Community Forum On Homeless LGBT Youth

ALI FORNEY CENTER TO HOLD COMMUNITY FORUM ON HOMELESS LGBT YOUTH: Sleeping in the streets or walking down the aisle? Prioritizing LGBT youth in our struggle for equality


WHAT: The Ali Forney Center, the nation’s largest organization dedicated to homeless lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth, will host a forum on May 3 at New York’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center.  The forum follows the recent budget put forth by New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state legislature, which would cut funding for homeless youth services by 50 percent, potentially forcing the closure of a number of youth shelter beds, putting vulnerable youth on the street, and disproportionately harming vulnerable LGBT youth.

The forum will examine the struggle to protect the thousands of youths who have been rejected by their families due to homophobia, and their relationship to the broader struggle for LGBT equality.

WHEN/WHERE:

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
Room 101
208 W. 13th St
Tuesday, May 3
7:00 – 9:00 PM