Homeless & Street-Involved Indigenous LGBTQ2S Youth in British Columbia: Intersectionality, Challenges, Resilience & Cues for Action

Uses data collected as part of the 2014 BC Homeless & Street-Involved Youth Survey. Three types of analysis were done: descriptive data, compared Indigenous LGBTQ2S to their heterosexual Indigenous peers, and to non-Indigenous LGBTQ2S youth. Describes information gathered about experiences of adverse events such as violence and discrimination, health inequities, access to services and missed care, resilience and protective factors, youth's recommendations, and the implications for practice. Chapter from Where Am I Going to Go?: Intersectional Approaches to Ending LGBTQ2S Youth Homelessness in Canada & the U.S edited by Alex Abramovich and Jama Shelton.