LGBTIQ

Homelessness

Roberto BERNAD

Hey, sisters!

There seems to be further knowledge

about life in Mars than about

LGTBIQ homelessness in Europe

Tim Sigsworth

Gregory Lewis & Jama Shelton

PLENARY DEBATE

20 min

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20 min

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LET’S ADDRESS THIS ( ) !!

LGTBIQ homelessness in Europe*

National Strategies for

Homelessness in Europe

addresses LGTBIQ

homelessness

No official figuresor estimates on

LGTBIQ homelessness

*Source: Survey conducted for this workshop among FEANTSA’s AC members

Homelessness Strategies Homelessness Strategies addressing LGTBIQ homeless people

Official figures or estimates of LGTBIQ homeless people

LGTBIQ Homelessness Research

• Movisie (NL)

• BAGW (DE)

• Avvocati di strada (IT)

• Albert Kennedy Trust (UK)

0 out of 10 countries report some research

on LGTBIQ homelessness being

conducted:4

Why should we care?

24%

Source: AKT (2015) LGBT Youth homelessness

of homeless young people

in the UK identify as LGBT*

Ireland, France, Poland & Lithuania

report LGBTIQ discrimination as a possible

relevant factor leading to homelessness

13 countries report LGBTIQ discrimination as a

factor among others leading to homelessness.

Hungary reports LGBTIQ discrimination is not a relevant factor leading to homelessness.

72%

6%

22%

Source: Lurie & Schuster (2015) Discrimination at the margins

Which are the instersections?

Services for the LGTBIQ homeless

countries report organizations providing

support exclusively to LGTBIQ homeless people• Türkis Rosa Lila Villa (AT)

• Homelike (CZ)

• Le Refuge (FR)

• Lesben-und Schwulenverband Deutschland (DE)

• Transgender Support Association, Color Youth & PRAKSIS (GR)

• Lambda Warszawa (PL)

countries report organizations providing support to

LGTBIQ homeless people among othersCzech Republic, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands

Organizations providing services for LGTBIQ homeless people

6

6

Specialists on LGBTIQ

housing advice and support providers

…and some research projects

Supports each year about 300 young LGBTIQ

National Help Line: 700 LGTBIQ persons asking for

support because of LGTBIQ discrimination in the family

Some good practices…

Thank you!

PLENARY

DEBATE

roberto.bernad@raisfundacion.org

@Ro_Bernad

And now….LET’S ADDRESS THIS ( ) !!

I have some questions!

• Which data do we need about LGBTIQ people experiencing homelessness

and their specifics needs?

• Would taking care about LGTBIQ youth homelessness be a relevant

homelessness prevention measure?

• Do the needs of homeless LGBTIQ differ? Are we responding effectively?

• Should we create specific services for the LGBTIQ homeless or would these

be even more stigmatizing? Or should we provide training to our organizations’

workers?

• How can we use data to design efficient support to LGTBIQ youth/homeless?

• Are we collaborating enough (or at all) with LGTBIQ organizations?

• What can FEANTSA & member organizations do to address the issue?

• Is there life in Mars?