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发帖数: 2153 | 1 ILGA 同语编译 程慕译
2011-12-07
针对大城市无家可归青少年群体的一系列研究调查所公布的统计数字令人震惊：流
浪的青少年中有百分之三十到四十为LGBT人群。
这很大程度上是因为同性恋青少年较异性恋相比，更容易被轰出家门。即便不是如
此，他们也有可能因在家感到的不适而离家出走。
在纽约，每晚有近四千名年轻人无家可归——他们中有许多是同性恋者。
接触无家可归的年轻人
在格林威治村的克里斯多夫大街上，成群的同性恋、跨性别年轻人游荡着。来自安
全水平线街道工作项目的卡特•瑟伯和诶琳娜•伍德发放着食物、安全套，
散布着消息。这一组织在晚上派出去几个小组寻找无家可归的青少年。
“想要点吃的不？”瑟伯和伍德问。一般最受欢迎的是奥利奥、夹心米酥和能量棒
。他们也会宣传街道工作的收容中心，年轻人们可以在那洗个澡，换身干净衣服，寻找
合适的落脚点。
瑟伯是街道工作项目的外沿协调负责人，她说“大多数时候，我们见到的无家可归
的年轻人主要是LGBT群体。”
伍德说，很多是被轰出了家门，但也有不少不是。
“父母也许不会说像是‘现在出去，’或者‘我要把你轰出去’这一类的话，尤其
当孩子不满十八岁，这尚属违法的时候，”她说，“是否出自他们个人选择，这区别是
很大的。”
每一个无家可归的年轻人都有一个不同的故事。
耶利米在威斯康星洲和伊利诺斯州长大。
“今年我十八岁生日的时候，我的养父母把我赶出了家门。”他说。“那时，我真
的是为了一个男人神魂颠倒了，我妈妈偷听了我的电话。她开始向全家宣告，‘他，他
是那个，他是个基佬，’说起话来，就像我从来都不是那个家的一部分。”
耶利米是幸运的——他有几个父母很包容的朋友。直到高中毕业前，他和他们住在
一起。而现在在纽约，他住在紧急住所里——只能住九十天。
“我寄人篱下，睡沙发，现在是自己的床。”他说。“我几乎从来都没能在自己的
床上睡满一年。所以这真的已经很美好了。”
社会性的时刻
在纽约，有三家机构为流离失所的年轻同志们提供食宿。
卡尔 •西西里诺是致力服务于无家可归的LGBT年轻人、全国规模最大的机构
，阿里•福呢中心（Ali Forney Center）的创建人和执行官。十年前他创立了这
家中心，“孩子们在街道上死去；年轻的同性恋们无处托身；没几个月，我总能听到有
人在街上被杀的消息。”
起初，西西里诺的目标只是保证孩子们的安全。但是时间一年年过去，“这愈发清
晰，这是个社会性时刻，孩子们出柜的年纪越来越轻，而有那么多的父母没法做他们同
性恋小孩的爸爸妈妈。他们没法子应对，他们做不到，他们的宗教和孩子的现实生活冲
突，于是，这些孩子们被扔掉了。”
想想看，这说的通。这些年里成长起来的孩子们见过电视里的同性恋。他们读到过
在别的国家的同志婚姻，如果他们认同自己为同性恋，他们觉得自己可以在年轻的时候
出柜。
蒂凡尼•可可在黑人住宅区成长起来。她辍学，吸毒，被父母赶出家门。她
现在二十三岁，名字夹在长长地居住屋等待列表上。她很小的时候便开始流浪。她说自
己睡过朋友家，睡过沙发，许许多多的地方。
“我住在街上。”她说。“就像字面上说的。火车是我最好的便车：迎着日出睁开
眼睛，美极了。我睡过岗亭，公园长椅——然后，终于，收容所。”
西西里诺说同志权益运动在年轻同志的议题上做的并不好。
“运动源自的那个时代只有成年人才会出柜，”他说，“我们有关成人权益的斗争
框架尽善尽美，几乎我们赢得的所有胜利惠及都只有成人而已。”
他也说，同志社群并未真正着手解决资源困乏的处境。
争取资源
西西里诺参加了最近在联合广场为流离失所的同志年轻人群权益所办的集会。成百
的人聚在一起，呼喊着“他们是我们的孩子；他们是我们的孩子。”
对着麦克风，西西里诺说这是一场与之前战役截然不同的斗争：为保护同志青少年
而战斗。
“就成年人而言，这是为了法律权利，像婚姻平等权的战斗。”他说，“而孩子们
和法律关系不大；事关经济。这是一场为了资源而进行的战斗。这是我们的社群尚未领
会到的；我们必须争取到资源来保护我们的孩子。如果我们都不愿为确保他们所需得到
