Homeless Black Lives Matter too. Many of them are LGBTQ and / or young people. I was one. I’ve known many others.

Defund police and reallocate resources to community needs like low-barrier housing for young people.

We can’t discuss the inefficacy of policing without discussing homelessness. Our cities criminalize people who are unhoused, yet have ample resources to address the crisis.

And yes, what we observe in homelessness work is that not only does homelessness increase likelihood of incarceration, but incarceration increases the likelihood of homelessness.
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Because it’s #PrideMonth during an uprising confronting systemic antiBlackness, this is your reminder that

LGBTQ young people disproportionately experience homelessness

Among LGBTQ young people experiencing homelessness, Black young people are disproportionately represented.

More on LGBTQ youth homelessness, race disparity there, and incarceration:
“Black youth made up just 14% of the total youth population in 2014, but 31% of the homeless LGBTQ youth population that year, and 42% of the confined youth population in 2015.” https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2019/01/22/lgbtq_youth