Diversity at the Margins: The Interconnections Between Homelessness, Sex Work, Mental Health, and Substance Use in the Lives of Sexual Minority Homeless Young People

Frederick, Tyler

doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-9188-0_22

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“…However, YKPs also share a host of socio-ecological experiences, broadly engendered by their sexual orientation and gender identities, which confer selective risks and vulnerabilities for MHDs and HIV. The categorizations of YKPs are not mutually exclusive (see Figure 1 ): there is high fluidity and intersections across these categories [ 57 , 58 ]. For example, approximately 30–45% of clients served in homeless youth services are sexual minority youth [ 59 ]; compared to heterosexual female youth, lesbian and bisexual youth are over-represented among detained or incarcerated youth [ 60 , 61 ]; homelessness is associated with greater risks for substance abuse [ 62 ]; and runaway and homeless youth who also self-identify as gay are more likely to report being tested or treated for HIV compared to bisexual or heterosexual youth [ 58 , 63 ] and are also more likely to engage in substance and alcohol abuse [ 64 ].…”

Section: Epidemiology Of Mhds Among Ykpsmentioning

confidence: 99%

HIV and adolescents: focus on young key populations

Bekker¹,

Hosek²

2015

Journal of the International AIDS Society

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Adolescents and young adults are at increased risk for HIV due to the many developmental, psychological, social, and structural transitions that converge in this period of the lifespan. In addition, adolescent deaths resulting from HIV continue to rise despite declines in other age groups. There are also young key populations (YKPs) that bear disproportionate burdens of HIV and are the most vulnerable, including young men who have sex with men (MSM), transgender youth, young people who inject drugs, and adolescent and young adult sex workers. As a society, we must do more to stop new HIV infections and untimely HIV-related deaths through both primary and secondary prevention and better management approaches. Using an interwoven prevention and treatment cascade approach, the starting point for all interventions must be HIV counselling and testing. Subsequent interventions for both HIV-negative and HIV-positive youth must be “adolescent-centred,” occur within the socio-ecological context of young people and take advantage of the innovations and technologies that youth have easily incorporated into their daily lives. In order to achieve the global goals of zero infections, zero discrimination and zero deaths, a sustained focus on HIV research, policy and advocacy for YKPs must occur.

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Section: Epidemiology Of Mhds Among Ykpsmentioning

confidence: 99%

HIV and adolescents: focus on young key populations

Bekker¹,

Hosek²

2015

Journal of the International AIDS Society

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“…Predominantly, sex work literature focusses on cis-female sex workers and almost exclusively on Western subject positioning, only rarely are people of colour, including Indigenous Australians, the focus of, or even included in, sex work studies (Sullivan, 2018a). Another significant absence in the research is age-based: Youths involved in sex work are rarely mentioned, though when it occurs they are usually framed as victims of trafficking (Ditmore, 2011;Mehlman-Orozco, 2015), exploitation (Ditmore, 2011), homelessness (Frederick, 2014), are routinely intermixed with poverty and substance abuse (Frederick, 2014;Lantz, 2005;Mendes, Snow, & Baidawi, 2014) and in need of 'care' and 'protection' (Ditmore, 2011). It is prudent to emphasise that given the evidence presented in this literature some youth may experience traumatic and damaging experiences in sex work, however, this is not definitively the case for all involved.…”

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‘Hot, Young, Buff’: An Indigenous Australian Gay Male View of Sex Work

Sullivan

2021

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Research has historically constructed youths who are involved in sex work as victims of trafficking, exploitation, poverty, and substance abuse. These perceptions often cast the sex worker as deviant and in need of ‘care’ and ‘protection.’ Rarely seen are accounts that provide different perspectives and positioning of youth engaged in sex work. This article explores the lived experiences of Jack, a young gay cis-male who identifies as Indigenous Australian. Despite being a highly successful sex worker, his involvement in such a stigmatised occupation means that he must navigate the social and cultural perceptions of ‘deviant’ and ‘dirty’ work. This qualitative study explores the ways in which Jack negotiates his work, his communities, and the capitalisation of his sexuality. Drawing on Indigenous Standpoint Theory and wellbeing theory, Jack’s choice of sex work is explored through the intersections of sexuality and culture, with the consequences of Jack’s social and emotional wellbeing emerging as his narrative unfolds.

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“…One of the most dangerous intersections of identity for takatāpui/LGBTQ+/queer youth is class deprivation and homelessness, as many parents of LGBTQ+/queer youth evict them because of their identity (Forbes, 2014;Frederick, 2014). Queer youth can have increased problems at school and are more likely to struggle with addiction, with both issues stemming from trauma (Frederick, 2014). Disapproval over sexuality and the above issues can lead to the exclusion of takatāpui/LGBTQ+/queer youth from their support and home (Forbes, 2014;Frederick, 2014).…”

Section: Homelessness and Survival Crimesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Queer youth can have increased problems at school and are more likely to struggle with addiction, with both issues stemming from trauma (Frederick, 2014). Disapproval over sexuality and the above issues can lead to the exclusion of takatāpui/LGBTQ+/queer youth from their support and home (Forbes, 2014;Frederick, 2014). The 2015 US study into queer incarceration, 'Coming out of Concrete Closets', found that:…”

Section: Homelessness and Survival Crimesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The relationship between homelessness and crime can mean this "cycle of homelessness" is also a cycle of criminalisation in some cases. Drug use, whether or not it predates homelessness, can develop or intensify after arriving on the street (Frederick, 2014). This drug use can lead to dependence on crime by creating additional financial demands over and beyond those of meeting daily subsistence needs (Frederick, 2014).…”

Section: Homelessness and Survival Crimesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Queering the Courts

Sewell

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<p><strong>Takatāpui/LGBTQ+/queer people can face increased victimisation (Ministry of Justice, 2022b) and criminalisation (Mogul, Ritchie, & Whitlock, 2011), although the literature is still developing in New Zealand. As discussions around justice and awareness of LGBTQ+/queer issues grow, now is an opportune time to examine the experiences of takatāpui/LGBTQ+/queer people in New Zealand’s District Courts. This thesis explores the experiences of takatāpui/LGBTQ+/queer people accessing justice as defendants and victims in New Zealand’s Courts. It also investigates how structures and institutions, such as justice systems, patriarchy, and gender in New Zealand, shape the experience of takatāpui/LGBTQ+/queer people accessing justice as defendants and victims in New Zealand’s Courts. Using qualitative research methods, this study takes a critical realist constructionist view of the participants' perceptions of the justice system and their experiences accessing justice. The data and literature are critically assessed through queer and critical theory frameworks. The participant experiences are viewed alongside the key themes of access to justice, intersectionality, and stigma. This study finds that the experience of accessing justice in New Zealand spans more than just the court experience, including how the cisheteropatriarchy and other social structures may be institutionalised within formal justice systems, such as the Courts, Judiciary, Police, and the legal profession. These legal institutions, and the professionals within them, are shown to influence the experience of accessing justice for the study participants. Importantly, some participants noted that adverse experiences in court could lead to hesitancy to access justice in the future. The experiences presented in this thesis suggest that justice institutions, specifically the New Zealand District Court, may create obstacles for takatāpui/LGBTQ+/queer people accessing justice.</strong></p>

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Diversity at the Margins: The Interconnections Between Homelessness, Sex Work, Mental Health, and Substance Use in the Lives of Sexual Minority Homeless Young People

Cited by 7 publications

References 119 publications

HIV and adolescents: focus on young key populations

HIV and adolescents: focus on young key populations

‘Hot, Young, Buff’: An Indigenous Australian Gay Male View of Sex Work

Queering the Courts

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