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Climate change is increasing natural disasters around the world. The rise in religious fundamentalism is increasing homophobia and transphobia globally. Together, they make a deadly combination.

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Madonna Doucette, Cape Breton

Pride Cape Breton co-chair Madonna Doucette worries about the motives of the evangelical Christian group Samaritan’s Purse. The relief and development organization showed up in her step-son’s basement after a flood on Thanksgiving Day.

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Gina Brown, New Orleans

AIDS activist Gina Brown is trying to stop the epidemic, but hurricane Katrina makes her job a lot tougher. Katrina cuts off people living with HIV/AIDS from doctors, pharmacies and medication. Some were Gina’s friends and they died of AIDS.

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Elijah Michel, Auckland

Elijah Michel attends a protest in response to media reports that Bishop Brian Tamaki of Auckland, New Zealand blamed the Christchurch earthquake on sexual sin and specifically referenced gay marriage. He is afraid that these kind of ideas cause LGBT Christians to become anxious, depressed and suicidal.

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ANDERSON ESTINPHIL, PORT-AU-PRINCE, PART 1

Anderson Estimphil tries to rebuild his life after the Haiti earthquake. A devout Christian, he struggles to reconcile his faith with local pastors who claim gay people were the cause of the natural disaster.

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ANDERSON ESTIMPHIL, PORT-AU-PRINCE, PART 2

Rikki Hill, new Orleans

Rikki hill's Story

Rikki Hill is stranded in New Orleans after hurricane Katrina and survives by looting for food and gas. But she does it dressed like a man because she is terrified of what could happen if people find out she is a transgender woman.

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Rikki Hill, New Orleans

Rikki Hill is stranded in New Orleans after hurricane Katrina and survives by looting for food and gas. But she does it dressed like a man because she is terrified of what could happen if people find out she is a transgender woman.

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Queensland, Australia Flooding

Queensland Flooding aftermath

In January 2011, the Queensland flood in Australia affected over 200,000 people, leaving 38 dead. The flooding caused over 750 million US dollars...

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India Tsunami and Earthquake

India Tsunami and Earthquake aftermath

On December 26, 2006, the Indian Ocean tsunami and earthquake swept over 10 countries, including India, causing over 10 billion US dollars in damages in that country...

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Indonesia Mt. Merapi Eruption

Indonesia Mt. Merapi Eruption aftermath

In late October of 2010, Mount Merapi began a series of violent eruptions causing 350,000 people to become homeless, over 600 million US dollars in damage and killing 350 people...

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Japan earthquake and tsunami

Japan earthquake and tsunami aftermath

The earthquake of March 11, 2011 is referred to in Japan as the Great East Japan earthquake or as the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake...

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Nepal Earthquake

Nepal Earthquake aftermath

In Nepal on April 25, 2015 there was a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killing almost 9,000 people and injuring 22,000...

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Pakistan Flooding

Pakistan flooding aftermath

In late July 2010, Pakistan was hit with major rainfall causing flooding that killed 1780 people and resulted in over 9.7 billion US dollars in damages...

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Philippines Flooding

Philippines flooding aftermath

The Philippines is one of the world’s most disaster prone countries having countless typhoons, volcanic activity, flooding and landslides. From 1900 to 2013, there have been over 537 natural disasters in the country, killing over 60,000 people...

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Climate change is increasing natural disasters around the world. The rise in religious fundamentalism is increasing homophobia and transphobia globally. Together, they make a deadly combination.

Unnatural Disasters is a documentary web series that investigates the discrimination and violence faced by LGBT people in the wake of natural disasters. In 15 short webisodes, we expose these injustices by visiting disaster sites and revealing the harrowing and inspiring stories of the people affected. It is the “unnatural disaster” that is created by humans in the wake of nature’s devastation.