Understanding the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on LGBTIQ+ persons in Africa Increased vulnerability of LGBTIQ+ persons The COVID-19 global pandemic has had a major impact on the global public and has disrupted the daily pattern of life for billions of people across the world. [...] In Africa, the usual threats to the rights of LGBTIQ+ persons, combined with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic means that there is also a disproportionate socio-economic impact on LGBTIQ+ persons who are already in a disadvantaged position. [...] Consequently, it is important that civil society and governments across Africa - both in criminalised and decriminalised contexts - recognise the increased vulnerability of LGBTIQ+ persons in the course of the pandemic and its aftermath and take steps to prevent or mitigate the potential impacts. [...] attacks against LGBTIQ+ persons in Africa Homophobic religious leaders and groups LGBTIQ+ persons in Africa in Africa are likely to take advantage of the may experience increased COVID-19 pandemic to spread moral panics and issue statements blaming LGBTIQ+ mental health impacts in persons for the spread of COVID-19. [...] In highly calling on African states to implement homophobic contexts where state actors have measures to reduce the socio-economic impact of Covid-19 on LGBTIQ+ persons and been known to persecute LGBTIQ+ persons, other vulnerable people through social grants these powers are capable of being misused to and other social welfare provisions.
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