Resurfaced video shows FEMA exec talking about prioritizing LGBTQ hurricane victims as Milton barrels towards Florida
In a resurfaced FEMA response conference from March 2023, emergency specialist Tyler Atkins argued LGTBQ victims deserve more assistance because they are 'already disadvantaged.'
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7 Oct 2024 ~~ By Will Potter
A FEMA disaster preparedness meeting about 'focusing efforts on LGBTQIA+' victims has resurfaced following the agency's response to Hurricane Helene.
In a virtual meeting from March 2023, FEMA Emergency Management Specialist Tyler Atkins alarmingly said the agency was prioritizing
LGBTQ people because they are 'already disadvantaged.'
'They already have their own things to deal with. So you add a disaster on top of that, it’s just compounding on itself,' Atkins, who uses he/they pronouns, told the panel.
t comes as FEMA has faced mounting backlash in the weeks since Hurricane Helene tore through the southeast and killed at least 227 people, amid allegations the agency
'ran out of money' after spending billions on illegal immigrants.
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In the clip, which has racked up over 15 million views since it was
shared on X on Sunday, Atkins argued that LGBTQ victims should receive more support because they would have been 'already struggling' before a natural disaster
The shift that we're seeing right now is a shift in emergency management from utilitarian principles — where everything is designed for the greatest good, for the greatest amount of people — to disaster equity.'
A similar line can be found on
FEMA's own website, where it lists its 'Goal 1' as: 'Instill Equity as a Foundation of Emergency Management.'
Commentary:
That would be consistent with their previous behavior under Obama..
Blacks were top priority after Katrina, not New Orleanians.
The stories of FEMA incompetence and callous nature in the aftermath of Helene ring true. All you have to do is review the responses and actions from Katrina, Sandy, to the most recent hurricane "Helene"'.