Youth Homelessness

Fact Sheet: National Homeless Youth Awareness Month - contains information for communities, families, educators, social workers, advocates, and policy makers
Homeless Youth in America: Who Are They
Youth Homelessness in California
Homeless Youth in San Francisco Face High Risk of Death
Family and Youth Services Bureau Study of Homeless Youth
The Homestretch - A documentary about youth homelessness. "The Homestretch follows three homeless teens as they fight to stay in school, graduate, and build a future. Each of these smart, ambitious teenagers - Roque, Kasey and Anthony - will surprise, inspire, and challenge audiences to rethink stereotypes of homelessness as they work to complete their education while facing the trauma of being alone and abandoned at an early age."

Foster Care to Homelessness
- My So-called Emancipation - A Human Rights Watch report
- Life After Foster Care Fact Sheet
The Poverty Industry
- Syphoning Off the Social Safety Net

There are many causes of youth homelessness, and sexual orientation and gender identity is a significant factor.
With 20-40% of homeless youth identifying as being LGBT, it is worth considering what influences one's sexual orientation and gender identity, as well the evolution of morality, the roots of homophobia, and why homophobia persists.

Transgender Youth

It is estimated that 20 - 40% of homeless youth identify as being LGBT. I don't know, but I would be surprised if many of these youth were not transgender.

Sex Redefined (Nature Magazine)
Between the (Gender) Lines: The Science of Transgender Identity
In the Brain Gendered? A Conversation with Harvard's Catherine Dulac
A Boy's Life
Transgender Kids: What Does It Take to Help Them Thrive?
Transgender Basics for Everyone
Trans Movie - "documentary feature about men and women, and all the variations in between. It is about the transgender community, perhaps the most misunderstood and mistreated minority in America and around the world. Inspired by the incredible story of Dr. Christine McGinn and her work as a transgender surgeon."
- Free streaming for Amazon Prime members

News

Transgender teen fights back after suspension for using 'wrong' bathroom

Roots of Homophobia

PBS Frontline: Assault on Gay America
USAToday: Study examines the roots of homophobia
The Guardian: Why is it proving so hard to root out homophobia?
Sexual Prejudice: Understanding Homophobia and Heterosexism
Why Do So Many Folks Hate Transgender People?
Gender Construct, Homophobia, and Freedom (Robyn Chauvin)
Atlantic Magazine: How the Mind Rationalizes Homophobia
Religious professor says Bible is often used to justify homophobia, transphobia
31 arguments against gay marriage (and why the are all wrong)
The Conversation: In families with same-sex parents, the kids are all right

LGBTQ Support Organizations

Understanding Gender Indentity

The Trevor Project - providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young people ages 13-24

Straight for Equality - a national outreach and education project created in 2007 by PFLAG National to empower new straight allies who, unlike a more traditional PFLAG member, don’t necessarily have a family connection to the gay community.