By Lin Taylor and Cormac O Brien
LONDON, May 15 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Apart from being spat on and urinated on when he slept rough in London for over a year, 52-year-old Chabahn had to contend with another daily threat: being abused and attacked for his sexuality.
Chabahn, who is gay but kept it hidden on the streets, said living with HIV was an additional burden that some mainstream shelters did not have the capacity to support him with.
“When it comes to being LGBT, the amount of discrimination on the street is rather high. There is no safety, you have to fend for yourself,” said Chabahn, who declined to give his full name.
“You have to become a very good actor and you have to be someone that you are not.”
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