While homelessness impacts an array of people internationally, in many contexts, it disproportionately affects historically marginalized populations who face discrimination based on their identity. Each group can experience unique challenges and barriers to housing that can make securing and sustaining housing more difficult. Explore the links below for research and resources on the intersection between homelessness and identity.

Intersectional Identities

LGBTQIA+ and Gender Diversity

At the Intersections: A Collaborative Resource on LGBTQ Youth Homelessness

At the Intersections: A Collaborative Resource on LGBTQ Youth Homelessness

Equal Access for Transgender People: Supporting Inclusive Housing and Shelters

Equal Access for Transgender People: Supporting Inclusive Housing and Shelters

Housing Need & Homelessness Amongst Gender-Diverse People in Canada

Housing Need & Homelessness Amongst Gender-Diverse People in Canada

Research of LGBTQ2S Lived Experience of Homelessness in Calgary

Research of LGBTQ2S Lived Experience of Homelessness in Calgary

Transgender Homeless Adults & Unsheltered Homelessness: What the Data Tell Us

Transgender Homeless Adults & Unsheltered Homelessness: What the Data Tell Us

Priorities from Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Queer (LGBQ)/Trans* People

Priorities from Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Queer (LGBQ)/Trans* People

Left Out: Why Many LGBTQ+ People Aren’t Accessing Their Right to Housing in the UK

Left Out: Why Many LGBTQ+ People Aren’t Accessing Their Right to Housing in the UK

Data Snapshot: Non-Cisgender Homeless Individuals Face Higher Risk of Being Unsheltered

Data Snapshot: Non-Cisgender Homeless Individuals Face Higher Risk of Being Unsheltered

LGBTIQ+ Homelessness: A Review of the Literature

LGBTIQ+ Homelessness: A Review of the Literature

Not Just a ‘Youth Problem’: LGBT+ Experiences of Homelessness Across the Life Course in Fife, Scotland

Not Just a ‘Youth Problem’: LGBT+ Experiences of Homelessness Across the Life Course in Fife, Scotland

Intersections: The LGBTI II Survey

Intersections: The LGBTI II Survey

Race and Ethnicity

An Aboriginal Cultural Safety Framework for the Specialist Homelessness Sector

An Aboriginal Cultural Safety Framework for the Specialist Homelessness Sector

Ethnic Inequalities and Homelessness in the UK

Ethnic Inequalities and Homelessness in the UK

Toward Equity: Latine Experiences of Homelessness

Toward Equity: Latine Experiences of Homelessness

Webinar: For Indigenous People, Preserving "Home", Culture, and Community is a Human Right

Webinar: For Indigenous People, Preserving "Home", Culture, and Community is a Human Right

Race Equity and Unsheltered Homelessness

Race Equity and Unsheltered Homelessness

Homelessness and Black and Minoritised Ethnic Communities in the UK

Homelessness and Black and Minoritised Ethnic Communities in the UK

Webinar: Housing, Poverty, and Racism in the Movement to End Homelessness

Webinar: Housing, Poverty, and Racism in the Movement to End Homelessness

Podcast: Indigenous Epistemologies & Open Science: Learning from the Land

Podcast: Indigenous Epistemologies & Open Science: Learning from the Land

LAHSA Opportunities for Advancing Racial Equity

LAHSA Opportunities for Advancing Racial Equity

Native American and Indigenous Peoples FAQs

Native American and Indigenous Peoples FAQs

Racial Equity Toolkit

Racial Equity Toolkit

Regional Consultation on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Asia

Regional Consultation on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Asia

Vulnerability to Homelessness, Use of Services and Homelessness Prevention in Black and Minority Ethnic Communities

Vulnerability to Homelessness, Use of Services and Homelessness Prevention in Black and Minority Ethnic Communities

UNOG Library Resource Guide on People of African Descent

UNOG Library Resource Guide on People of African Descent

Racial Disparities in Homelessness Persist: A Data Snapshot

Racial Disparities in Homelessness Persist: A Data Snapshot

Women

‘A Shelter is Not a Home’: Voices of Homeless Women in the City of Tshwane

‘A Shelter is Not a Home’: Voices of Homeless Women in the City of Tshwane

Findings of a Study Exploring Homeless Street Females in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Findings of a Study Exploring Homeless Street Females in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Implementation of the Right to Housing for Women, Girls, and Gender Diverse People in Canada

Implementation of the Right to Housing for Women, Girls, and Gender Diverse People in Canada

Japanese Social Exclusion and Inclusion from a Housing Perspective

Japanese Social Exclusion and Inclusion from a Housing Perspective

Mainstreaming Gender Into Mega-City Development Programs

Mainstreaming Gender Into Mega-City Development Programs

Women's Homelessness: International Evidence on Causes, Consequences, Coping and Policies

Women's Homelessness: International Evidence on Causes, Consequences, Coping and Policies

Women's Land Rights as a Pathway to Poverty Reduction

Women's Land Rights as a Pathway to Poverty Reduction

FEANTSA Women - Community of Practice

FEANTSA Women - Community of Practice

Violence in the Lives of Homeless Women in the City of São Paulo, Brazil

Violence in the Lives of Homeless Women in the City of São Paulo, Brazil

Vivir en la calle: experiencias corporales para pensar los géneros en Bogotá

Vivir en la calle: experiencias corporales para pensar los géneros en Bogotá

Invisibles, Vulnerables, pero Resilientes: Mujeres Migrantes en Situación de Sinhogarismo y Estrategias de Supervivencia Femeninas

Invisibles, Vulnerables, pero Resilientes: Mujeres Migrantes en Situación de Sinhogarismo y Estrategias de Supervivencia Femeninas

Podcast: Programa de vivienda y servicios para mujeres

Podcast: Programa de vivienda y servicios para mujeres