Скачать или смотреть LGBTQ Youth and Homelessness: Discussion with Brandon Robinson

The conversation today delves into the complex issue of LGBTQ youth homelessness, exploring systemic causes, the impact of poverty, race, and class, and the role of family dynamics with Dr. Brandon Robinson (University of California, Riverside). Brandon Robinson is the author of the important book "Coming Out to the Streets: LGBTQ Youth Experiencing Homelessness". https://www.ucpress.edu/books/coming-... The discussion highlights the limitations of shelters, the importance of community support, and the need for structural changes to address the root causes of homelessness. It emphasizes the resilience and joy found within marginalized communities, advocating for a more nuanced understanding of the experiences of LGBTQ youth.

In a nation where up to 40% of homeless youth identify as LGBTQ+, it is imperative that we realize that homelessness is often a result of systemic issues such as poverty and racisms, not individual failings. Family rejection is a significant factor, but not the only one and shelters often fail to provide help or safe environments for LGBTQ youth.

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