Contents:
- GAY AND TRANSGENR YOUTH HOMELSNS BY THE NUMBERS
- ADVOCY GROUPS: ETHPIAN ERNMENT’S ANTI-GAY RHETORIC SPURS ONLE ATTACKS
GAY AND TRANSGENR YOUTH HOMELSNS BY THE NUMBERS
While the challeng of intifyg and ntactg youth experiencg homelsns make difficult to tablish the exact prevalence of LGBTQ youth homelsns, is timated that lbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth make up 7-9% of the general populatn (Wilson, Cooper, Kastanis, & Nezhad, 2014) but 29% of youth experiencg homelsns (Choi et al., 2015). 1 It is important to note that due to a failure to llect nuanced sexual orientatn and genr inty data many large-sle surveys, much of the prev rearch on LGBTQ youth actually only vers those who are lbian, gay, or bisexual. In this report, fdgs that only apply to lbian, gay, or bisexual youth will be noted wh the acronym LGB and fdgs which apply to lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, or qutng youth will be noted wh acronym LGBTQ.
Pansexual youth had nearly 50% greater odds (aOR = 1.46) pared to gay/lbian youth. However, rearch om the Fay Acceptance Project shows that many parents reject their child’s LGBTQ inty bee they fear the homophobia and transphobia their child may experience society (Substance Abe and Mental Health Servic Admistratn, 2014). Unlike other eply entrenched social problems such as racism, homophobia, biphobia, or transphobia, homelsns has a ncrete, evince-based solutn: hog.
ADVOCY GROUPS: ETHPIAN ERNMENT’S ANTI-GAY RHETORIC SPURS ONLE ATTACKS
The Trevor Project is the world’s largt suici preventn and crisis terventn anizatn for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, & qutng (LGBTQ) young people. Servg our youth 2015: The needs and experienc of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and qutng youth experiencg homelsns.
Servg our youth: Fdgs om a natnal survey of service provirs workg wh lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr youth who are homels or at risk of beg homels. Journal of Gay & Lbian Social Servic, 29(2), 182-200.
No Past nor Current Hog Instabily n = 24,874 (%)Past Hog Instabilyn = 9,666 (%) Currently Homelsn = 219 (%)Race / EthnicyAI/AN328 (1)244 (3)14 (7)AAPI1,605 (7)297 (3)3 (1)Black1,235 (5)469 (5)18 (8)Latx3,550 (15)1,304 (14)23 (11)Multiracial3,855 (16)2,078 (22)49 (24)Whe13,430 (56)4,850 (52)99 (48)Sexual IntyStraight / Heterosexual273 (1)92 (1)4 (2)Gay or Lbian7,172 (29)2,517 (26)42 (19)Bisexual9,402 (38)3,123 (32)77(36)Queer2,966 (12)1,237 (13)25 (12)Pansexual4,000 (16)2,335 (24)62 (29)Qutng886 (4)303(3)6 (3)Genr IntyCisgenr boy3,500 (14)1,025 (11)21 (10)Cisgenr girl10,161 (41)2,973 (31)63 (30)Transgenr girl571 (2)339(4)13 (6)Transgenr boy2,112 (9)1,331 (14)36 (17)Nonbary5,737 (23)3,028 (32)65 (31)Genr Qutng 2,429 (10)769(8)14 (7)Cens RegnNortheast4,073 (16)1,312 (14)27 (12)South8,732 (35)3,517 (36)72 (33)Midwt5,709 (23)2,258 (23)40 (18)Wt6,360 (26)2,579 (27)80 (36)Age13 – 1814,716 (59)4,882 (50)73 (33)18 – 2410,158 (41)4,784 (49)146 (67). Rearch has shown that those who intify as lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, or qutng (LGBTQ+) have a 120% higher risk of experiencg some form of homelsns. Lbian and gay men also reported higher levels of timate partner vlence and sexual vlence when pared to heterosexual relatnships.