满足而斗争，我们怎么敢对他们说，‘一切都在好起来（It Gets Better）’呢？”
在纽约，三千八百名无家可归的孩子们只有二百五十张床铺可以分；等待列表长的
可怕。面对一百亿财政赤字，纽约州总检察官安德鲁•库奥默和纽约立法机构达
成妥协。
削减的预算本会取消一百张床铺的供应。市政局设法恢复了市政和州立预算，因而
床铺数并未减少。发言人声称库奥默要求所有地方政府负起责任，通过减少浪费和优化
重大项目来控制预算。
但西西里诺依然感到愤怒，无家可归的孩子们并未得到重视。谈及被西西里诺描述
为同性婚姻立法英雄的政府，他说，“我的心都被撕裂了。一个如此关心我们社群成年
人，做了如此之多的政治领袖，却采取了足以伤害殃及我们社群中最为无辜脆弱的孩子
们的行动。我们该怎么做？我们的责任在哪？”
西西里诺希望十月末尾的集会能够成为一场为年轻人提庇护的、真正的运动的开始。
他们呼吁每年增加100张床铺，直到需求得到真正的满足。但是无家可归的孩子们
毫无权利，没有钱，没有选举权。在未来的州市预算里，他们很难被列到政治家们的首
要事项列表上。
资讯来源：ILGA 同语编译
作者译者：程慕译
2011-12-07 | u****r
发帖数: 1163 | 2 美国的规矩是十八岁就该自立,赶出家门是完全应该的,十分普遍的现象,无耻之徒又拉
出性取向作为争取白吃白喝做寄生虫的理由.
令同志们自豪的是同志的生活能力太差,竟然是在无家可归者中占如此大的比例,超过其
在正常人群比例的十倍,下pride时候记住也为此骄傲一把. | o****g
发帖数: 657 | 3 可能的话去申请个NGO，然后到联邦政府要些钱，再搞些fund raiser。相信这个
community里面还是有有钱人愿意贡献一下的。
【在 m******8 的大作中提到】
: ILGA 同语编译 程慕译
: 2011-12-07
: 针对大城市无家可归青少年群体的一系列研究调查所公布的统计数字令人震惊：流
: 浪的青少年中有百分之三十到四十为LGBT人群。
: 这很大程度上是因为同性恋青少年较异性恋相比，更容易被轰出家门。即便不是如
: 此，他们也有可能因在家感到的不适而离家出走。
: 在纽约，每晚有近四千名年轻人无家可归——他们中有许多是同性恋者。
: 接触无家可归的年轻人
: 在格林威治村的克里斯多夫大街上，成群的同性恋、跨性别年轻人游荡着。来自安
: 全水平线街道工作项目的卡特•瑟伯和诶琳娜•伍德发放着食物、安全套，
| o****g
发帖数: 657 | 4 这种翻译文章为什么不给出原文出处呢？LGBT翻译成同性恋、跨性别不够准确。
【在 m******8 的大作中提到】
: ILGA 同语编译 程慕译
: 2011-12-07
: 针对大城市无家可归青少年群体的一系列研究调查所公布的统计数字令人震惊：流
: 浪的青少年中有百分之三十到四十为LGBT人群。
: 这很大程度上是因为同性恋青少年较异性恋相比，更容易被轰出家门。即便不是如
: 此，他们也有可能因在家感到的不适而离家出走。
: 在纽约，每晚有近四千名年轻人无家可归——他们中有许多是同性恋者。
: 接触无家可归的年轻人
: 在格林威治村的克里斯多夫大街上，成群的同性恋、跨性别年轻人游荡着。来自安
: 全水平线街道工作项目的卡特•瑟伯和诶琳娜•伍德发放着食物、安全套，
| m******8
发帖数: 2153 | 5 无家可归的人真是很可怜，LGBT的更是一直没被关注。
可以给AFC捐款， 在NYC的可以作AFC志愿者。
AFC
http://www.aliforneycenter.org/
LGBT Homeless Youth Fact Sheet
http://www.nationalhomeless.org/factsheets/lgbtq.html
http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org/LGBTQhomelessFactSheetbyNAE
YOUTH
20% of homeless youth are LGBT. In comparison, the general youth
population is only 10% LGBT.
