Housing and all that it provides—from a door to lock to protection from violence and the elements—is a human right.
Janetta Johnson, executive director of the
Policing not only fails to prevent sexual violence against unhoused women—it also makes them more vulnerable. Police and other officials commonly destroy unhoused people’s tents and survival equipment in the course of their enforcement of laws against camping, sleeping and resting in public space. A tent doesn’t compare to having a door to lock, but can still provide some privacy and protection from violence and the elements.
“Everybody is vulnerable out there because you don’t have a door to lock,” says Friedenbach. “For women in terms of sexual assault and then for trans women in particular, you have this other layer where you have homophobia and transphobia … If you’re always outdoors, then you’re going to be the first person who’s going to be the victim of that. We constantly see people getting attacked while they’re sleeping, which is a very vulnerable place to be in.
On April 18, California’s governor announced a partnership with a major hotel chain to house unhoused people in over 5000 vacant rooms across the state. Under pressure from Friedenbach and other activists, San Francisco’s board of supervisors voted unanimously to procure 7000 vacant hotel rooms to prevent coronavirus spread among homeless residents of San Francisco.
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