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Why Climate Change Is an LGBTQ+ Issue

Provided by: Friends of the Earth |Published on: May 26, 2023
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  • This brief article examines how climate change has impacted the LGBTQ+ community, the connection between solving climate change and gaining rights for LGBTQ+ people, and how the LGBTQ+ community is uniquely equipped to fight climate change, citing examples of activists in Washington DC and discrimination in New Orleans.
  • Students will learn that LGBTQ+ people are more likely to be severely impacted by natural disasters and that this community knows how to build solidarity and effectively advocate for human rights.
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Subjects: Civics, English Language Arts
Authors: Catrina Randall, Friends of the Earth Scotland
Region: North America, USA - Northeast, USA - South, United States, Global, Louisiana, Washington D.C.
Languages: English

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