While homeless youth typically experience severe family conflict as the
primary reason for their homelessness, LGBT youth are twice as likely to
experience sexual abuse before the age of 12.
LGBT youth, once homeless, are at higher risk for victimization, mental
health problems, and unsafe sexual practices. 58.7% of LGBT homeless youth
have been sexually victimized compared to 33.4% of heterosexual homeless
youth
LGBT youth are roughly 7.4 times more likely to experience acts of
sexual violence than heterosexual homeless youth
LGBT homeless youth commit suicide at higher rates (62%) than
heterosexual homeless youth (29%) | o****g
发帖数: 657 | 6 每次去DC都去那里的FOOD&FRIENDS做义工准备食物，大家有闲可以去那里帮忙。
【在 m******8 的大作中提到】
: 无家可归的人真是很可怜，LGBT的更是一直没被关注。
: 可以给AFC捐款， 在NYC的可以作AFC志愿者。
: AFC
: http://www.aliforneycenter.org/
: LGBT Homeless Youth Fact Sheet
: http://www.nationalhomeless.org/factsheets/lgbtq.html
: http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org/LGBTQhomelessFactSheetbyNAE
: YOUTH
: 20% of homeless youth are LGBT. In comparison, the general youth
: population is only 10% LGBT.
| m******8
发帖数: 2153 | 7 http://www.bilerico.com/2011/12/a_new_place_for_queer_homeless_
Rick Westbrook and his Atlantan Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are helping
some queer youths facing a problem that affects the LGBTQ community more
than almost any other segment of the population: homelessness. In under two
months, their project has gone from idea, to phone hotline, to actual six-
bedroom shelter (dubbed Saint Lost and Found), housing kids with just about
nowhere else to go.
One 16-year old youth was kicked out of his northern Georgia home by his own
mom.
"When all of his couch surfing opportunities had expired, he went to
local police to ask for help. They called his mother to come pick him up, to
which she replied that she did not want 'that fag' in her house. The police
explained that she was legally responsible and could be arrested if she
didn't pick the kid up. She came and got the youth, locked him in an
unfinished basement for 24 hours with no bathroom and a Pop-Tart for food.
He found us through the internet and contacted us at 4 a.m."
Every kid's story is different, but they all share one thing in common: the
experience of oppression based on their gender and/or sexuality. Rick (a.k.a
. Sister Rapture Divine Cox) explained the organization's mission, and how
the rest of us can help.
Interview after the break.
In one sentence, describe Saint Lost and Found.
Saint Lost and Found is the only organization in the metro Atlanta area that
finds safety and shelter for Atlanta's homeless LGBT youth.
Tell me about how the kids came to Saint Lost and Found.
The kids found us through word of mouth about the hotline, the tremendous
amount of local press, and even started showing up at events sponsored by
the Sisters.
How did you get involved with the project?
I do community outreach for MISTER, which provides a comprehensive range of
services for the gay and bisexual male in metro Atlanta. Part of my
demographic is homeless queer youth. I find homeless youth on the streets
and in some shelters and try to connect them with the services we offer such
as HIV/STD testing and safe sex counseling. Through my outreach, I found
them in abundance and realized that there were no programs to help get them
off the street.
I am also a member of the Atlanta Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. One of
our missions is community and social activism. When I discussed this with my
other Sisters, they all agreed unanimously to help assist. After
brainstorming with other activists and Sisters, we launched the Saint Lost &
Found hotline and fund to address the current problem.
Do you think it's important that queer youth have their own, separate space
like this?
I grew up here in the Bible Belt and can tell you that yes - they need a
place that is separate and their own. It gives them a chance to be around
peers and grow themselves and as a family. They also create bonds and
friendships to make it through these formidable times.
Do you think Atlanta is a relatively supportive city for queer homeless
youth to go to?
Atlanta has one of the largest general homeless populations in the country.
The city has grown a lot since I came out and just like everywhere else
still has a lot of maturing to do. I can tell you that as an activist, when
light was shone on this issue our organizers recognized a need in the
community and we were moved to get active around that need.
At first, we housed the youth in an extended stay hotel thanks a generous
offer by the hotel's owner. Due to the overwhelming need, we have expanded
to include a youth home with a mental health professional living on site,
all within the six week launch of this initiative.
Saint Lost and Found accepts tax-deductible cash donations, gently-used
clothing, furniture, linens, accessories, and household items. More on that
here. |
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