COVID-19 worsens crisis for LGBTQ Americans and color communities
LGBTQ activists warn the pandemic deepens health care, employment, and housing gaps for the community especially people of color. They cite data gaps on sexual orientation and gender identity, higher uninsured rates, and risk from discrimination in care, with economic fallout hitting LGBTQ workers in hospitality, education, and retail.
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Mizz June
Mizz
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New York
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Scout
National Lgbt Cancer Network
New York City
U.S
Naomi Goldberg
Movement Advancement Project
Colorado
National Center For Transgender Equality
Washington, D.C
Daniel Ramos
One Colorado
Denver
Center For American Progress
Sean Cahill
Fenway Institute
Massachusetts
Michael Adams
SAGE
Adams
Brian Hurdich
Healthhiv
Human Rights Campaign
Tyrone Hanley
National Center For Lesbian Rights
Williams Institute
University of California
Los Angeles
School of Law
Jody L. Herman
Goldberg
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