LGBTI experiences of disasters in the Antipodes

Whatever their cause, disasters devastate individuals, families and communities. As the Anthropocene arrives, disasters are becoming more common and intense than before. Disaster impacts vary across different social groups, spatially and temporally. Consequently, the United Nations Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) argues that social differences be acknowledged, and that the specific needs and capacities of all social groups, including minorities, be considered within disaster risk reduction policy, planning and responses. A recent and slowly expanding body of research has sought to explore, understand and ‘make visible’ the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people, among other sexual and gender