More than 500,000 LGBT youth in the United States at risk of homelessness this winter

Disproportionate impact: 3 to 5% of U.S. population identifies as gay or lesbian, yet up to 40% of homeless youth identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender.

Download the full report at http://www.thetaskforce.org/downloads/reports/reports/HomelessYouth.pdf

“It is a national disgrace that 20 to 40 percent of homeless youth are lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender. It is a further disgrace that federal programs that assist homeless young people have been pitifully underfunded. The Task Force calls on the president and the new Congress — as they begin this Monday to focus on the federal budget — to address the unmet social service needs of all vulnerable Americans. That means recognizing and addressing the epidemic of homelessness among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth.” — Matt Foreman, Executive Director, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 — According to a new report, Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth: An epidemic of homelessness, released nationally today by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force in collaboration with the National Coalition for the Homeless, between 20 and 40 percent of homeless youth identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender.