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"scared for our lives" sounds like the same line police officers trot out and repeat over and over when they kill someone they ought not have. I think that sort of claim evokes a negative reaction when it seems like the sentiment is unfounded based on the circumstances because it feels like the person saying it isn't being genuine but just trying to manipulate people.

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A disproportionate number of homeless youth identify as LGBT+. LGBT+ youth are overrepresented in the populations of youth who are at risk of arrest. Is it unfounded to assume that those same people are maybe dependent on precarious work, like creating porn to sell on a third-party platform, to make a living?

> A disproportionate number of homeless youth identify as LGBT+. LGBT+ youth are overrepresented in the populations of youth who are at risk of arrest.

I haven't heard that before. Is there any data to support this?

I quoted the Wikipedia almost verbatim. Studies are referenced in the footnotes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homelessness_among_LGBT_youth_... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_people_in_prison

Just to clarify, the aforementioned disproportionate representation is with "street children" not homeless youth as a whole.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_children#United_States

I don't understand. Could you clarify how (where?) the referenced article is countering that statement?

Even if that's the case, it'd be a moot point unless they are arguing that making child porn is acceptable if you would be homeless instead.

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