SALZBURG GLOBAL LGBT* FORUM: COMING TOGETHER IN TIMES OF COVID-19

We are using this term as it is currently widely used in human rights conversations on sexual orientation and gender identity in many parts of the world, and we would wish it to be read as inclusive of other cultural concepts, contemporary or historical, to express sexuality and gender, intersex and gender non- conforming identities. [...] And while it was not an onsite meeting, seeing everyone created and renewed a sense of union among the participants and facilitated learning more on how things are in the different parts of the world. [...] FELLOWS’ PERSPECTIVES Four perspectives framed our conversation on how we experience that we all are in lockdown, both individually and as a community: PERSONAL Where we rediscover ourselves being in one space for a long time, and those who share this space: Many of us struggle with working from home, isolation, economic worries, and the insecurity of how long this will continue. [...] Mark Pachter (United States) shared how it is living in New York during the COVID- 19 crisis and how it becomes more and more evident that especially the African- American and Latino Communities are affected by the crisis, both in a disproportionate higher death rate and economically. [...] We started to discuss a number of questions: 3 Salzburg Global LGBT* Forum | Coming Together in Times of COVID-19 Some governments use the crisis to crack-down on social minorities and limit their access to the health and legal system.