New York continues to bear the brunt of the United States’ COVID-19 outbreak. As of this writing, over 300,000 people have been infected, with death totals north of 23,000. The Empire State has a history of cataclysmic events, from the 1977 blackout, 9/11, and the more recent Hurricane Sandy.

Here is a painfully obvious statement: the COVID-19 crisis has had a profoundly negative impact on everyone. Regardless of color, ethnicity, age, socioeconomic upbringing, political affiliation, we all have been impacted by the coronavirus. It comes to no surprise that the LGBTQ community has been negatively afflicted as well.

As the construct of Universal Basic Income is being reintroduced to the masses, it may be easy (heck, even natural) to enjoy the immediate individual gains. This is why it is of the utmost importance to take a step back and realize the societal destruction UBI would bring about.