The warias of Indonesia in disaster risk reduction: The case of the 2010 Mt. Merapi eruption in Indonesia

• Main Authors: Balgos, Benigno C., Gaillard, J. C., Sanz, Kristinne
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2012
• Subjects: Hazard mitigation > Indonesia; Sexual minorities > Indonesia > Social conditions; Disaster relief—Indonesia; Humanitarian aid workers > Indonesia; Social and Behavioral Sciences; Social and Cultural Anthropology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/4007
• Institution: De La Salle University

This field note draws upon the concepts of vulnerability, marginalisation, and capacity of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people to face natural hazards. As a case study, this paper highlights the response of warias, members of the LGBT community in Indonesia, during the 2010 Mt Mera...