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LGBTQ Youth Homelessness

All the people of American must have equal rights and privileges regardless of sex or color of

the skin. But unfortunately, there are thousands of young people who spend their nights without

a home. The majority of these people are from the LGBTQ community; youth who identify

themselves as lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender are at much more risk of becoming

homeless than their non-LGBTQ fellows. The reasons why LGBTQ is so vulnerable are rejection

from their family and society. Due to the noncooperative attitude of people towards the LGBTQ

community, problems like trafficking, violence, survival sex, and sometimes suicide are the

ultimate results.

Being humans, we must accept that sexual orientation is something that is not in the control of

human beings. When a person is born as gay or lesbian we must not hate because of that.

Everyone has the right to express his sexual desires, so the LGBTQ community must be given

due respect, and we must accept them as our part. Although there are many people who are

homeless in America, the majority of them are from the LGBTQ community. Every human

needs love and affection from his family and society, and so does the LGBTQ community. When

a person identifies him/ her as part of the LGBTQ community, they are rejected by family and
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community; as a result, such people become homeless. According to studies, the LGBTQ

community is more vulnerable to homelessness than the non-LGBTQ community. As a society,

we must accept the sexuality of them and respect their feelings. To minimize this problem, we

must propagate the message of love and respect in our society. Parents must accept their children

regardless of their sexual orientation

The reason why the LGBTQ community is vulnerable to homelessness is rejection from family

and society; if we talk about the consequences of increasing homelessness, they can be severe. If

a person feels that he is not accepted in society, then negative feelings arise in mind. As a result,

violence, trafficking, and suicide increase in society. For a peaceful society, everyone must have

equal rights and opportunities for success. When the LGBTQ community is not accepting in

family and society violence is expected to increase, because of the frustration. The increasing

trend in suicide is an alarming situation in a country like America. There is connectivity between

crimes and homelessness. The primary reason for crime and homelessness is discrimination

prevailing in our society.

The solutions for this grave issue of homelessness are possible if the government intends to help

these people. The government must give social protection to the LGBTQ community and punish

those people who show discrimination towards this community. Civil society must cooperate to

make institutions where everyone is treated equally. The general public must vote for those

people who are more supportive of the LGBTQ community. Every citizen must realize that we

are born with love and benevolence, and the hate we have learned from society must not spoil us.

Those non-governmental organizations which are working for the rights of the LGBTQ

community must be appreciated. There are many generous people in American who work against

any sort of discrimination and violence; we must be vocal about any injustices in our society.
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In conclusion, we can say that, whoever is homeless in America and particularly, the LGBTQ

community, we must play our part to help them. Every human being deserves better life and

equal opportunities regardless of sex. The government must help the vulnerable LGBTQ

community in particular and all homeless people in general. As a society we must not show any

kind of discrimination in our society.

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Szymanski, Dawn M., and Mi Ra Sung. "Minority stress and psychological distress among Asian

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