During this year’s Forty to None Summit, Lyssette Horne spoke on growing up a first generation American, her experiences with homelessness, and how art gave her the voice she’d been longing to hear. I’m an artist, I’m a filmmaker, and … Read More
Transgender Day of Remembrance (#TDOR) is an international day held every November 20 to remember those who lost their lives to anti-transgender violence. Transgender Day of Remembrance was created by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith to honor the memory of Rita Hester, a … Read More
Secretary Castro announces proposed Gender Identity RuleHUD’s new, proposed Gender Identity Rule would ensure transgender men and women seeking shelter receive the proper services that respect their identity. Learn more → hud.gov/lgbt Posted by Secretary Julián Castro on Friday, November … Read More
Across the country, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans are vulnerable to discrimination in the workplace. Only 22 states in our country (plus Washington, D.C.) have state-level laws in place to protect employees from discrimination based on sexual orientation. Of those states, … Read More
Halloween is coming up and (if you’re like us as the True Colors Fund) that means it’s time for costume parties, pumpkin carving, and all kinds of fall festivities! Halloween is a time to have fun with family and friends, … Read More
Despite a mountain of evidence suggesting the immense damage that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) conversion therapy can have on a young person, it remains legal in all but four states (California, New Jersey, Oregon, and Illinois) and Washington, D.C. Expert groups … Read More
Young people in the juvenile justice system are at a particular high risk of experiencing homelessness, with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth being especially vulnerable. While LGBT youth make up about 7% of the general youth population, they account … Read More
On this past Sunday (October 11), Americans celebrated the freedom of living openly and raised their voices in support those who came out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender (LGBT) to loved ones. National Coming Out Day 2015 was a day bursting with love. For … Read More
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community centers are instrumental in the effort to end LGBT youth homelessness. Across the country, centers support and empower over 40,000 people every week by offering needed social services, mental health counseling, cultural programs, recreational activities, libraries, educational programs, … Read More
For lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) young people, coming out is an important process. On October 11, people nationwide will celebrate loved ones as they come out, and together we will recognize the power of living openly. Opening up … Read More