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<p>This research advances scholarship on climate justice and its gendered dimensions by producing original evidence on environmental health disparities among queer populations. The study objectives include (1) describing the distribution of experiences with flooding and extreme heat; and (2) quantifying the odds of experiencing flooding, extreme heat, and negative health experiences along multiple dimensions of social identity and geographic locations. Survey data (<i>n</i> = 882) administered in Fall 2024 among queer residents in Ohio were analyzed. The distributions of experiences with flooding, extreme heat, and negative health consequences are summarized by gender identity, sexual orientation, race, age, household income, disability, and geographic residence. Results from logistic regression models indicate that transgender respondents were particularly vulnerable to flooding and extreme heat. Compared to cisgender men, transgender respondents had 2.2 times the odds of experiencing displacement or damage to their home or property due to flooding, 3.5 times the odds of having a negative health experience due to flooding, 2.1 times the odds of experiencing extreme heat that they were unable to find relief from, and 3.8 times the odds of having a negative health experience due to extreme heat. Additionally, respondents with a disability and those living in an urban location had greater odds of experiencing extreme heat and its negative health impacts compared to non-disabled and rural respondents, respectively. The findings expand our knowledge on distributional justice and the multiple social and geographic factors linked to climate change vulnerability among queer communities, which are an important yet understudied and marginalized population.</p>

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Flooding and extreme heat experiences among Ohio’s queer communities: Learnings from a regional survey in the United States

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  • 发表日期：

    2026年5月7日

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  • Sandy Wong,
  • Cyenna Ulrich-Cech,
  • Kelsea Best,
  • Brandon Rothrock,
  • Catherine Adams,
  • Smitha Rao,
  • Christine Happel

摘要

This research advances scholarship on climate justice and its gendered dimensions by producing original evidence on environmental health disparities among queer populations. The study objectives include (1) describing the distribution of experiences with flooding and extreme heat; and (2) quantifying the odds of experiencing flooding, extreme heat, and negative health experiences along multiple dimensions of social identity and geographic locations. Survey data (n = 882) administered in Fall 2024 among queer residents in Ohio were analyzed. The distributions of experiences with flooding, extreme heat, and negative health consequences are summarized by gender identity, sexual orientation, race, age, household income, disability, and geographic residence. Results from logistic regression models indicate that transgender respondents were particularly vulnerable to flooding and extreme heat. Compared to cisgender men, transgender respondents had 2.2 times the odds of experiencing displacement or damage to their home or property due to flooding, 3.5 times the odds of having a negative health experience due to flooding, 2.1 times the odds of experiencing extreme heat that they were unable to find relief from, and 3.8 times the odds of having a negative health experience due to extreme heat. Additionally, respondents with a disability and those living in an urban location had greater odds of experiencing extreme heat and its negative health impacts compared to non-disabled and rural respondents, respectively. The findings expand our knowledge on distributional justice and the multiple social and geographic factors linked to climate change vulnerability among queer communities, which are an important yet understudied and marginalized population.