• Equality Utah - LGBTQ Youth

    2018/06/27 · Helping LGBTQ Homeless Youth in Utah According to the Outreach Resource Center, in Salt Lake City, more than 50% of the homeless youth they serve are LGBTQ youth. The National Conference of State Legislatures estimates that 20% to 40% of homeless youth around the country are LGBTQ youth. ...

  • 40 percent of homeless Utah children identified as lGBT ...

    2013/10/29 · OGDEN — Of Utah’s estimated 5,000 homeless youths, about 40 percent identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. Peterson based her first number, the presence of about 5,000 homeless ...

  • Is Utah's youth suicide rate linked to Utah's culture ...

    2016/07/07 · (KUTV) The number one killer of Utah's kids is suicide according to new numbers from the Utah State Health Department. Utah's youth ages 11 to 17 are dying at their own hands at the three times ...

  • LGBTQ Youth Disproportionately Experience …

    2017/11/15 · Estimates show that LGBTQ youth comprise up to 40 percent of the total unaccompanied homeless youth population, even though they make up five to 10 percent of the overall youth population. Earlier this year, HRC Youth Ambassador Justin Jones discussed his experience as a homeless LGBTQ youth with HRC.

  • LGBT Mormon suicides - Wikipedia

    Teen suicide rates in Utah and the United States have increased over the past decade. Among Utah youth aged 10–17 who died by suicide during 2011-2015 with circumstances data, approximately 40.4% of decedents with information were identified as being religious, with the majority affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

  • LGBT Homelessness - National Coalition for the Homeless

    Fortunately, rates of physical assault of LGBTQ students as well as homophobic statements are at their lowest levels since 2007. LGBT youth are also disproportionately likely to become or remain homeless due to overt discrimination when seeking alternative housing – widespread discrimination in federally funded institutions frequently contributes to the growing rates …

  • The Washington Post - Homeless rates for LGBT teens …

    2017/03/29 · I will never forget the father who told me, on a first date, about his transgender son, who was assigned female gender at birth but identifies as male. Not all parents are as accepting of their ...

  • Safe Horizon | Youth Homelessness Statistics & Facts

    Description Young homeless people often become homeless in order to escape violence or abuse happening in their homes such as physical and sexual abuse and neglect. This includes LGBTQ youth (lesbian, gay, bisexual

  • LGBTQ HOMELESS YOUTH FACT SHEET - Safe …

    LGBTQ HOMELESS YOUTH FACT SHEET • LGBTQ stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning. • Homeless youth are typically defined as unaccompanied youth aged 12 to 24 years. The National Alliance to

  • LGBT Homelessness - HUD Exchange

    These plans include strategies to prevent LGBTQ youth from becoming homeless and intervene as early as possible if they do become homeless. The Initiative goals are to (1) Facilitate better local collaboration between

  • LGBTQ Youth Homelessness | Human Rights Campaign

    2015/04/29 · These young people cite running away from home or being rejected by their families because of their LGBTQ status as the two most common reasons for being homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless. The Human Rights Campaign and its public education arm, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, work to prevent youth homeless…

  • True Colors United | Our Issue

    True Colors United is working to level that field so that LGBTQ youth are no more likely to experience homelessness than anyone else. We’ve seen this higher risk reflected in our own research . It’s estimated that about 7% of youth in the United States are LGBTQ, while 40% of youth experiencing homelessness are LGBTQ.

  • COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON HOMELESSNESS - …

    3 | Comprehensive Report on Homelessness It is difficult to measure the scope of homelessness because homeless individuals have no fixed residence and, therefore, move in and out of homelessness often for short periods of time.

  • 23 Dramatic Homeless LGBT Youth Statistics ...

    2017/06/12 · 23 Dramatic Homeless LGBT Youth Statistics Jun 12, 2017 May 30, 2017 by Brandon Gaille One of the most vulnerable demographics today are LGBT youth. Those who identify with this group or are questioning their sexuality ...

  • Homeless Youth in Utah | No More Strangers: LGBT …

    2013/10/02 · What homeless youth need is far beyond what we can buy for them or donate to them. They are the nameless, faceless shadows in the local park, they are in front of the library, lined up to use the bathroom in the morning.

  • Homeless Youth Services - Volunteers of America: Utah

    The Youth Resource Center provides meals, emergency shelter, case management, and support for homeless and at-risk teens ages 15-22. ... The YESS programs provides services to youth ages 16-25 who have serious mental ...

