A Public Ethics Approach Focused on the Lives of Diverse LGBTQ Homeless Youth

Johnson, Richard Greggory; Rivera, Mario A.; López, Nancy

doi:10.1080/10999922.2017.1342217

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“…A guiding principle inherent in public ethics is that government officials are obliged to serve all members of the public, irrespective of who they are or where their lives have taken them (Johnson, Rivera, and Lopez 2018). Although municipal LGBTQ+ efforts have increased significantly in recent years, there are still limited policies, programs, and initiatives for this target population (Human Rights Campaign n.d.‐a).…”

Section: Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…LGBTQ+ civil rights may originate with any of the three branches of government at the federal, state, or local level, but the scope and the longevity of a given right often depends on the institution that granted it (Knauer 2012). More specifically, the most significant single achievement of the LGBTQ+ movement in promoting civil rights has been its successful struggle for marriage equality in the United States (Johnson, Rivera, and Lopez 2018). This momentous win was not a clear or easy path to policy; it involved numerous key actors, levels of government, and branches of government.…”

Section: Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Public Integrity recently published a symposium addressing one of the most prevalent issues impacting local‐level LGBTQ+ administration and policy, youth homelessness. Some specific examples of local‐level LGBTQ+ municipal efforts in this symposium involve policing methods (McCandless 2018), learning from the success of other municipalities (Dolamore and Naylor 2017), multisector approaches to address the pressing challenges of homelessness among LGBTQ+ youth (Norman‐Major 2018), absent inclusion policies for problems facing homeless transgender youth (Sellers 2018), public library services for LGBTQ and gender variant youth (Robinson 2016), and public ethics and administration approaches to ethical dilemmas in dealing with homeless LGBT youth in the twenty‐first century (Johnson 2018; Johnson, Rivera, and Lopez 2018).…”

Section: Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

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LGBTQ+ Civil Rights: Local Government Efforts in a Volatile Era

Elias

2020

Public Administration Review

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LGBTQ+ issues at the local level pose some of the most pressing civil rights challenges in the current U.S. context. This analysis provides insight into what is taking place in major municipalities and how these efforts can be improved to bolster equity and civil rights for LGBTQ+ populations. At a time when identity, language, and public sector values are inherently intertwined and constantly changing, the following question is ripe for analysis: how are major U.S. municipalities addressing the civil rights needs of the LGBTQ+ population? To answer this question, an analysis of government websites from the top 10 U.S. cities by population is conducted, examining the policies, programs, and services that municipalities offer LGBTQ+ residents and the language used to frame these policies, programs, and services as expressions of power, representations of identity, and the website presentation itself. Evidence for Practice • Municipalities should adopt comprehensive policies, programs, and services to promote LGBTQ+ civil rights that take into account the varied needs of their diverse populations. • The language used in LGBTQ+ policies, programs, and services should be carefully considered, because language has the potential to build inclusion and trust among administrators and LGBTQ+ residents. • Municipalities should not only develop more inclusive LGBTQ+ policies, programs, and services but also work to improve their accessibility and web presence so that knowledge of these efforts is readily available to LGBTQ+ individuals. Her forthcoming work includes two coedited volumes: Ethics for Contemporary Bureaucrats: Navigating Constitutional Crossroads and Handbook of Gender and Public Administration.

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Section: Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

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LGBTQ+ Civil Rights: Local Government Efforts in a Volatile Era

Elias

2020

Public Administration Review

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“…His eventual death implicated public administration in several ways, not the least of 6 which by showcasing the insufficiency of services available for LGBT individuals, especially those with AIDS (Hallas, 2009). Further, popular culture has showcased racism in the LGBTQ community and the diversity of the community, and it has been integral to fostering greater acceptance (Becker, 2006;Johnson, Rivera, & Lopez, 2018). Popular culture has particularly impacted LGBT youth, who have found popular culture a vehicle to explore and express identity (Stulberg, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

Popular Culture Informing Public Administration: Messages and Prospects for Social Equity

McCandless

Elias

2020

Public Integrity

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“…There is also research on the specific problems LGBT+ people may face, such as homelessness, for example in the context of the minimal state provision in North America (Ecker, 2016), and the extensive literature on the victimisation of LGBT+ people (Namaste, 1996), and in-turn the victimisation of people by law enforcement services, especially when sexual or gender identity intersects with race or ethnicity (Johnson, Rivera, & Lopez, 2018).…”

Section: Lgbt+ Lives and Public Administrationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Achieving Equality in Progressive Contexts: Queer(Y)Ing Public Administration

Matthews,

Poyner

2020

Public Administration Quarterly

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In many countries, including the UK, the majority of legal impediments to equality for LGBT+ people have been removed, and legislation actively promotes equality for LGBT+ people. While a great deal of research and activism through public administration remains, rightly, focused on achieving political and legal equality in states where this is the case, we suggest that in progressive contexts research and scholarship now needs to move to “queerying" everyday public administration. Through an empirical study of housing and homelessness services in Scotland, UK, we show that the insights of queer theory, used to unpack the everyday ways in which administrative processes (re)create compulsory heterosexuality, as well as the continued direct and indirect discrimination LGBT+ service users may face, can open-up a new research agenda for public administration where queer theory can be applied more widely.

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A Public Ethics Approach Focused on the Lives of Diverse LGBTQ Homeless Youth

Cited by 14 publications

References 47 publications

LGBTQ+ Civil Rights: Local Government Efforts in a Volatile Era

LGBTQ+ Civil Rights: Local Government Efforts in a Volatile Era

Popular Culture Informing Public Administration: Messages and Prospects for Social Equity

Achieving Equality in Progressive Contexts: Queer(Y)Ing Public Administration

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