In short, climate change is homophobic.

Same-sex couples are more likely to face the threat of climate change compared to straight couples in the U.S., a new report from the progressive UCLA School of Law claims.

“Same-sex couples are more likely to reside in communities with poorer infrastructure and less access to resources. They are, therefore, less prepared to respond and adapt to natural hazards and other climate disruptions,” the report, authored by data analyst Lindsay Mahowald and senior fellow Ari Shaw, said.

As such, lawmakers and disaster relief service providers should “ensure that disaster relief is accessible and administered without discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression,” including access to HIV medications and financial support for LGBTQ+ individuals and families should they be displaced from their homes, researchers suggested.

This is reminiscent of when Alex Jones said chemicals ending up in the water supply are turning frogs gay. But wait, there is more and it gets better:

Researchers also suggest that federal and local surveys like the U.S. Census should expand their measures to include wider sexual orientations and gender identities “to increase the scope and granularity of information available on LGBT people, including assessments of climate risk.”

Homosexual couples are disproportionately located in coastal areas and cities, making them more vulnerable to certain hazards, researchers claimed. Among the 15 counties with the highest proportions of same-sex couples, all are in coastal or urban areas, the study said.

The complaint or concern raised in the study is that gay couples live in areas vulnerable to the affects of climate change. The implication is obvious that people have to sacrifice in order to mitigate climate change risks in hopes that gay and lesbian couples can remain in their living spaces and not have to worry about their lifestyles being jeopardized.

Here’s a radical idea: If you live area that is at high risk of the so-called climate crisis, move. That is what humans have done for thousands of years when they discovered areas they lived in contained elements (like volcanoes or wild animals) that posed a threat to their lives.

Ultimately, this manuscript is a joke. But at least we can get a good laugh out of it, right?

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