Since its Broadway debut, the Tony-Award winning Best Musical Kinky Boots has been working with the True Colors Fund to give lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) young people who are at risk of or are experiencing homelessness opportunities to learn about career … Read More
The Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act is a vital piece of legislation that would reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA). RHYA is our nation’s only federal law that specifically funds vital services for youth experiencing homelessness. The … Read More
In August, the LGBT Rural Summit Series dropped by Jackson, Mississippi, continuing its tradition of spreading information, federal policy updates, and messages of acceptance to rural America. The Jackson Free Press covered the event and its implications in a recent article: Ashlee Davis … Read More
We’re excited to announce that M4D3‘s (Make A Difference Everyday) True Colors Collection is available now for presale! M4D3, a shoe and apparel company focused on creating social change, has partnered with our co-founder Cyndi Lauper to bring you a collection that both … Read More
An advocate from Montana, Bentley Burdick is a 2015 True Fellow, a writer, and an advocate for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) community and homeless youth population. His blog, ‘Caught Under Glass,’ is his community project for the … Read More
This week, Washington, D.C. is conducting its first-ever Point-In-Time (PIT) count of youth experiencing homelessness. The count, which runs from August 17-25, will help give the District an idea of the number of youth experiencing homelessness in the city, as … Read More
Earlier today, the White House announced that it had appointed its first openly transgender staff member. Raffi Freedman-Gurspan, a former policy advisor at the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE), makes history as she begins her new position as Outreach and Recruitment Director … Read More
New website. New ways to get involved. We’re excited to announce to you the new and improved truecolorsunited.org! As you may have heard, we’re phasing out the Forty to None Project as a separate entity in order to simplify things a … Read More
The True Colors Fund is proud to partner with Transgender Law Center and GSA Network to launch TRUTH, a national storytelling campaign that aims to build empathy, understanding, and a movement for transgender and gender non-conforming youth and their families … Read More
On Thursday, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray released an action plan to promote safety, acceptance, and inclusion for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) people in Seattle. “Seattle has long been a place where everyone can find an accepting and … Read More