In this report, we use evidence gathered from reports, academic articles, laws, policies,
global databases, and civil society contributions to highlight the criminalization of
homelessness and poverty in different regions, countries, and social contexts. We seek
to expand on what the Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
(SOGI) has expressed in previous reports, about how ‘exclusionary processes lead to a
disproportionate representation of LGBT people […] within the homeless population’
and how subsequently ‘homelessness can result in further exclusion, criminalization
and stigma.