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Homelessness linked to poor mental health among LGBTQ youth, report finds
NBC News / Comcast ^ | February 2, 2022 | By Tat Bellamy-Walker

Posted on 02/09/2022 11:54:18 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

More than 1 in 4 LGBTQ youth have experienced homelessness or housing instability at some point in their lives, a new report from The Trevor Project shows, including nearly half of Native/Indigenous LGBTQ youth and nearly 40 percent of transgender and nonbinary youth.

Thirty-five percent of LGBTQ youth who are homeless and 28 percent who have experienced housing instability also reported a suicide attempt in the last year, compared to 10 percent of LGBTQ youth who are not housing insecure. Homeless LGBTQ youth are also two to four times more likely to report depression, anxiety, self-harm, suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts.

It came as no surprise to the researchers that LGBTQ youth of color and trans and nonbinary youth are disproportionately affected by homelessness and mental health issues.

“When you start adding homophobia, plus racism or transphobia, plus anti-Indigenous racism,” DeChants said, “then we again start to see that young people who are experiencing multiple forms of marginalization and oppression — those are the folks who tend to be pushed out of housing supports and experiencing homelessness.”

Researchers note that the passage of LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections and LGBTQ competent housing programs can help close the gaps in care.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: homosexualagenda; mentalillness; perverts
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1 posted on 02/09/2022 11:54:18 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
I would think it would be the other way around.

Poor mental health linked to homelessness.

2 posted on 02/09/2022 11:55:54 AM PST by TomServo
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
It came as no surprise to the researchers that LGBTQ youth of color and trans and nonbinary youth are disproportionately affected by homelessness and mental health issues.

Perhaps that's because LGBTQ is a mental health issue?

3 posted on 02/09/2022 11:56:00 AM PST by KevinB (''...and to the Banana Republic for which it stands ...")
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Being LGBTQ is a symptom of poor mental health, but few will admit that nowadays.


4 posted on 02/09/2022 11:56:32 AM PST by irishjuggler
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Homeless homos need a place to act out their perversion. As a compassionate society we should give them that.


5 posted on 02/09/2022 11:57:48 AM PST by libh8er
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
“When you start adding homophobia, plus racism or transphobia, plus anti-Indigenous racism,” DeChants said, “then we again start to see that young people who are experiencing multiple forms of marginalization and oppression

Don't forget about climate change.

6 posted on 02/09/2022 11:57:56 AM PST by PGR88
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To: irishjuggler

They can’t admit it openly for fear of being called a hater.


7 posted on 02/09/2022 11:58:09 AM PST by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as. )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

What’s their definition of “youth”? Are they the 16 year olds libs want to give the vote to?


8 posted on 02/09/2022 11:58:36 AM PST by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Their pronouns tend to become was/were.


9 posted on 02/09/2022 11:58:59 AM PST by cdcdawg (Everyone who disagrees with me is a Qtard blogger!!!!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Leftist numbers never add up.

According to the left, approximately .2% of the American population overall is homeless.

If every single homeless person was LGBTQ, and if 25% of LGBTQ people are homeless as this article claims, then that would mean that LGBTQ persons comprise .8% of the population.


10 posted on 02/09/2022 12:00:28 PM PST by edwinland
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To: KevinB

Seems kinds obvious, eh?


11 posted on 02/09/2022 12:02:05 PM PST by Mr. Lucky
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Homelessness is linked to DRUG ADDICTION common to those who have been sexually abused and having difficulty coping.


12 posted on 02/09/2022 12:02:29 PM PST by G Larry (The "Racism" charge is code for "No Intelligent Argument")
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Well, if the whole world hated you, then you’d become mentally ill as well. No?


13 posted on 02/09/2022 12:03:23 PM PST by Concentrate (ex-texan was right and Always Right was wrong, which is why we lost the election. )
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To: No name given
They can’t admit it openly for fear of being called a hater.

Milo is one who is. As an ex homo he has made it his mission to reform as many homo's as he can. He set up a Youtube channel for this, although not sure how long it will be allowed to stay.

14 posted on 02/09/2022 12:03:40 PM PST by libh8er
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

So mommy and daddy finally kicked the freaks out, boo hoo hoo!


15 posted on 02/09/2022 12:04:11 PM PST by Harpotoo (Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Wait. Are they saying that the inability to relate naturally to members of the opposite sex is a manifestation of mental illness?

Whoulda thunkit?


16 posted on 02/09/2022 12:04:30 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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To: irishjuggler
"Being LGBTQ is a symptom of poor mental health, but few will admit that nowadays."

Leftism, under all of its brand names, is a severe & violent mental disorder.

It's not surprising that the alphabet perverts are leftists.

17 posted on 02/09/2022 12:04:39 PM PST by newfreep (“Leftism, under all of its brand names, is a severe, violent & evil mental disorder.”)
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To: Concentrate

What makes you think that the whole world hates LGBTQ youth?


18 posted on 02/09/2022 12:05:30 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

not my concern they are nuts alrrady


19 posted on 02/09/2022 12:08:13 PM PST by Terry L Smith
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Every facet and aspect of the establishment has encouraged and enable them in their mental illness. They have, in fact, been celebrated. Shame.


20 posted on 02/09/2022 12:09:03 PM PST by all the best
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