A vicious cycle: The lack of LGBTIQ homelessness data and policy

There is little doubt that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer or questioning (LGBTIQ) people are over-represented among homeless people. The Australian 2014 General Social Survey indicated that 33.7 per cent of respondents who identified as lesbian/gay, and 20.8 per cent of bisexuals, reported that they had ever experienced homelessness, compared with 13.4 per cent of heterosexuals.

Publication Date: 
2017
Volume: 
30
Issue: 
3
Journal Name: 
Parity