Halsey shares homelessness reality with story of debating sex work

April 7, 2019

Halsey was honored by a youth homeless organization at an event in Los Angeles over the weekend, and opened up about her experience with homelessness during a speech.

The event was called “Ending Youth Homelessness: A Benefit For My Friend’s Place.”

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In her speech, she not only talked about her experience with being homeless, but also how she considered sex work to make money during the difficult time of her life.

“When I was living in New York, I was a teenager. My friends were picking out decorations for their dorms, and I was debating on whether or not I should let a stranger inside of me so I could pay for my next meal,” she said. “It wasn’t because I did something bad. It wasn’t because something was wrong with me, and it wasn’t because my parents didn’t love me — because they did very much.”

“But a series of unfortunate circumstances led me to be in that position, and it can happen to absolutely anyone,” she continued.

She also added the importance of helping people who are homeless because it’s the right thing to do.

“We shouldn’t help these people because there’s a chance they could turn into a celebrity,” she said. “We shouldn’t help because ‘They could make something of themselves!’ Because they are something right now.”

You can watch Halsey’s entire speech below.

Halsey also just dropped a teaser for her upcoming collab track with BTS, which you can watch below. The song “Boy With Luv” is set to drop on April 12 at 5 a.m. EST.