According to the Williams Institute, up to 40% of homeless youth served by agencies and drop-in centers identify as LGBTQ+. The most cited reasons for this level of homelessness is discrimination and family rejection.
My child identifies as LGBTQ+ and I cannot fathom kicking them out on the street simply because I was unwilling to accept the way they were created. It is heartbreaking. Being homeless as a teenager or young adult must be terrifying and many people The Circle serves have lived through very traumatic events. My own experience as an ally hearing the stories of people in the LGBTQ+ community has been an education in surviving traumatic experiences with grace, dignity and humor. They truly know how to laugh through the pain.
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