That's presumably intended as both kind and respectful of you. I certainly appreciate the comments you have made here and you are, of course, free to use whatev

That's presumably intended as both kind and respectful of you. I certainly appreciate the comments you have made here and you are, of course, free to use whatever terminology you so choose. FWIW: I have had a college class on Homelessness and Public Policy, I spent nearly 6 years perma-camping and self-identifying as homeless and I have written about the topic on and off for years, mostly my own blogs but also sometimes paid articles on the topic.