1. Impact: As a member of the LGBTQI community, how has the COVID-19 pandemic and the new normal affected you? How about the LGBTQI community? 2. Stigma and Discrimination. Would you like to share an experience of stigma and discrimination against LGBTQI during this crisis and the ensuing new normal? How did you respond to this? 3. Resilience and Solidarity. How has the LGBQI community shown resilience and solidarity during the crisis and the ensuing new normal? It is the Commission’s hope that through this collection of responses and stories, the Commission responds to the challenge posed by UN Independent Experts in their joint statement for IDAHOTB ---- of rendeing visible the suffering and resilience of LGBT persons. The Commission further hopes to respond to their call to exert all efforts necessary, including research, legislations, etc to ensure that this public health emergency will neither exacerbate existing inequalities and stigma nor lead to more violence and their message to recognize the experience of the LGBT community as one of resilience and hope, and the call for State authorities to listen to the particular concerns of LGBT persons, and respect their expertise over their own lives and communities. I Rainbow Stories: Impact of the pandemic on LGBTQI community The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates pre-existing inequalities, and its disproportionate impact on marginalized groups has been well documented. In this section, we share the submissions - the stories of LGBTQI individuals and organizations as they share