A bill passed by the Ohio House in June would compel Ohio educators to out children to their parent or guardian. LGBTQ+ have a 120% higher risk for homelessness.
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They were able to explore their identity mainly with the support of one teacher who didn’t push in any particular direction, but instead “gave the room to talk.” The hardship brought a different kind of community, networks of people trying to help, but Sitzes also spiraled into addiction and, through later mental health support, realized they suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder.
“It tore us apart and it kept us apart for many years,” they said. “The calling eventually ended in me not calling anymore.”For Sitzes, the experience they had in the late 1990s seems eerily familiar to what LGBTQ+ youth are dealing with now, especially as the Ohio legislature pushes through GOP priority bills banning gender-affirming care and trans women from playing sports with the gender with which they identify.
Part of the issue in determining how many homeless LGBTQ+ youth exist in the state is the federal definition of homelessness, according to Erin Upchurch, executive director of Kaleidoscope. “We know the number one reason for LGBTQ youth to be homeless is having discord in their homes or families of origin,” Upchurch said. “We also see young folks with generational poverty, and those are the most frequent reasons .”
“Imagine that your validity, your humanity, was being debated in this very public, this very global way,” Upchurch said. “With adults saying you don’t deserve medical care, you don’t deserve to play sports.” In the end, Sitzes and her mom were able to mend the fences that had separated them for more than two decades.
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