Homelessness youth

Recently people are becoming more excepting toward LGBTQ+ people, where people are learning it is okay to be different. However, many people still believe that gay people are atrocious and are spreading the “homosexual agenda”. Young adolescents who get the strength to come out will occasionally be forced out of their homes, getting rejected by their parents.  46 percent of LGBTQ+ youth ran away from home, 43 percent of them were forced out, and 32 percent of them faced physical, emotional, and sexual abuse (Seaton). No matter what way they become homeless they don’t choose it and it usually happens Fairley quickly. Most of these adolescents are told “you have 25 minutes pack up your stuff and go” (Oakley).  Between 27 and 40 percent of homeless teens are LGBTQ+ in the homelessness (What We Do).   Many reside to staying with friends, but when the parents find out that they are homeless or LGBTQ+ they are forced to leave their too.

The constant discrimination from potential places to live, at school, and social media causes teens to be homeless for a while (Oakley).  This cause teens to be discouraged by their surroundings and often turn to drugs or alcohol.  To survive many young teens, turn to survival sex to get food, water, or shelter.  While many have been sexually abused at home, many are also victims of sexual abuse in shelters or on the streets. Homeless LGBTQ+ teens go through many difficult times including getting forced out of their homes.  Many of them fight through and can use many different recourses (linked below).

 

Point Source Youth:

https://www.pointsourceyouth.org/what-we-do/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAi57gBRDqARIsABhDSMp4Aj-tFnnpeelW-t0ZQoKh4nchWMfCkwf8IpeCate8qVEPS7dFj1waArg0EALw_wcB

 

 

Worked sited

Oakley, Tyler, director. The Harsh Reality of LGBT Homeless Youth. YouTube, YouTube, 5 June 2018, www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4D-3eOcjKw&t=540s.

Seaton, Jaimie. “Homeless Rates for LGBT Teens Are Alarming, but Parents Can Make a Difference.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 29 Mar. 2017, www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2017/03/29/homeless-rates-for-lgbt-teens-are-alarming-heres-how-parents-can-change-that/?utm_term=.16c929b6fbc5.

1 out of 10 people in the 18-25 age group become homeless in a 12-month period.  Over 1.3 million young people experience homelessness and the number has grown 66% in the last 3 years (What We Do).  Many homeless teens are “Runaways” for various reasons, the most common being, Physical and sexual abuse, mental illness of a family member, parental neglect, and substance abuse. Homeless Youth have a high risk of mental illness, substance abuse, sexual exploitation and death. About 5,000 homeless youth die each year from assault, illness, or suicide (Homeless and Runaway Youth).  Between 27 and 40 percent of the homeless youth identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community (What We Do).  Many of the youth part of the LGBTQ+ community are kicked out by parents who do not accept them, and they have no where left to go.  There are lots of resources for the homeless youth, but some are forced to sleep in abandoned houses, at a friend’s, or on the streets. The more awareness there is for the homeless youth, the more resources there will be available to them. Continue reading Introduction to the Homeless youth