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> A disproportionate number of homeless youth identify as LGBT+. LGBT+ youth are overrepresented in the populations of youth who are at risk of arrest. I haven
by rootlocus 9y ago
> A disproportionate number of homeless youth identify as LGBT+. LGBT+ youth are overrepresented in the populations of youth who are at risk of arrest.
I haven't heard that before. Is there any data to support this?
- mikojan 9y agoI quoted the Wikipedia almost verbatim. Studies are referenced in the footnotes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homelessness_among_LGBT_youth_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homelessness_among_LGBT_youth_... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_people_in_prison https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_people_in_prison
- ankushnarula 9y agoJust to clarify, the aforementioned disproportionate representation is with "street children" not homeless youth as a whole. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_children#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_children#United_States
- mikojan 9y agoI don't understand. Could you clarify how (where?) the referenced article is countering that statement?