LGBTIQ+ Homelessness: A Review of the Literature

Brodie Fraser, Nevil Pierse, Elinor Chisholm and Hera Cook
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Brodie Fraser: He Kainga Oranga/Housing and Health Research Group, University of Otago Wellington, Wellington 6242, New Zealand
Nevil Pierse: He Kainga Oranga/Housing and Health Research Group, University of Otago Wellington, Wellington 6242, New Zealand
Elinor Chisholm: He Kainga Oranga/Housing and Health Research Group, University of Otago Wellington, Wellington 6242, New Zealand
Hera Cook: He Kainga Oranga/Housing and Health Research Group, University of Otago Wellington, Wellington 6242, New Zealand

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 15, 1-13

Abstract: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and Queer (LGBTIQ+) people’s experiences of homelessness is an under-explored area of housing and homelessness studies, despite this group making up 20–40% of homeless populations. Despite this, much of the existing literature focuses on specific elements of LGBTIQ+ homelessness, and often does not consider the intersections of these elements, instead placing them into individual siloes. Our approach is an intersectional one; this paper identifies the key themes in the existing research, and analyses how these themes interact to reinforce the discrimination and stigma faced by LGBTIQ+ people who experience homelessness. This intersectional-systems thinking approach to LGBTIQ+ homelessness can be used to develop well-informed, culturally sensitive support programmes.

Keywords: homelessness; LGBT; intersectionality; LGBTIQ+; discrimination; housing; exclusion; queer (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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