For all homeless youth, the most heartbreaking form of rejection would be if the youth were kicked out by a caregiver and subsequently entered into street life when they had nowhere else to go (Schmitz, Rachel, and Kimberly Tyler, 2598). This was the case for Ronald Jackson. Ronald, who is now 23, is a youth from Philadelphia who was kicked out of his home due to conflict with his mom. Sam Newhouse, reported for the Metro Philadelphia, wrote a news article that shared “he became homeless at age 18 when he was tossed from his home after an altercation with his mother” (Newhouse, 2). This is a prime example of how the implications of homelessness among the young person is a direct result of parenting practices. Ronald is just one of many youth
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The youth of the Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) community continue to face struggles, and a result sexual orientation and gender identity continues to be is a huge and sensitive issue in today's society. It is not easy for a young person to “come out” about their gender identity because of the fear of how their parents might feel about their sexuality. The LGBTQ youth’s primary concern is sure to be whether their families reaction will be positive or negative towards their sexual orientation /gender identity (Wilber, 2013). Jason R. Rich, the author of “Growing up Gay in America” states that to a gay teenager, one of the scariest and potentially hardest things they will experience is the prospect of coming out to their parents and family members. Rich explains, that there are no easy answers or solutions for dealing with this fear, nor are there any guaranteed ways to insure their parents will deal with learning that they are gay in a positive manner. If the young person comes out to their friends and their rejected they can always make new friends. However, if their parents and/ or relatives reject them that's much harder to deal with, Especially if the LGBTQ youth is financially dependant on their parents and still living with them. Whatever the case might be, chances are, when the LGBTQ youth come out to their parents, the relationship they shared
The youth of the Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) community continue to face struggles, and a result sexual orientation and gender identity continues to be is a huge and sensitive issue in today's society. It is not easy for a young person to “come out” about their gender identity because of the fear of how their parents might feel about their sexuality. The LGBTQ youth’s primary concern is sure to be whether their families reaction will be positive or negative towards their sexual orientation /gender identity (Wilber, 2013). Jason R. Rich, the author of “Growing up Gay in America” states that to a gay teenager, one of the scariest and potentially hardest things they will experience is the prospect of coming out to their parents and family members. Rich explains, that there are no easy answers or solutions for dealing with this fear, nor are there any guaranteed ways to insure their parents will deal with learning that they are gay in a positive manner. If the young person comes out to their friends and their rejected they can always make new friends. However, if their parents and/ or relatives reject them that's much harder to deal with, Especially if the LGBTQ youth is financially dependant on their parents and still living with them. Whatever the case might be, chances are, when the LGBTQ youth come out to their parents, the relationship they shared