  • Why LGBT youth in Utah consider suicide - …

    2017/06/22 · Why LGBT youth in Utah consider suicide LGBT adults reflect on the isolation they felt in their youth, suicide idealization, and growing up gay in Utah. Some LGBT youth who were raised in strict ...

  • Equality Utah - LGBTQ Resource Guide

    2018/12/05 · Filing a discrimination claim in Utah File a housing discrimination complaint here File a workplace discriminaton complaint here LGBTQ youth GSA Network: how to start a Gay-Straight Alliance GLSEN

  • LGBT Homeless Youth - YouTube

    2017/05/22 · United Nations - There is an estimated 500,000 homeless youth in the United States. 40 percent of them identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender (LGBT.) This feature …

  • Home | Utah Pride Center

    2020/05/04 · Home About Who We Are Board of Directors Our Staff People Of The Utah Pride Center News Contact Us 2019 Annual Report Financials Get Involved DONATION Donate Membership ... Even while our doors are closed

  • Working With Homeless LGBTQ Youth | Lambda Legal

    Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth become homeless at rates that should alarm anyone working in the child welfare and shelter care systems. Many LGBTQ youth feel compelled to run away from their families or child welfare placements after their physical and emotional safety is jeopardized.

  • COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON HOMELESSNESS - …

    pleased to present the 2016 Comprehensive Report on Homelessness in Utah. As in previous years, the intent of this report is to inform interested parties as to the state of homelessness in Utah. This report includes homeless ...

  • Homeless in New Mexico Statistics 2018. Homeless ...

    Find out homeless population statistics for the state of New Mexico, get the data on families, veterans, chronic and youth... As of January 2019, New Mexico had an estimated 3241 experiencing homelessness on any given day, as reported by Continuums of Care to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). ...

  • LGBTQ Homelessness Transgender Policies

    LGBTQ Homelessness Published by the National Coalition for the Homeless June 2017 Background The acronym ratherLGBTQ stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (or Queer). Members of the LGBTQ community often

  • Youth Homelessness Overview

    2019/06/18 · Each year, an estimated 4.2 million youth and young adults experience homelessness, of which 700,000 are unaccompanied minors, meaning they are not part of a family or accompanied by a parent or guardian. On any

  • The Cost of Coming Out: LGBT Youth Homelessness | …

    The Cost of Coming Out: LGBT Youth Homelessness Homelessness is a critical issue for America’s youth. According to the True Colors Fund, a nonprofit organization working to end homelessness in the LGBT community, 1.6 million youth are homeless each year and up to 40 percent of them identify as LGBT.

  • Homelessness among LGBT youth in the United States ...

    The Hetrick-Martin Institute showed that among homeless queer girls aged 13–15 in New York City, that 50% of them were homeless because they were fleeing familial corrective rape. In the background of both these explanations is the fact that, since the family conflicts associated with LGBT youth occur relatively late in a youth's development, …

  • Homelessness & Housing | Youth.gov

    Homelessness is a devastating experience that has a significant negative impact on an individual’s physical and mental health, well-being, functioning, human development, and life trajectory—and LGBT runaway and homeless youth ...

  • LGBTQ Youth and Homelessness | Covenant House

    LGBTQ Youth and Homelessness Youth who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer/questioning are at much greater risk of becoming homeless than their non-LGBTQ friends and classmates. In fact, a groundbreaking study of youth homelessness in the United States in 2017 by Chapin Hall of the University of …

  • Supporting LGBTIQ+ people | Homeless Link

    Supporting LGBTIQ+ people Supporting women who are homeless Trauma Informed Care and Psychologically Informed Environments Working with Mental Health Services Working with prison leavers Your Vote Matters

  • LGBT Homeless Youth Shelters and Residences

    2018/03/12 · Traditional homeless shelters and group homes are not always the right place (or even safe) for LGBT youth. In 2009, Bea Arthur, the star of the TV series The Golden Girls, left $300,000 to the center, and in 2012, the Ali Forney Center announced that the New York City Council and the Manhattan borough president had designated …

  • Utah Homelessness - The City Library

    Homeless Youth Nationally 20-40% of homeless youth identify as LBGTQ(6), in Utah it’s 50-60% (7). One in seven young people between the ages of 10 and 18 will run away (6) 46 percent of runaway and homeless youth reported

  • LGBTQ - Children's Rights

    THE ISSUE Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young people are over-represented in foster care, where they are more likely to experience discrimination, abuse, neglect and the risk of harm. A 2019 study found 30.4 percent of youth in foster care identify as LGBTQ and 5 percent as transgender, compared to …

  • Utah LGBTQ family and youth resource center Encircle ...

