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LGBTQ+: COVID 19 Listening Session 

 

Resources 

 

The past few weeks have brought significant and unprecedented 
changes to our lives and work. While everyone is impacted by the 
COVID-19 public health crisis, the impact is far greater on people 
from underserved communities, including LGBTQ+ people. Prior 
to COVID-19, LGBTQ+ people were already underserved by 
victim services despite experiencing higher rates of victimization. 
They also have access to fewer resources, which compounds the 
challenges they already face, and the new challenges created by 
COVID-19. 

 

To ensure LGBTQ+ people are at the center of all COVID-19 
response efforts, we sought to better understand the impact this 
health crisis is having on survivorsÕ needs and better resource the 
crime victim services field to respond to their needs. 

 


Through the LGBTQ+ listening session some of the unique 
challenges facing survivors from this underserved community 
surfaced. In addition, promising strategies and resources were 
shared. This document is a compilation of those strategies and 
resources. 

Resources for Older Adults 

¥ LGBTQ Aging resources about COVID-19 
¥ Prepare for COVID-19: Tips and Resources for LGBT Elders 
and those living with HIV (Sage/LGBT Aging Center) 


Health Resources 

¥ LGBTQ Cancer Information 
¥ How LGBTQ Youth can Cope with Anxiety and Stress during 
COVID-19 (Trevor Project) 
¥ Human Rights Commission Releases Research Brief on the 
Vulnerabilities of the LGBTQ Community During the COVID-
19 Crisis (HRC) 
¥ COVID-19 and Youth Sexual Health (Fenway) 
¥ The Coronavirus (COVID-19): What Trans People Need to 
Know (NCTE) 
¥ Coronavirus, COVID-19, and Considerations for People Living 
with HIV and LGBTQIA+ People (Fenway) 


 


Income Resources 

¥ LGBT Poverty - "Protecting Basic Living Standards for LGBTQ 
People" (Center for American Progress) 
¥ "Supporting Low-Income LGBTQ People During the 
Coronavirus Pandemic" (NCLR) 
¥ LGBT COVID-19 Resources: list of resources, tools, webinars 
(updated regularly) (Equality Federation) 


 

FORGE Blog Posts 

¥ FORGE blog posts about COVID: 
o Blog 1: We Still Have Each Other: Building Trans 
Community and a New Culture in the Midst of a 
Pandemic 
o Blog 2 Ð Reminders of Resilience in Uncertain Times 
o Blog 3 Ð Recouraging 
o Video 1 Ð Grounding 
o Video 2 Ð Routine 
o Video 3 Ð Tapping 
o Video 4 Ð Moving 
o Video 5 Ð Medication Routines