The disproportionate impact of climate crisis on the LGBTQIA2S+ community
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on June 2, 2023
(LGBTQIA2S+ is an acronym for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and/or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, Two-Spirit, and the countless affirmative ways in which people choose to self-identify.)
Greenpeace activists hold placards with messages that support climate justice and gender justice at the 2022 Bangkok Pride parade. © Panumas Sanguanwong / Greenpeace
It’s no secret that climate change is affecting everyone on this planet, but what is often forgotten is the disproportionate impact on already marginalised groups including LGBTQIA2S+, particularly if they are also members of other marginalised groups such as low-income, Black, Indigenous . . .
