Abstract

Little information is available regarding how young lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) individuals enter homelessness. This qualitative study documents the variations in LGBTQ + youth’s pathways to homelessness via 16 interviews with youths aged 17–25 years. All LGBTQ + youths reported having lived in a family environment marked by neglect, which had led to the loss of self-confidence and trust in their families. These experiences of family neglect constitute the starting point of three different trajectories toward homelessness: (1) being evicted by families that perpetuate heterocisnormative victimization; (2) aging out of youth protection services without a safety net upon exiting; and (3) fleeing from bullying at school in search of freedom and support. Results show the importance of developing homelessness prevention strategies for LGBTQ + youth that consider the heterocisnormativity experienced in their different life environments.

摘要

关于年轻的女同性恋，男同性恋，双性恋，变性者和同志（LGBTQ +）个人如何陷入无家可归的情况，几乎没有任何信息。这项定性研究通过对17至25岁的青年进行16次访谈，记录了LGBTQ +青年无家可归途径的变化。所有LGBTQ +青少年都报告过生活在被忽视的家庭环境中，这导致他们失去了对家庭的自信心和信任。这些对家庭无视的经历构成了无家可归的三种不同轨迹的起点：（1）被永久性异性侵害永久化的家庭驱逐；（2）退出青年保护服务时，在没有安全网的情况下退出；（3）为了寻求自由和支持而逃避在学校的欺凌行为。