A new data analysis of the Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey Natural Data Tables found that LGBTQ+ disaster displacement is nearly 2x higher than cisgender, heterosexual displacement, and LGBTQ+ individuals are more likely to have negative experiences during and after disasters. In addition, the data analysis underscores how these experiences are associated with state governments with higher amounts of anti-LGBTQ+ policies.

Join a Webinar and Learning Session on Amplified Harm: LGBTQ+ Disaster Displacement, December 13th at 11am PST (9 am HT), in collaboration with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other disaster experts to learn more.

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This new analysis further supports Chapter 15 Human Health and Chapter 28 Southwest (Wildfire section) of the recently published National Climate Assessment (NCA 5) — which have short sections on Sexual and Gender Minorities.