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  2. Homelessness among LGBTQ youth in the United States

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    Funding was the most common factor cited as an obstacle to combating homelessness among LGBT youth. [56] Prominent shelters specifically for LGBTQ homeless youth include the Ali Forney Center in New York, named after an African-American transgender teenager who experienced homelessness and was murdered in 1997, [57] and the Ruth Ellis Center in ...

  3. Nearly half of New York’s homeless are LGBTQ+—but ... - AOL

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    Nearly half of New York’s homeless are LGBTQ+—but the only designated shelter for queer adults is a ‘nightmare’ of misconduct and living conditions Sunny Nagpaul July 28, 2024 at 10:10 AM

  4. Homelessness linked to poor mental health among LGBTQ ... - AOL

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    More than 1 in 4 LGBTQ youth have experienced homelessness or housing instability at some point in their lives, a new report from The Trevor Project shows,

  5. Why so many US homeless are LGBT - AOL

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    According to the Ruth Ellis Center, there will be around 1,000 homeless LGBT youth on the street an any given time in Detroit. A disproportionate number of homeless children are gay, often forced ...

  6. True Colors United - Wikipedia

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    A partnership with five federal partners (the U.S. Departments of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Education, Health and Human Services, Justice, and USICH), the LGBTQ Youth Homelessness Prevention Initiative identifies successful strategies to address LGBT youth homelessness and implements them in cooperation with communities around the ...

  7. State Index on Youth Homelessness - Wikipedia

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    Measures to decriminalize homelessness and prevent punitive actions against homeless youth. Provisions for unaccompanied homeless youth to seek legal independence and consent. Specific considerations for the needs of LGBTQ youth and racial minorities, who are disproportionately represented in the homeless youth population.

  8. D.C.’s oldest LGBTQ shelter forced to slash services after ...

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    The longest-running LGBTQ homeless shelter in the nation’s capital has been forced to turn away clients experiencing homelessness, most of them transgender D.C.’s oldest LGBTQ shelter forced ...

  9. Brooklyn Community Pride Center - Wikipedia

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    Services and programs provided by the center include: [8] [9] Health and wellness services for youth, the elderly, and transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals, [10] as well as Brooklyn's first clinic devoted to LGBTQ mental health [1] [11] Homelessness and housing including a laundry facility for use by LGBTQ homeless persons [11]