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Allegra and Amalie are two queers tree huggers. Our podcast is a collaborative exploration of the links between queerness and environmental justice. We’re asking what it means to be queer in the environmental justice movement, how we can address barriers to queer environmentalism, and what the environmental movement can learn from queer justice struggles. Join our disruptive knowledge journey to create resources for queering conversations about climate, biodiversity, and other environmental issues.

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Homelessness and the Front Lines of Climate Change

February 25, 2024 • Queers Hug Trees • Season 1 • Episode 4

Climate change exacerbates existing social issues, and homelessness in Canada is one of them. This week, we delve into the intersection between queer youth, housing vulnerability, and climate change. Allegra shares studies which show queer and trans youth are more likely to become homeless, but face more barriers to accessing shelter. Amalie brings to light the ways in which we can engage in direct actions to challenge these patterns of gender policing, which are not only threatening homeless people's access to safety, but seeping into Canadian legislation.

To find out more about queer homelessnes in Canada, read Dr. Alex Abramovich's chapter titled No Fixed Address: Young, Queer, and Restless , Lyon et al.'s (2016) study on Trans and Two-Spirit Access to Housing, or visit the Homeless Hub.

Find out more about RainCity Housing, a Vancouver-based hub for homeless youth.

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