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Ali He'shun Forney (April 12, 1975 – December 5, 1997) was an African-American gay and gender non-conforming [1] transgender youth who also used the name Luscious. [2]Forney was a peer counselor of and advocate for homeless lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth and was killed on the street in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City.
Ali Forney Center marchers in 2011. AFC has served homeless LGBTQ youth in New York since 2002. [7] The organization was founded by Carl Siciliano. [3] When AFC first opened, it had only six beds. [8] Siciliano, who knew and respected Forney, recalls that it was a challenge to secure funding for the first two years of the organization's ...
Having recently been among the designers invited to attend the Ali Forney Center’s “A Place at the Table” gala, Willy Chavarria spoke of how homelessness is affecting youths throughout the U ...
In fact, in New York City alone, studies have found that LGBTQ+ youth comprise up to 40% of the homeless youth population. Headquartered in New York, the Ali Forney Center, is on a mission to ...
But I bought it all. I bought the cow and the farm,” said Shumake, who works at New York’s Ali Forney Center, which protects homeless LGBTQ+ youth. “I make a five-figure [income] at a nonprofit.
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 ...
Kingston/Hudson Valley — Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center; New York City — Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center; New York City — Ali Forney Center; New York City — Callen-Lorde Community Health Center
Through June 30, 100% of the proceeds from this collection will support LGBTQ+ youth and family organizations such as the Ali Forney Center, which works with youth at risk of homelessness.