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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Gil, Raul Macias
• Freeman, Tracey L
• Mathew, Trini
• Kullar, Ravina
• Fekete, Thomas
• Ovalle, Anais
• Nguyen, Don
• Kottkamp, Angélica
• Poon, Jin
• Marcelin, Jasmine R
• Swartz, Talia H

Titel

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) Communities and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: A Call to Break the Cycle of Structural Barriers

Ist Teil von

• The Journal of infectious diseases, 2021-12, Vol.224 (11), p.1810-1820

Ort / Verlag

US: Oxford University Press

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

Oxford Journals 2020 Medicine

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disproportionately impacted lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) communities. Many disparities mirror those of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS epidemic. These health inequities have repeated throughout history due to the structural oppression of LGBTQ+ people. We aim to demonstrate that the familiar patterns of LGBTQ+ health disparities reflect a perpetuating, deeply rooted cycle of injustice imposed on LGBTQ+ people. Here, we contextualize COVID-19 inequities through the history of the HIV/AIDS crisis, describe manifestations of LGBTQ+ structural oppression exacerbated by the pandemic, and provide recommendations for medical professionals and institutions seeking to reduce health inequities. This perspective describes the impact that COVID-19 has had on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer communities and how the history of this group’s advocacy from the HIV/AIDS epidemic can inform the care of this highly minoritized population.