The lgbti+ people and covid-19: For us to think about health issues

Abstract

Objective: To reflect theoretically and critically the scenario of the health situation of LGBTI+ people in face of the Covid-19 in the context of a pandemic in Brazil. Method: A theoretical and reflective study structured on the theoretical and analytical framework of gender and empirical findings on the pandemic of the new Coronavirus, causing the Covid-19. It was carried out the unstructured decomposition of findings published in digital media and scientific databases on Covid-19, as well as the intersection with the health of LGBTI+ people, especially in Brazil. Results: There are negative repercussions generated by Covid-19 on the health of LGBTI+ people, which are intensified by biopolitical actions that determine human exposure to vulnerability, denial of rights, discrimination, violence and inequalities, which potentialize health degradation and the human condition. Conclusion: The appearance of Covid-19 precipitates and intensifies the vulnerabilities and inequities in the health of LGBTI+ people, leading them to marginalization and expressive risk to life.