Posted on 09/04/2020 2:16:58 PM PDT by rickmichaels
Economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic is having a harsher impact on LGBT+ Americans than on the general population, said a survey released on Friday showing gay and trans people 30 per cent more likely to have lost their jobs since May.
LGBT+ employees are 20 per cent more likely to have had hours reduced than their straight colleagues, a figure that rises to 44 per cent among gay and trans people of colour, said the survey by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a U.S. advocacy group.
The research looked at the economic impact of the pandemic from the end of May, when many U.S. states started easing lockdowns and initiating policies to reopen businesses.
“As some communities start to go back to work … we’re seeing that LGBTQ people, especially LGBTQ people of color and transgender people, are being left behind,” said HRC President Alphonso David in a statement.
“The data continues to reinforce what we already know — that the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic is not over because the pandemic is not over, especially for communities who were already marginalized in this country.”
(Excerpt) Read more at nationalpost.com ...
Emotionally unstable people have a hard time getting hired and holding jobs under all conditions, not just pandemics.
I’d Hoped for a
Sensible post,
Thanks.
I think you’re right. Many of them are in the arts, hospitality and retail. I know one who jumped from being a makeup artist to working as a pharmacy tech during covid.
LGBT also have a higher risk if getting AIDS, so what’s the problem?
Come on ev'rybody we've got quilting to do.
Remarkable that they always seem to have limitless supplies of $$ to fund degenerate causes and candidates.
But I figure you keep thumbing your nose at God and eventually you’re gonna have to pay the piper.
“trans people 30 per cent more likely to have lost their jobs since May”
freaks being let go first ...
The disease is biased?
Oh no, gotta cut down on crisco and lip gloss?
Shutting down Hollywood, Broadway shows, and hair salons. Probably accounts for 80% of this. :-)
BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL HAIRDRESSERS!!!
except for the Chaz Bono types. They can thank the Democrats for getting rid of all the logging jobs.
“said the survey by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a U.S. advocacy group”
“The HRC survey was conducted with analytics consultancy firm PSB among 12,000 U.S. adults between April 16 and Aug. 6”
the Reuters’ “writer”, Oscar Lopez, has had this story a month ago as well!
4 Aug: Thomson Reuters Foundation: Economic impact of coronavirus zeroes in on Black LGBT+ Americans
by Oscar Lopez
MEXICO CITY: Black LGBT+ people are getting struck hard economically by the coronavirus pandemic in the United States, according to a study published on Tuesday, and are more likely to have lost jobs or had work hours reduced than their straight, white peers.
The study by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) advocacy group found Black LGBT+ people were more than three times as likely to ask for a delay paying rent than was the general population and nearly twice as likely as non-LGBT+ Black people...
One consequence has been the widest gap in U.S. unemployment rates between Black and whites in five years...
The HRC survey of 10,000 U.S. adults was carried out in partnership with analytics consultancy firm PSB between April 16 and July 8...
Related stories:
‘I feel targeted’: U.S. trans murders near record high
LGBT+ victims of coronavirus should be counted in health data, U.S. lawmakers urge
https://news.trust.org/item/20200804131240-liequ/
Also theater and entertainment - No bars, clubs or cruises, no work for the entertainers.
World ends in nuclear fireball tonight. LGBTQ community hurt hardest.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.