Alessi Edward J, Greenfield Brett, Manning Dean, Dank Meredith
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, USA.
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, New York City, USA.
J Interpers Violence. 2021 Dec;36(23-24):11236-11259. doi: 10.1177/0886260519898434. Epub 2020 Jan 10.
This study examined how a diverse group of sexual and gender minority (SGM) homeless youth described and understood their victimization experiences occurring before they were homeless and those occurring after they were homeless and engaging in survival sex. In addition, the study explored how these youths manifested resilience when living on the street. The sample consisted of 283 racially/ethnically diverse youth between the ages of 15 and 26 years ( = 19.6, = 1.28) living in a large U.S. city. Participants identified their gender as male (47%), female (36%), transgender (15%), or queer and other (3%) and their sexual orientation as bisexual (37%), gay (23%), lesbian (15%), heterosexual (13%), or queer and other (13%). Thirty-seven percent identified as Black, 30% as multiracial, 22% as Latino/a, 5% as White, and 5% as another race. Content and thematic analyses were used to conduct a secondary analysis of qualitative data. Four themes were identified: ; and Findings demonstrated that participants experienced victimization related not only to their SGM identities but also to chaotic home environments. Once homeless and engaging in survival sex, youth experienced barriers to securing employment and housing as well as victimization by police and clients. These experiences frequently involved prejudice related to their intersecting identities. Despite encountering numerous challenges, participants described surviving on the streets by living openly and forming relationships with other youth. Implications for practice and policy are discussed.
本研究考察了一群不同的性取向和性别认同少数群体（SGM）无家可归青年如何描述和理解他们在无家可归之前以及无家可归并从事生存性交易之后所遭受的受害经历。此外，该研究还探讨了这些青年在街头生活时如何展现出复原力。样本包括283名年龄在15至26岁之间（平均年龄 = 19.6岁，标准差 = 1.28）、种族/民族多样的青年，他们生活在美国的一个大城市。参与者将自己的性别确定为男性（47%）、女性（36%）、跨性别者（15%）或酷儿及其他（3%），将自己的性取向确定为双性恋（37%）、男同性恋（23%）、女同性恋（15%）、异性恋（13%）或酷儿及其他（13%）。37%的人认定为黑人，30%为多种族，22%为拉丁裔，5%为白人，5%为其他种族。采用内容分析和主题分析对定性数据进行二次分析。确定了四个主题：[此处原文缺失四个主题的具体内容]。研究结果表明，参与者不仅因其SGM身份遭受受害，还因混乱的家庭环境而受害。一旦无家可归并从事生存性交易，青年在获得就业和住房方面遇到障碍，还受到警察和客户的侵害。这些经历常常涉及与他们交叉身份相关的偏见。尽管面临诸多挑战，参与者描述了通过公开生活并与其他青年建立关系在街头生存下来的情况。文中讨论了对实践和政策的启示。
