WHERE AM I GOING TO GO? INTERSECTIONAL APPROACHES TO ENDING

Additionally, we’d like to acknowledge the advocates and activists, and the local and national government officials who have worked to center the needs of LGBTQ2S youth experiencing homelessness. [...] The experience of homelessness is different for LGBTQ2S youth compared to heterosexual and cisgender youth for various reasons, including high rates of social stigma, and homophobic and transphobic violence on the streets and at shelters and support services. [...] These efforts have included the launch of the True Colors Fund, the first national organization focused solely on the issue of LGBTQ2S youth homelessness, and the LGBTQ2S Youth Homelessness Prevention Initiative. [...] Guided by Opening Doors: Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness, the collaborative is working toward a common goal: To prevent and end homelessness among all youth and young adults by 2020; and to ensure that homelessness among youth and young adults is rare, and when it does occur, that experiences of homelessness are brief and one-time. [...] The anticipated outcome of this book will be the sharing of new knowledge to inform the development of LGBTQ2S-inclusive and affirming systems and service provision at the community, regional and national levels.