QUEER PRIDE: Coming out of the closet, landing on the streets By Sandisiwe Shoba
Residents can stay at Pride for three months. For Laurika, this is not enough time to get back on their feet.When you come here from the street you’ve been exposed to weather, robbery and drugs. You are emotionally and physically broken.”
According to Janette Richter, the house manager at Pride, the question of whether three months is enough time at the shelter has two answers: Yes and no.Some people make an effort to reclaim their lives while others tend to take things for granted,” she said. According to Matthew Clayton, research, advocacy and policy co-ordinator at The Triangle Project — a non-profit human rights organisation for the queer community — a large catalyst for homelessness is family rejection.It can also be a driver of other aggravating factors like mental health issues or substance abuse,” he said.
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