuals. Despite the majority being reluctant to come out publically, the disaster forced numerous individuals to reveal their gender identity, particularly when confronted with life in shelters, the lack of supply of medication and so on. In turn, this has resulted in instances of discrimination and bullying. These accounts reveal that the main aims of disaster policies and disaster ethics – based on addressing the greatest good of the majority – largely fail to cater for LGBT people, who are not only victims of the disaster but can also be valuable contributors in the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) process

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