The reality of the perception of a is different from what is being lived in day to day. Homelessness affects people around the world. The growing number of people in the Portland Metro area has skyrocketed in recent years. But the ones who probably are the most overlooked or who receive the least guidance or assistance is that of the LGBTQ+ community. Like other groups common factors can include mental health, poverty or domestic violence. Though the LGBTQA+ community do face these common factors that would cause homelessness, the most common factors are rejection of sexual orientation and sexual and domestic abuse causing them to run away and in turn become houselessness. This should draw attention to this group because healthcare can be very challenging to those in this community. Politics dictate their rights and so their rights for equality in many aspects of everyday life.
An article that was released earlier this year from KOIN news discusses the perception of Portland and its ongoing crisis of homelessness and safety for all groups of people in the community and specifically the LGBTQ+ community. It entails the struggles of people that identify within the LGBTQ+ community and the hardships faced being recognized as such. These few people that spoke with the news broadcast stated that it is quite a feat to go out and live. Jacob Reppeto, one of the persons interviewed said, " Its still scary to be out because you have no idea how that person across the street is going to react to you," (https://www.koin.com/pride/portlands-double-edged-lgbtq-reputation/). Not everyone identifies, and that is quite alright, but it would seem that trying to live comfortably in your body and mind ad to freely express who you are is becoming unsafe.
Reading another students thesis, Jay Tomlinson, another student who is clearly passionate about the happenings with the LGBTQ+ community, something caught my eye. The lack of research done to seek answer on LGBTQ+ community and poverty. Tomlinson brings up what I find silly, the myths surrounding gay affluence. By silly, I mean, why would someone who's sexual orientation, state of being or gender affect what choices I take in or make myself and practice everyday? The easy answer, it doesn't. Tomlinson goes on to describe the type of services that are going unmet for the community and how these people can gain access to assistance so that they made better their lives.
Blog written by Tiffany Rauchenstein - Portland State University - Multimedia Capstone 2023
Sources:
https://www.koin.com/pride/portlands-double-edged-lgbtq-reputation/Blog written by Tiffany Rauchenstein - Portland State University - Multimedia Capstone 2023
https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2417&context=honorstheses#:~:text=Seventeen%20percent%20of%20LGBTQ%2B%20adults,day%20lives%20of%20queer%20people.
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https://community.solutions/pride-month-primer-lgbtq-homelessness/
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