How Climate Change Affects the LGBTQ+ Community

• In this article, the author explores intersectional oppression and activism in the interconnected environmental justice and LGBTQ+ rights movements.
• LGBTQ+ people are disproportionately affected by climate change through pollution, rising sea levels, and food and housing insecurity but their voices are often not heard.
• The author highlights environmentalism as an important part of the queer identity.

Positives

• The resource highlights positive leadership and contributions of the LGBTQ+ community to environmentalism.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should be familiar with social justice terms including BIPOC, LGBTQ+, cisgender, marginalization, disenfranchisement, discrimination, stigma, and intersectional.
  

Differentiation

• The quiz and factsheet links at the end of the article are an engaging way for students to learn more about climate-related topics and can be used to extend this lesson.
• The article mentions contributions by Harvey Milk to both the gay rights and environmentalism movements of the 1970s. Students can explore other influential figures in these movements, both historically and present today.
• Cross-curricular connections can be made with health classes, as the resource discusses the negative health impacts of climate change. Students can use this ebook or video to learn more.
• Other related resources include this list of LGBTQ+ climate activists and this article about the disproportionate impact of climate disasters on LGBTQ people.
  

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