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The invisible emotional labour sustaining LGBTQIA+ programmes within health organisations

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  • Aiswarya Sasikala
  • Parth Sharma
  • Harikeerthan Raghuram
  • Anant Bhan

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This commentary explores the invisible identity-based emotional labour carried out by LGBTQIA+ staff coordinating community-focused programmes within civil society organisations (CSOs) that increasingly supplement public health systems in low- and middle-income countries. Drawing on lived experience and observations from LGBTQIA + –led and LGBTQIA + –affirmative health systems work in India within CSOs, we examine how LGBTQIA+ staff navigate the demands of professionalism, representation, and funder expectations within rigid institutional hierarchies. We offer recommendations for organisations and funders to recognise emotional labour and move towards ethical partnerships and supportive workplace environments.

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  • Aiswarya Sasikala & Parth Sharma & Harikeerthan Raghuram & Anant Bhan, 2026. "The invisible emotional labour sustaining LGBTQIA+ programmes within health organisations," PLOS Global Public Health, Public Library of Science, vol. 6(6), pages 1-10, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pgph00:0006595
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0006595
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