User talk:Va.97mendez

Hello, I would like to point out some things about the article so it can be improved. In the introduction of the article, several things that LGBT youth of color have to go through are stated. However, these do not give the reasons why these people are discriminated, there is no information to support these statements. An article by the non-governmental organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) gives a better explanation for these issues.

Some of the sources are from blogs, which can make the article biased. Even though, chances are that people of color are actually going through these situations. People’s experiences without being researched are not going to be reliable for most people. Some of the other sources are from news/blog websites that are leaning to one side. The links from Sketch and GSA Network do not work.

When the theater expression is mentioned it distracted me, given that the article talks about the media, it is not relevant to the article to mention the theater part.

In my opinion, it should be added that the term LGBTQ is now LGBTQIA, creating awareness about other communities as well.

Va.97mendez (talk) 02:48, 13 November 2018 (UTC)

Hello, I would like to go deeper on why the LGBTQ of color suffers homelessness, which is not well addressed in the article. This is my contribution.

According to the northwestern journal of law and social policy, homelessness has risen over the years in the U.S., and it has been addressed, however, it has not considered the differences among this population, especially the LGBTQ youth of color. According to studies one of the biggest reasons for LGBTQ youth of color homelessness is that when the person decides to open up and say how they feel; their families turn against them and do not accept them, because of this 20% of the youth have ended up leaving their houses.

Va.97mendez (talk) 03:53, 22 November 2018 (UTC)

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