COVID-19 and the human rights of LGBTI people

Pages
2pp
Date published
17 Apr 2020
Type
Tools, guidelines and methodologies
Keywords
Epidemics & pandemics, Gender, Response and recovery, COVID-19
Organisations
Office of the UN High Commissoner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people may be particularly vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic. People living with compromised immune systems, including some persons living with HIV/AIDS, face a greater risk from COVID-19. Homeless persons, a population that includes many LGTBI people, are less able to protect themselves through physical distancing and safe hygiene practices, increasing their exposure to contagion.