"We can't find a safe or secure environment to be ourselves": Takatāpui/LGBTIQ+ homelessness in Aotearoa New Zealand (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy). University of Otago.
'I heard stories about property managers asking people if they were okay with two men renting the house next door when they, the prospective neighbours,
LGBTIQ+ people are disproportionately impacted by homelessness. To address this, we need to understand their upstream experiences of housing instability. This Briefing reports the findings and implications of a study focused on LGBTIQ+ people’s experiences of housing instability.
Housing needs to be viewed as a human right. At a minimum, we need political changes such as greater enforcement of the Healthy Homes Standards and improvements to the Tenancy Tribunal process.