Kicked Out (book)

Kicked Out is a 2010 anthology compiled and edited by Sassafras Lowrey. The book includes personal narratives from homeless and formerly homeless LGBT youth, as well as policy essays from service providers.^[1] The book is intended to serve both as a "guidebook"^[2] and to draw attention to youth homelessness to the broader LGBT community.^[3]

Kicked out

Language	English
Subject	Homelessness, LGBT youth
Publisher	Homofactus Press
Publication date	2010 (2010)
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print
Pages	222 pp
Awards	Lambda Literary Award finalist, Over the Rainbow book (American Library Association)
ISBN	9780978597368
OCLC	557899298

The book calls for not only "more and better resources for at-risk LGBTQ youth, but also a transformation of the structures that maintain the epidemics of homelessness, suicidality, mental illness and addiction in this marginalized population."^[4]

The book's editor, Sassafras Lowrey, lived through homelessness, and shares hir story as part of the anthology.^[5]

Reception

The Lambda Literary Foundation gave the book a positive review, noting that while it acknowledged challenges facing LGBTQ youth, "the work emphasizes coping and resiliency."^[6] Kicked out was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award^[7] and was included on the American Library Association's Rainbow book list^[8] and Over the Rainbow book list.^[1]