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Queer and present danger

Understanding the disparate impacts of disasters on LGBTQ+ communities

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ID3898263
AuthorsLeo Goldsmith (0000-0001-7443-5275, Climate and Health Specialist, ICF United States), Vanessa Raditz (PhD Student and Graduate Student Instructor, Department of Geography Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, University of Georgia United States), Marcela Méndez (0000-0002-0660-9410, University of California, Irvine, corresponding author), Michael Méndez (Assistant Professor, School of Social Ecology, Department of Urban Planning and Public Policy University of California Irvine United States)
Year2022
Volume46
Issue4
Pages946-973
Publication date2022-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDisasters (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0361-3666 • E-ISSN: 1467-7717
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/disa.12509
PMID34498778
OpenAlexW3197786614
LanguageEN
Citations received35
References cited74

LGBTQ+ communities comprise 16 million individuals in the United States, yet this population is often rendered invisible within disaster policies. Bias in federal disaster response programmes, a lack of recognition of LGBTQ+ families, and the prevalence of faith-based organisations in disaster relief services together heighten the risks that LGBTQ+ individuals face. This paper describes the ways in which this reality combines with the contextual vulnerability of LGBTQ+ communities, whereby existing inequalities and marginalisation are exacerbated during disasters and in their aftermath. As a result, the immediate trauma of a disaster, such as physical injury or the loss of loved ones or possessions, is compounded in multiple ways for LGBTQ+ individuals, making them less likely to benefit from disaster relief services. To address these inequalities, the paper concludes with a set of policy recommendations to inform prevention, mitigation, and recovery planning, as well as to reduce the impacts of disasters on LGBTQ+ individuals

Computer security · Criminology · Lesbian · Political science · Population · Public relations · Queer · Sociology · Transgender · Vulnerability (computing · Computer Science · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Gender Studies · Homelessness and Social Issues · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy

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