Sarah Golightley

Sarah Golightley is a queer feminist activist, researcher and LGBTQ Domestic Abuse Caseworker for Galop in London. She has an MA in Social Work and is an international speaker on how sexuality and gender identity impacts people's experiences of domestic violence, homelessness, and shelter access.

Demand homes not jails: queer homelessness is being criminalized

Cities globally are starting to criminalize homelessness: banning begging and making free food provision illegal. I work within LGBTQ communities, whose multiple oppressions lead to a high level of homelessness. When I see police disrupting rough sleepers, I remember their life stories.

By Sarah Golightley

/ 19 Mar 2014