The Impact of Covid-19 On Black LGBQ People

J.S. Akoro

Between April and May 2020, Global Black Gay Men Connect (GBGMC), in collaboration with UHAI EASHRI, launched a snapshot survey to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQ) people around the world. This inquiry was based on the premise that Black LGBTQ people are often disproportionately affected during crises. Specifically, the assumption underlying this study was that Black LGBTQ people are especially likely to face challenges related to healthcare service provision, access to food, access to employment, and the protection of their rights during the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey was open for six weeks. A total of 175 respondents accessed the questionnaire, and 171 respondents from 16 countries in four regions of the world fully completed the survey. There were two categories of respondents: organizational respondents and individual respondents. This report is especially relevant now, as the global community is gradually entering the second wave of the spread of