{"id":654,"date":"2018-04-25T16:27:10","date_gmt":"2018-04-25T20:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lzigelyte.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/LGBTQexperiences\/?p=654"},"modified":"2018-04-25T16:27:10","modified_gmt":"2018-04-25T20:27:10","slug":"lgbtq-homelessness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lzigelyte.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/LGBTQexperiences\/uncategorized\/lgbtq-homelessness\/","title":{"rendered":"LGBTQ homelessness"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did you know that LGBTQ youth make up 40% of youth homelessness in the United States? The graphs above are from TrueColorsFund, which is an organization that works to end homelessness amongst lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth.<\/p>\n

There are a lot of intersecting issues that can lead to youth homelessness, such as race, socio-economic class, and education level. Youth of color make up 65% of young people experiencing homelessness.<\/p>\n

One reason why LGBTQ people find themselves more easily homeless compared to their heterosexual counterparts is because of job discrimination. Harrasment, firing or not hiring LGBTQ people can lead them to becoming economically unstable and end up homeless.<\/p>\n

Having unaccepting family members can also lead to being kicked out of your home with no money and no where to go. When people are placed in this situation, sometime they are forced to trade sex for housing\u00a0 <\/span>(survival sex), and can become involved in the legal system as juveniles.<\/p>\n

The awareness that has grown regarding LGBTQ youth homelessness has allowed more shelters to be opened that are welcoming to these youths. If you would like to volunteer to help work at a homeless shelter for LGBT youth, you can sign up at nationhomeless.org\/issues\/lgbt\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Sources:<\/p>\n

Coco Wheeler, Christa Price, and Ian Ellasante, \u201cPathways Into and Out of Homelessness for LGBTQ2S Youth,\u201d in Where Am I Going to Go? Intersectional Approaches to Ending LGBTQ2S Youth Homelessness in Canada & the U.S., eds. Alex Abramovich and Jama Shelton (Toronto: Canadian Observatory on Homelessness, 2017), 49-61<\/p>\n

Bridges, E. (2007). The impact of homophobia and racism on GLBTQ youth of color<\/i>. District of Columbia: Advocates for Youth. Retrieved from: http:\/\/www.advocatesforyouth.org\/storage\/advfy\/documents\/fsglbtq_yoc.pdf<\/p>\n

truecolorsfund.org<\/p>\n

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Did you know that LGBTQ youth make up 40% of youth homelessness in the United States? The graphs above are from TrueColorsFund, which is an organization that works to end homelessness amongst lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth. There are a lot of intersecting issues that can lead to youth homelessness, such as race, socio-economic … <\/p>\n

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