Coming out to the streets : LGBTQ youth experiencing homelessness /

"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...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Robinson, Brandon Andrew (Author)
Formato: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:inglês
Publicado em: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2020]
Acesso em linha:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv182js8v
Sumário:
  • Introduction : "coming out to the streets"
  • Reframing family rejection : growing up poor and LGBTQ
  • Queer control complex : the punishing production of LGBTQ youth
  • New lavender scare : policing and the criminalization of LGBTQ youth homelessness
  • Queer street smarts : LGBTQ youth navigating homelessness
  • Respite, resources, rules, and regulations: homonormative governmentality and LGBTQ shelter life
  • Conclusion : there's no place like home
  • Appendix. Compassionate detachment and being a volunteer researcher.