Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Towards Freedom, Empowerment, and Agency: An Introduction to Queering Criminology in Theory and Praxis: Reimagining Justice in the Criminal Legal System and Beyond
- 1 Gender-and Sexuality-Based Violence among LGBTQ People: An Empirical Test of Norm-Centered Stigma Theory
- 2 Queer Pathways
- 3 Queer Criminology and the Destabilization of Child Sexual Abuse
- 4 Queer(y)ing the Experiences of LGBTQ Workers in Criminal Processing Systems
- 5 ‘PREA Is a Joke’: A Case Study of How Trans PREA Standards Are(n’t) Enforced
- 6 Queerly Navigating the System: Trans* Experiences Under State Surveillance
- 7 Sex-Gender Defining Laws, Birth Certificates, and Identity
- 8 Effects of Intimate Partner Violence in the LGBTQ Community: A Systematic Review
- 9 Health Covariates of Intimate Partner Violence in a National Transgender Sample
- 10 Serving Transgender, Gender Nonconforming, and Intersex Youth in Alameda County’s Juvenile Hall
- 11 Liberating Black Youth across the Gender Spectrum Through the Deconstruction of the White Femininity/Black Masculinity Duality
- 12 ‘I Thought They Were Supposed to Be on My Side’: What Jane Doe’s Experience Teaches Us about Institutional Harm against Trans Youth
- 13 The Role of Adolescent Friendship Networks in Queer Youth’s Delinquency
- 14 ‘At the Very Least’: Politics and Praxis of Bail Fund Organizers and the Potential for Queer Liberation
- 15 A Conspiracy
- 16 LGBTQ+ Homelessness: Resource Obtainment and Issues with Shelters
- 17 The Color of Queer Theory in Social Work and Criminology Practice: A World without Empathy
- 18 Camouflaged: Tackling the Invisibility of LGBTQ+ Veterans When Accessing Care
- 19 Barriers to Reporting, Barriers to Services: Challenges for Transgender Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Victimization
- Conclusion: What Does It Mean to Do Justice? Current and Future Directions in Queer Criminological Research and Practice
- Index
16 - LGBTQ+ Homelessness: Resource Obtainment and Issues with Shelters
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 September 2022
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Towards Freedom, Empowerment, and Agency: An Introduction to Queering Criminology in Theory and Praxis: Reimagining Justice in the Criminal Legal System and Beyond
- 1 Gender-and Sexuality-Based Violence among LGBTQ People: An Empirical Test of Norm-Centered Stigma Theory
- 2 Queer Pathways
- 3 Queer Criminology and the Destabilization of Child Sexual Abuse
- 4 Queer(y)ing the Experiences of LGBTQ Workers in Criminal Processing Systems
- 5 ‘PREA Is a Joke’: A Case Study of How Trans PREA Standards Are(n’t) Enforced
- 6 Queerly Navigating the System: Trans* Experiences Under State Surveillance
- 7 Sex-Gender Defining Laws, Birth Certificates, and Identity
- 8 Effects of Intimate Partner Violence in the LGBTQ Community: A Systematic Review
- 9 Health Covariates of Intimate Partner Violence in a National Transgender Sample
- 10 Serving Transgender, Gender Nonconforming, and Intersex Youth in Alameda County’s Juvenile Hall
- 11 Liberating Black Youth across the Gender Spectrum Through the Deconstruction of the White Femininity/Black Masculinity Duality
- 12 ‘I Thought They Were Supposed to Be on My Side’: What Jane Doe’s Experience Teaches Us about Institutional Harm against Trans Youth
- 13 The Role of Adolescent Friendship Networks in Queer Youth’s Delinquency
- 14 ‘At the Very Least’: Politics and Praxis of Bail Fund Organizers and the Potential for Queer Liberation
- 15 A Conspiracy
- 16 LGBTQ+ Homelessness: Resource Obtainment and Issues with Shelters
- 17 The Color of Queer Theory in Social Work and Criminology Practice: A World without Empathy
- 18 Camouflaged: Tackling the Invisibility of LGBTQ+ Veterans When Accessing Care
- 19 Barriers to Reporting, Barriers to Services: Challenges for Transgender Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Victimization
- Conclusion: What Does It Mean to Do Justice? Current and Future Directions in Queer Criminological Research and Practice
- Index
Summary
Homelessness is a prevalent issue in the United States. In 2018, Morten et al. reported that there were approximately 3.48 million individuals between the ages of 13 and 25 years old who were homeless nationwide (Morten et al., 2018). Homelessness is especially problematic among those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ+). In fact, previous research has found that 8–37 percent of LGBTQ+ youths and 5–30 percent of LGBTQ+ adults are homeless in the US (Ecker, 2016; Ecker et al., 2019). In general, LGBTQ+ individuals are four to 13 times more likely to be homeless than their heterosexual counterparts (Corliss et al., 2011).
There are a number of reasons why LGBTQ+ individuals become homeless, which can include parental rejection of their sexual orientation or gender identity (Cochran et al., 2002; Whitbeck et al., 2004; Rew et al., 2005; Corliss et al., 2011; Choi et al., 2015; Forge et al., 2018; Rhoades et al., 2018; Côté& Blais, 2019), negative relationships with family members (Cochran et al., 2002; Ryan et al., 2009; Choi et al., 2015; Ecker, 2016; Schmitz& Tyler, 2018), and various types of abuse at home (Cochran et al., 2002; Ryan et al., 2009; Rosario et al., 2012b; Rhoades et al., 2018; Ecker et al., 2019). LGBTQ+ individuals who disclose their sexual orientation and/or gender identity may face backlash from their family, peers, and society (Cochran et al., 2002; Whitbeck et al., 2004; Rosario et al., 2012a, 2012b; Rhoades et al., 2018). For example, familial rejection can stem from the parent's inability to understand or accept their child's sexual orientation/gender identity (Whitbeck et al., 2004; MottetOhle, 2006). At times, family members not only reject their child's sexual orientation/gender identity but also lash out through verbal and physical victimization (Cochran et al., 2002; Whitbeck et al., 2004; Rosario et al., 2012a, 2012b; Irvine& Canfield, 2016; Forge et al., 2018; Rhoades et al., 2018), which forces many LGBTQ to voluntarily leave their home to avoid conflict and abuse (Cochran et al., 2002; Whitbeck et al., 2004; Rosario et al., 2012a, 2012b; Rhoades et al., 2018).
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- Queering Criminology in Theory and PraxisReimagining Justice in the Criminal Legal System and Beyond, pp. 239 - 249Publisher: Bristol University PressPrint publication year: 2022