Life on the Streets: A Personal Account

What's it like out here on th- on these streets for you?

Right now it's hot as hell, which is not helping, but-

Right

... it's, it sucks. It really does because all day I'm just

trying to get some money to get some dope, and that's just my whole life right

now is just getting dope.

Getting money for dope?

Yeah.

How are you managing to make money?

Um, on the train I, like, ask people for money.

Sometimes I'll do, like, dates with men.

Sometimes I'll steal just anything.

You're doing dates at 18?

Yeah. It sucks. I hate it, but...

Jeez, it's rough out here, man. It's really rough out here.

Oh, man, I'm so sorry to hear about your

circumstance.

Um,

sheesh. W- what, what are, like, your, uh... What are your dates like? What...

How do them men treat you?

Some of them are, like, fucking assholes.

Um, and they don't respect

anything, and some of them are just nice and, like, probably, like,

just

lonely men.

Um, but none of them are fun. I hate it.

How much are you making out here on these streets daily?