TY - GEN T1 - Coming out to the streets : LGBTQ youth experiencing homelessness A1 - Robinson, Brandon Andrew LA - English PP - Oakland, California PB - University of California Press YR - 2020 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_dda_on1156431820 AB - "Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth are disproportionately represented in the U.S. youth homelessness population. In Coming Out to the Streets, Brandon Andrew Robinson examines their lives. Based on interviews and ethnographic fieldwork in central Texas, Coming Out to the Streets maps the LGBTQ youth's lives prior to experiencing homelessness--within their families, schools, and other institutions--and while they live on the streets, deal with police, and navigate shelters and services for people experiencing homelessness. Through this documentation, Robinson shows how poverty and racial inequality shape how LGBTQ youth experiencing homelessness negotiate their gender and sexuality. Robinson contends that solutions to addressing LGBTQ youth homelessness need to move beyond blaming families for rejecting their child. By highlighting youth's voices, Robinson calls for queer and trans liberation through systemic change"-- OP - 234 CN - HQ76.27.Y68 R635 2020 SN - 9780520971073 SN - 0520971078 SN - 9780520299269 SN - 9780520299276 SN - 0520299264 SN - 0520299272 KW - Sexual minority youth : Texas. KW - Homeless teenagers : Texas. KW - Ill-Housed Persons KW - Adolescent KW - Sexual and Gender Minorities KW - Jeunes de minoriteĢs sexuelles : Texas. KW - Adolescents sans-abri : Texas. KW - Gender Studies. KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE. KW - Children's Studies. KW - Homeless teenagers KW - Sexual minority youth KW - Texas KW - LGBTQ+ youth KW - Electronic books. ER -