Celebrating LGBTQ+ Climate Leaders and Changemakers

RMI issued a statement for Pride Month acknowledging the contributions of the LGBTQ+ community to the energy transition and highlighting the disproportionate impact of climate change on marginalized groups, specifically LGBTQ+ individuals.

• Climate change disproportionately affects poor and marginalized communities, including the LGBTQ+ community, who are less equipped to handle environmental catastrophes due to systemic vulnerabilities.
• LGBTQ+ individuals face specific socio-economic barriers that increase their vulnerability to climate change, such as higher rates of homelessness among youth, lower incomes, and limited healthcare access due to overrepresentation in informal employment.
• The document profiles four LGBTQ+ leaders in the United States contributing to climate and energy work: Rachel Kyte (former CEO of Sustainable Energy for All), Joseph Toolan (Chesapeake Bay Trust), Christine Hallquist (CEO of Cross Border Power), and Paul Gestos (organizer of the Peoples Climate March).
• Several organizations operate at the intersection of LGBTQ+ identity and climate justice, including OUT4S, Queers X Climate (QXC), the Queer Ecojustice Project, and OCV.

APA

RMI (2020). Celebrating LGBTQ+ Climate Leaders and Changemakers. https://rmi.org/resources/celebrating-lgbtq-climate-leaders-and-changemakers/

Chicago

RMI. Celebrating LGBTQ+ Climate Leaders and Changemakers. 2020. https://rmi.org/resources/celebrating-lgbtq-climate-leaders-and-changemakers/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{rmi2020celebrating, author = {{RMI}}, title = {{Celebrating LGBTQ+ Climate Leaders and Changemakers}}, publisher = {RMI}, year = {2020}, month = jun, url = {https://rmi.org/resources/celebrating-lgbtq-climate-leaders-and-changemakers/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }