Lessening the Pandemic’s Burden on LGBTQ Workers and Families February 11, 2021, 9:00 am For more on how the government can support LGBTQ people during the pandemic, see "Government Strategies To Address the Coronavirus Must Include Targeted Assistance for LGBTQ Communities." Mitigating the coronavirus pandemic’s detrimental impacts on the lives of LGBTQ people will require a strategically coordinated policy effort at all levels of government. Read the column Update, February 11, 2021: This column has been updated to reflect that on February 11, 2021, the Biden administration announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development would administer and fully enforce the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.