LGBTQ, Traumatized Homeless Youth More Vulnerable to Being Trafficked, Report Finds
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Understanding how homeless youth are trafficked is important information for the organizations offering them services.
Homeless and Queer New Yorkers: Through the Lens
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The New York City bureau for the Center for Sustainable Journalism has extensively reported on queer homeless youth.
Trans Woman Who Died at Rikers Created Chain Reaction of Kindness, Friends Say
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The first time Christina Vengerovsky met Layleen Cubilette-Polanco was on Christopher Street in the summer of 2010. Her friends had been talking about a girl in a yellow dress, saying there was no way that girl was trans.
Rethinking Meaning of ‘Justice’ for Youth Experiencing Homelessness
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What does “justice” look like for young people experiencing homelessness in the United States? As one of the wealthiest nations in the world, it is troubling to consider the numerous ways that we, as a society, fail youth and young adults in securing one of the most basic needs: shelter.
Abusive Childhood, Then Foster Care Led to Young Man’s Homelessness
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Matthew “Fire” Mishefski’s experience with homelessness is the last of three stories on LGBTQ homeless youth as reported by the JJIE’s New York City Bureau. He uses the pronouns he/him.
A New York Trans Woman’s Journey: Trauma, Homelessness, Survival Sex Work
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Ael Ericha Loetterle’s experience with homelessness is the second of three stories on queer homeless youth as reported by the JJIE’s New York City Bureau. She goes by female pronouns she/her.
Homeless and Queer: A Vampire in Brooklyn
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Faith Alastair’s experience with homelessness is the first of three stories on LGBTQ homeless youth as reported by the JJIE’s New York City Bureau. They use gender-neutral pronouns.
2008 Recession Helped Create Many More Homeless Youth, Sociologist Says
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Medical sociologist Eric Wright’s work has taken him into parks, abandoned buildings, shelters and other places off the beaten path.
LGBTQ Youth in Facilities Need Support, Resources When Coming Out
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Over the last couple of years, laws have been established to protect LGBTQ youth. Those laws should be upheld inside and outside any facility. It’s not a conversation that many people have, which is the reason I decided to write this. I chose to organize my thoughts in a Q&A format. My fellow Youth Council member, Aazia-Marie Ross, developed the questions.
LGBTQ Youth More Likely to Become Homeless, Latest Chapin Hall Report Finds
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Lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual and queer youths have nearly double the risk of winding up homeless as their straight peers — and they’re twice as likely to die on the streets once they get there, a new study finds.