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24 September 2024
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Blaming women, minorities for natural disasters

Disaster is indiscriminate to its victims, just as tsunamis are indifferent to gender, race or religion. However, vulnerable and minority groups face harder challenges besides the general effect of the disaster. They are women, gender minorities, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities, indigenous people and religious minorities. In some cases, a disaster can even become the justification for the rise of intolerance.

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