In the US, 40% of homeless youth are LGBT and gay teens are twice as likely to attempt suicide and twice as likely to succeed.— Tom Coates (@tomcoates) June 15, 2017
These things are mostly fought by small and sometimes local charities, and they never have the funding they need to make a big impact— Tom Coates (@tomcoates) June 15, 2017
Groups like https://t.co/LV7h5zlYXv directly help people as do the various local helplines around the country like https://t.co/7nEaeqMEfC— Tom Coates (@tomcoates) June 15, 2017
These LGBT kids are often thrown out of their homes by their own families, or scared to death of their schools and environments— Tom Coates (@tomcoates) June 15, 2017
If we can keep them going and support them through these incredibly difficult teen years they can thrive and contribute.— Tom Coates (@tomcoates) June 15, 2017
In fact, in San Francisco - where many gay homeless teens end up - they are among the most successful groups to get off the street.— Tom Coates (@tomcoates) June 15, 2017
But every year they are replaced by more and more new, desperate, young people. Support for these services can have a huge impact.— Tom Coates (@tomcoates) June 15, 2017
They need consistent, reliable funding rather than one-off donations. A small trust that could keep them running consistently would be huge.— Tom Coates (@tomcoates) June 15, 2017
Great one! I'd add @TrevorProject to the list of orgs supporting this group with Suicide Prevention Hotlines, Text conversations & chats.— Brian Thurston (@brian_thurston) June 15, 2017
Supporting @YouthCareSEA would be also a great way for Jeff to focus on local homeless LGBTQIA youth.— Heather Ure (@riotheatherrr) June 16, 2017
Also @rec_detroit, which serves homeless LGBT youth in Detroit & surrounding areas. They meet immediate needs and do long term research.— Nikka Landau (@nikkalandau) June 16, 2017
Also Youth on Fire, a youth homeless shelter in Harvard Square, is closing due to lack of funds. https://t.co/btYIWbnaYd— Justin (@jsaif99) June 16, 2017