Lesbian,gay,bisexual,transgender,and queer (LGBTQ) youth are disproportionately represented in the U.S. youth homelessness population. InComing Out to the Streets,Brandon Andrew Robinson examines their lives. Based on interviews and ethnographic fieldwork in central Texas,Coming Out to the Streetslooks into theLGBTQ youth's lives before they experience homelessness-within their families,schools,and other institutions-and later when they navigate the streets,deal with police,and access shelters and other services. Through this documentation,Brandon Andrew Robinson shows how poverty and racial inequality shape the ways that the LGBTQ youth negotiate their gender and sexuality before and while they are experiencing homelessness. To address LGBTQ youth homelessness,Robinson contends that solutions must move beyond blaming families for rejecting their child. In highlighting the voices of the LGBTQ youth,Robinson calls for queer and trans liberation through systemic change.
Publisher: University of California PressISBN: 9780520299269Number of pages: 250Weight: 499 gDimensions: 229 x 152 x 20 mm
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"This volume fills a gap in the research on LGBTQ youth who face homelessness,particularly transgender youth....Highly recommended.""This book constitutes a relevant tool for understanding how someone gets to face homelessness,even if not queer.""Coming Out to the Streets is a timely,sharply argued,and beautifully written book that adds theoretical nuance and empirical heft to the literature on homelessness,LGBTQ youth,governmentality,and the social safety net."
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