Comments on: Gay men and lesbians three times more likely to be homeless than straight people /news/national-news/lgbti-people-higher-risk-homelessness/155383 Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 23:02:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Jess Jones /news/national-news/lgbti-people-higher-risk-homelessness/155383#comment-594738 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 23:02:04 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=155383#comment-594738 I agree the erasure of bi, trans and intersex people from LGBTI is a massive issue, and erasure is one of my pet peeves.

I actually meant exactly what I wrote. The paper specifically identifies gay men and lesbians and three times more likely to experience homelessness. The rates for bi, trans, and intersex people are also discussed in the paper, and they are different.

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By: Rebecca /news/national-news/lgbti-people-higher-risk-homelessness/155383#comment-594678 Sat, 04 Feb 2017 10:52:47 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=155383#comment-594678 Gay & Lesbian =/= LGBTI. Gay & Lesbian =/= bisexual, trans or intersex.

I’m sure that that those involved in the study are aware of this as evidenced by their search for intersex homeless people. The writer of this article has apparently decided that gay and lesbian are appropriate umbrella terms (they so aren’t) for the whole LGBTI community.

Please do better and stop erasing half of us.

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