Norris, MichelleMichelleNorrisQuilty, AideenAideenQuilty2021-09-272021-09-272020 the A2021-08-01Critical Social Policy0261-0183http://hdl.handle.net/10197/12508There is significant research evidence which demonstrates that LGBTQI+ young people experience higher rates of homelessness than their straight and cis peers. However, estimates of the scale of their over representation in homelessness vary significantly. This partially reflects difficulties in identifying and researching LGBTQI+ homeless youth due to their invisibility within homeless services. Drawing on in-depth interviews with homeless LGBTQI+ youth in Dublin and other Irish cities and with policy makers, homeless service providers and advocacy group representatives, this article reflects on the causes and implications of this invisibility. As its title suggests, the article identifies four interrelated causes of the invisibility – the unreal, unsheltered, unseen and unrecorded nature of LGBTQI+ youth homelessness. The article examines how these factors individually and collectively perpetuate the invisibility of LGBTQI+ homeless youth, impede their access to services for homeless people and reduce the likelihood that homeless services will be tailored to meet their needs and enable them to successfully exit homelessness.enNorris M, Quilty A. Unreal, unsheltered, unseen, unrecorded: The multiple invisibilities of LGBTQI+ homeless youth. Critical Social Policy. October 2020. doi:10.1177/0261018320953328 Copyright © 2020 the Authors Holder). Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications.Homeless servicesLGBT homelessnessYouth homelessnessJournal Article41346849010.1177/02610183209533282020-10-09https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/