The coronavirus pandemic and responses to it have had uneven impacts on different segments of societies. This study analysed the experiences of LGBTQIA+² people during the COVID-19 emergency, based on interviews in the United Kingdom and Brazil in 2020. The two countries are instructive cases, given the different social, cultural, economic, and political contexts. Pre-existing marginalisation shaped COVID-19 experiences in both settings, influencing the challenges faced, such as isolation or disruption to transgender healthcare, and coping strategies, including the important role of LGBTQIA+ volunteer and mutual aid groups. This paper argues that despite commonalities, there is no single LGBTQIA+ experience, and that disaster strategies will be ineffective until they recognise intersectionality and support the diversity of LGBTQIA+ populations. It concludes with a call for more inclusive disaster research, policy, and practice, which requires scrutinising the dominant cisgender–heteronormative structures that produce and reproduce LGBTQIA+ marginalisation.

中文翻译：

---

“没有人知道如何像 LGBT 那样关心 LGBT 社区”1：英国和巴西 COVID-19 的 LGBTQIA+ 经历

冠状病毒大流行及其应对措施对社会的不同阶层产生了不均衡的影响。^{本研究分析了 LGBTQIA+ 2}的经历基于 2020 年在英国和巴西的访谈，COVID-19 紧急情况期间的人们。考虑到不同的社会、文化、经济和政治背景，这两个国家是具有启发性的案例。先前存在的边缘化影响了 COVID-19 在这两种环境中的经历，影响了所面临的挑战，例如跨性别医疗保健的孤立或中断，以及应对策略，包括 LGBTQIA+ 志愿者和互助团体的重要作用。本文认为，尽管存在共性，但没有单一的 LGBTQIA+ 经验，并且灾难策略只有在认识到交叉性并支持 LGBTQIA+ 人群的多样性之前才会有效。它最后呼吁更具包容性的灾害研究、政策和实践，