Language | English |
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Subject | Homelessness, LGBT youth |
Publisher | Homofactus Press |
Publication date | 2010 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | |
Pages | 222 pp |
Awards | Lambda Literary Award finalist, Over the Rainbow book (American Library Association) |
ISBN | 9780978597368 |
OCLC | 557899298 |
Kicked Out is a 2010 anthology compiled and edited by Sassafras Lowrey. The book includes personal narratives from homeless and formerly homeless LGBT youth, as well as policy essays from service providers. [1] The book is intended to serve both as a "guidebook" [2] and to draw attention to youth homelessness to the broader LGBT community. [3]
The book calls for not only "more and better resources for at-risk LGBTQ youth, but also a transformation of the structures that maintain the epidemics of homelessness, suicidality, mental illness and addiction in this marginalized population." [4]
The book's editor, Sassafras Lowrey, lived through homelessness, and shares hir story as part of the anthology. [5]
The Lambda Literary Foundation gave the book a positive review, noting that while it acknowledged challenges facing LGBTQ youth, "the work emphasizes coping and resiliency." [6] Kicked out was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award [7] and was included on the American Library Association's Rainbow book list [8] and Over the Rainbow book list. [1]
Language | English |
---|---|
Subject | Homelessness, LGBT youth |
Publisher | Homofactus Press |
Publication date | 2010 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | |
Pages | 222 pp |
Awards | Lambda Literary Award finalist, Over the Rainbow book (American Library Association) |
ISBN | 9780978597368 |
OCLC | 557899298 |
Kicked Out is a 2010 anthology compiled and edited by Sassafras Lowrey. The book includes personal narratives from homeless and formerly homeless LGBT youth, as well as policy essays from service providers. [1] The book is intended to serve both as a "guidebook" [2] and to draw attention to youth homelessness to the broader LGBT community. [3]
The book calls for not only "more and better resources for at-risk LGBTQ youth, but also a transformation of the structures that maintain the epidemics of homelessness, suicidality, mental illness and addiction in this marginalized population." [4]
The book's editor, Sassafras Lowrey, lived through homelessness, and shares hir story as part of the anthology. [5]
The Lambda Literary Foundation gave the book a positive review, noting that while it acknowledged challenges facing LGBTQ youth, "the work emphasizes coping and resiliency." [6] Kicked out was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award [7] and was included on the American Library Association's Rainbow book list [8] and Over the Rainbow book list. [1]