Outonthetownmag's Profile. Rick Perry's Unpopular Opinions. How To Explain Gay Rights To An Idiot. Led by the child who simply knew. Equality Florida. Poetic Justice: Rick Perry's anti-gay ad uses. Obama's LGBT Stance. GetEQUAL.org. Young, Gay And Homeless: Fighting For Resources. Hide captionLGBT youth gathered in Union Square in late October to protest New York City's policies toward the homeless. Margot Adler/NPR A number of studies of homeless youth in big cities put forth a startling statistic: Depending on the study, somewhere between 30 and 40 percent of homeless youths identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.
It's largely because gay youths are more often kicked out of their homes than straight youths. And even if they are not kicked out, they may feel so uncomfortable that they leave. In New York City, nearly 4,000 young people are homeless every night — many of them gay. Reaching Out To Homeless Youths On the Christopher Street pier in Greenwich Village, where dozens of gay and transgender youths hang out, Carter Seabron and Elena Wood of Safe Horizon's Streetwork Project hand out snacks, condoms and information. "Would you like a snack? " Wood says not all of them are thrown out of their homes, although many are. 'Living In A Societal Moment'