Report Sheds New Light on Lives of Homeless Gay Youth
Youth in New York share experiences selling their bodies in order to survive in new Urban Institute report
A new report paints a grim picture of homeless youths selling their bodies in order to survive on the streets.
In partnership with the New York-based Streetwise and Safe, the Urban Institute interviewed 283 youths who had engaged in sex work or so-called “survival sex” with people of the same gender, mostly while homeless, for its latest study.
The research built on several studies on homeless youth, including a survey out of New York that found that gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth were seven times more likely to have traded sex for food or a place to stay.
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