• Lesbian, bisexual and transgender and intersex (LBTI) women face challenges
accessing healthcare systems, due to stigmatization and discrimination. In lockdown conditions, they may be exposed to hostility or violence in the home, and also face the risk of
attacks and hate speech.66
• For women who are living with HIV/AIDS, are experiencing homelessness or are living in
poverty, there have been particular risks of contracting COVID-19.
66 OHCHR, “COVID-19 and the Human Rights of LGBTI People”, 17 April 2020, <https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/
Issues/LGBT/LGBTIpeople.pdf>.
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