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    Sex while homeless isn’t always easy, but there are lots of ways you can protect yourself and your community while being sexual and building connections.

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    If you’re experiencing homelessness, or finding yourself without a secure place to stay, you don’t have to navigate things on your own.

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    If you find yourself experiencing homelessness or housing instability, it can feel isolating, like you’re facing hard things alone without support: without family. But you can create your own family.

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    Life feels overwhelming to everyone sometimes, but it feels especially overwhelming when you’re a homeless young person. Here are some tips for plotting your next steps.

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    Even if you can’t live authentically in all aspects of your life, it’s still possible to prioritize gender-affirming self-care wherever you can.

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    If you are facing homelessness, or experiencing housing insecurity, chances are your primary concern is usually finding a safe place to sleep.

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    Housing instability can feel overwhelming. Goal-setting can help you organize your life and take on your needs, step by step.

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    LGBTQ+ people experience homelessness at higher rates not because there is something wrong with us or with being LGBTQ+, but because of homophobia, transphobia and other kinds of bias and bigotry.

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    In survival mode, the idea of true safety can sometimes feel unobtainable. Safety can feel like a privilege that you can’t access at all, or can only have in parts.

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    If you’ve been kicked out, here are some tips to help you assess if adults you meet are trustworthy.