2018 STEVE GRUETZMACHER HOMELESS AWARENESS ESSAY CONTEST
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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."
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  • National Association for the Education of Children and Youth 
  • Education for Homeless Children and Youths Program:  Non-Regulatory Guidance (pdf)
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  • 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.

The Science of Emotions

Papers and Articles
  • Humanity's 7 Primal Emotions
  • ​Why Disgust Matters
  • The Atlantic Magazine article about emotions
  • Emotions, Survival, and Disconnection

Books
  • The Archaeology of Mind: Neuroevolutionary Origins of Human Emotions

Evolution of Morality

Papers and Articles
  • A Primatological Perspective on Evolution and Morality (Sarah F. Brosnan, Ph.D.)
  • Five Pillars or Morality
    • When morality opposes justice: Conservatives have moral intuitions that liberals may not recognize
  • Male Homosexuality Study: Gay Men Have Evolutionary Benefits For Their Families, New Research Suggests (2012)
  • Why Are There Gay Men?
  • Why Are There Gay Women?
  • STDs Might Have Driven Us to Embrace Monogamy
  • Homosexuality May Help Us Bond
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Books
  • The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion (Jonathan Haidt)
  • ​The Evolution of Morality (Richard Joyce)
    • Review​
    • Book (pdf)​
  • ​The Ethical Project (Philip Kitcher)
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  • Welcome
  • Contest
    • About Steve
    • The Zinedine Colombant Lightness Award
    • Guidelines
    • Suggested Topics
    • Judges
    • Apply
    • Submit
  • Youth Voices
  • Book
  • Resources
    • Other Resources
    • History
    • Youth Homelessness
    • Veterans
    • Affordable Housing
    • The Future of Work
    • The Empathy Crisis
    • Exploitation
    • Racism
    • Sustainability
    • Substance Abuse
  • Blog
  • Community
    • Forum
    • Global Perspectives
    • Chicago, IL
    • Cincinnati, OH
    • Dallas, TX
    • Eugene, OR
    • Harlingen, TX
    • Houston, TX
    • Los Angeles, CA
    • Nashville, TN
    • Philadelphia, PA
    • Pittsburgh, PA
    • Portland, OR
    • Reno, NV
    • Silicon Valley, CA
    • St. Louis, MO
    • Tampa, FL
  • Advocacy
  • Contact
    • Future Contests