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'You’re so powerless': Takatāpui/LGBTIQ+ people’s experiences before becoming homeless in Aotearoa New Zealand
- Source :
- PLoS ONE
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021.
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Abstract
- Little is known in Aotearoa New Zealand about experiences of homelessness amongst Takatāpui/LGBTIQ+ identifying people, despite growing international literature regarding LGBTIQ+ homelessness. Using data from semi-structured interviews with eight people who identified as Takatāpui/LGBTIQ+ and had experienced homelessness, this paper explores their experiences prior to becoming homeless. These experiences are placed into the categories of: the pervasiveness of instability (especially in regards to family relationships, finances, and housing), having to grow up fast due to social and material conditions, experiences of looking for housing in stressed markets, and systems failures that resulted in a lack of autonomy. These results show that instability and systems failures are key contributors to Takatāpui/LGBTIQ+ people becoming homeless in Aotearoa New Zealand.
- Subjects :
- Male
Economics
Social Sciences
Human Geography
Sexual and Gender Issues
Interviews as Topic
Human Learning
Sexual and Gender Minorities
Learning and Memory
Sociology
Learning
Psychology
Humans
Human Families
Multidisciplinary
Geography
Racial Discrimination
Cognitive Psychology
Biology and Life Sciences
Social Discrimination
Transgender People
Sex Work
Gender Groupings
People and Places
Ill-Housed Persons
Personal Autonomy
Earth Sciences
Housing
Cognitive Science
Population Groupings
Female
Finance
Research Article
Neuroscience
New Zealand
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 19326203
- Volume :
- 16
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- PLOS ONE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....490c8551bd8fa534c96dee5b8143d30d