    2019/02/14 · Utah LGBTQ family and youth resource center Encircle opens new location in Salt Lake By Nakisha Rigley, KSL.com | Posted - Feb. 14, 2019 at 2:17 p.m. This archived news story is available only for ...

  • Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Homeless Youth: An …

    most twice the rates of sexual victimization. Additionally, LGBTQ youth reported double the rates of sexual abuse before age 12. With respect to substance use, Noell and Ochs (2001) find that LGBTQ homeless youth are more

  • 2016's Shocking Homelessness Statistics - Social Solutions

    2019/06/11 · For many cities, solving homelessness is an ongoing challenge. So, what does homelessness look like in 2016? The following statistics are alarming: 564,708 people in the U.S. are homeless. According to a recent report, over half a million people were living on the streets, in cars, in homeless shelters, or in subsidized transitional …

  • OutFront: Former Mormon Opens Center for LGBTQ Teens ...

    2017/02/24 · Statistics show 20-40 percent of Utah’s homeless teenagers identity as LGBTQ, and that the state has one of the highest suicide rates in the country. The exact cause is unclear, but Dunford ...

  • Encircle invites community to tear down walls, surround ...

    2019/08/07 · Encircle was founded after Larson learned about the high suicide rates in Utah, especially within the LGBTQ community. Gender, romantic and sexual minorities are three times more likely to commit ...

  • Left Behind: LGBT Homeless Youth Struggle to Survive …

    2015/06/11 · Once homeless, they are exposed to the perils of street life: violence, survival sex, and, in some cases, HIV. A day in the life of homeless transgender youth Aug. 3, 2014 01:17 Gay youth ...

  • Understanding the Health Needs of LGBT People

    2 LGBT Concepts & Terminology To understand LGBT populations and their health needs, it is important to first define the dis-tinct core concepts of sexual orientation and gender identity. Sexual orientation is how a person

  • LGBTQ Alcoholism - Alcohol Rehab Guide

    In particular, many LGBTQ youth end up homeless after either running away from or being kicked out by their families. Co-Occurring Disorders in The LGBTQ Community A major contributing factor to higher rates of alcoholism in the LGBTQ community is the minority stress many face, due to sexual orientation.

  • LGBTQ | U NewsWriting

    The growth and acceptance of the LGBTQ community in Utah is largely attributed to the Utah Pride Center and its efforts. According to CityData.com “Utah, where President Bush received more than 70% of the vote in 2004, has moved from 38th in 1990 to 14th in the most recent rankings” of the nation’s ‘gayest’ states.

  • LGBTQ Children, Youth, and Families | The Adoption …

    The Adoption Exchange has compiled information about organizations serving LGBTQ children, youth, and families, including national organizations and organizations based in our member states. We invite you to contact us for more information about organizations that may be of interest to you and/or your family.

  • Movement Advancement Project | LGBT Populations

    Estimates of the LGBTQ adult population in the five inhabited U.S. territories are not available, and so cannot be reflected here. This map shows the percent of same-sex couples raising children in each state, based on data collected by the 2010 U.S. Census and analyzed by the The Williams Institute .

  • The 7 Best Towns in Utah for LGBT Families - Movoto

    2016/07/01 · The best towns in Utah for LGBT families are, in many cases, the best towns in Utah to raise a family, period.Excellent schools, safe neighborhoods, quick access to cultural opportunities, and accessibility to jobs all ...

  • National LGBT Survey: Summary report - GOV.UK

    2018/09/27 · We know from other research that trans people have very high rates of self-harm (for example, a trans mental health study found that around 53% of trans survey respondents have attempted it at ...

  • LGBTQ Youth | StopBullying.gov

    2019/12/05 · Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ) youth and those perceived as LGBTQ are at an increased risk of being bullied. Results from the 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey show that, nationwide, more U.S. high school students who self-identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB) report having been bullied on …

  • Current Statistics on the Prevalence and …

    Research on rates of post-traumatic stress among homeless youth is minimal, but a 1989 study in Hollywood, CA found that rates were up to three times higher than their housed peersliv. Sexual Identity/Orientation Youth who are7 ...

  • Schools | Youth.gov

    Schools can work to create safer environments throughout their building and grounds by adopting the following practices: Create safe spaces, such as counselors’ offices, designated classrooms, or student organizations, where LGBT ...

  • Imagine Dragons' Dan Reynolds Helps Mormons Accept ...

    2018/10/30 · What's alarming to the singer is the fact that suicide rates in Utah teens have tripled since 2008. Though he is a devout Mormon, Reynolds is taking a stand against the church's homophobic views. In 2017, he started the LoveLoud