LGBTQ People Are at Higher Risk in Disasters

• This article discusses a report by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that outlines the challenges faced by LGBTQ+ people, racial minorities, and single parents during a natural disaster.
• Students will learn that LGBTQ+ people have been unfairly treated at emergency shelters and low-income households often lack resources and insurance that can be crucial after a disaster.

Positives

• This article compares FEMA's operation during the Obama and Trump administrations.
• This article provides statistics that are revealing and informative.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• Student should know how America's two main political parties approach the issue of climate change.
• Student should understand the historical context of African Americans and how that context impacts current-day members of this group.
  

Differentiation

• This article could enhance a lesson on the economic oppression African Americans have faced and how that oppression still affects this group today.
• After reading the article, the teacher could lead a classroom discussion on how the federal government could make its disaster relief apparatus more efficacious and equitable. 
• This article could augment a classroom discussion on what specific organizations have been hostile to LGBTQ+ people during disasters and how governments and communities can combat this bigotry during disasters.
• This article could supplement a lesson on the discrimination that LGBTQ+ people have faced in America and how that discrimination still affects this group today.
  

This resource addresses the listed standards. To fully meet standards, search for more related resources.