LGBTI+ in the Commonwealth in the COVID-19 Era

A new consultation by Kaleidoscope Trust of 34 LGBTI+ charities working in 37 Commonwealth countries reveals an unfolding humanitarian crisis among LGBTI+ people across the Commonwealth. Read the report, and please share widely. Action must be taken. commonwealth-covid19.com #TCEN

“We are witnessing an emerging humanitarian crisis for LGBTI+ people as government responses to Covid-19 leave vulnerable LGBTI+ communities at grave risk. Commonwealth states must act now to prevent further deterioration of the situation domestically, and the UK has the opportunity to show international leadership in its role as Commonwealth Chair-in-Office.

“The Commonwealth Equality Network (TCEN) contributed to the UK government recognising and expressing regret for anti-LGBTI+ laws that were enacted across the Commonwealth during the UK’s colonial regime. LGBTI+ human rights are important during the best of times and the worst of times. If the government is to make good on its promise to address and redress colonial-era wrongs, then LGBTI+ people across the Commonwealth cannot be left behind during the Covid-19 crisis.

“The structural vulnerabilities codified in laws and social attitudes in countries across the world are made worse during a crisis like Covid-19. The UK government has a responsibility to ensure LGBTI+ human rights work is able to continue during the Covid-19 crisis.”

See more here: https://www.commonwealth-covid19.com/