Young people in the LGBTQ community experience homelessness at much higher rates than their peers, but one local hero in San Francisco is making a difference after overcoming her own struggles.
Drag queen Linda Summers is a testament to resilience and transformation. When she was 20, Summers didn't have a home for almost three years. She bounced from shelter to shelter until she found comfort and help through the nonprofit, At The Crossroads. 'I feel like there weren't a lot of queer folks around, and it was really hard to connect with the counselors there. I felt I needed to go elsewhere to get support,' Summers recalled.
The Trevor Project reports even higher rates among transgender and nonbinary youth, with around 40% of transgender people and 35% of nonbinary youth experiencing homelessness, compared to 23% of cisgender LGBTQ youth. In Oakland, the situation is similar. Ashlee Banks, who helps young people at the Oakland LGBTQ Center, explained that many of these kids don't have a place to live because their families don't accept them for who they are.
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