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  2021-05-07

  The Invisibility of the LGBTQ+ Community in the age of COVID-19

  This is an article form the New York Times detailing the views of a transgender woman and her views on the invisibility of Queer people when collecting data regarding vaccines. There has been extensive data highlighting the disparity of President Biden's vaccine rollout along racial and socio-economic lines. Racially diverse and poorer communities have faced some of the greatest struggles when dealing with COVID-19, yet disproportionately have received less vaccines and vaccine availability. While the disparity is recognized, little seems to be done to change it. Further related to the article, the transgender woman in question, Josie Nixon, expressed her fears that Queer people arguably face a greater disparity and fears that the community will become faded in the attempt to quickly roll-out vaccines. Nixon asserts that while there is an abundance of data associated with racial and economically impoverished groups, data related to the LGBTQ+ community is miniscule, which presents a danger of that vulnerable community being left behind. The article's ultimate assertion and conclusion is that Queer people must have greater inclusivity in data collection in order to give a clear picture to the government to aid in the distribution of vaccines. Failing to do so, Nixon argues, places an already at-risk community to greater issues.
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  2020-05-06

  Hoping Llamas will become Coronavirus heroes

  A NYT article discusses "Winter," the llama and how she might contribute to a COVID-19 treatment/cure. Absolutely no mention made of the fact that llamas come from Peru. Nor is there any discussion of how this animal is treated or lives day-to-day. I hope it's not a horrible existence for her.