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. 2023 Mar;56(2):196-199.
doi: 10.3961/jpmph.22.501. Epub 2023 Mar 13.

Gender in Climate Change: Safeguarding LGBTQ+ Mental Health in the Philippine Climate Change Response From a Minority Stress Perspective

Rowalt Alibudbud  1
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Gender in Climate Change: Safeguarding LGBTQ+ Mental Health in the Philippine Climate Change Response From a Minority Stress Perspective

Rowalt Alibudbud. J Prev Med Public Health. 2023 Mar.

Abstract

Climate-related events unevenly affect society, worsening mental health disparities among vulnerable populations. This paper highlights that lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender, queers, and other individuals identifying as sexual and gender minorities (LGBTQ+) could be considered a climate-vulnerable population in the Philippines, one of the most climate-vulnerable countries. As such, this paper elucidated that LGBTQ+ Filipinos can be marginalized in climate response efforts due to their sexual orientation and gender minority identities. According to the minority stress theory, discrimination against LGBTQ+ individuals may predispose them to mental health problems. Thus, there is a need to institute an LGBTQ+ inclusive mental health response for climate-related events to address discrimination against LGBTQ+ individuals and uphold their mental health.

Keywords: Climate change; Health policy; LGBT persons; Mental health; Philippines; Sexual and gender minorities.

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CONFLICT OF INTEREST

The author has no conflicts of interest associated with the material presented in this paper.

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