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Philly establishing transgender shelter

Started by SandraJane, October 29, 2011, 09:41:04 PM

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October 29, 2011, 09:41:04 PM
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Philly establishing transgender shelter*

Published: October 16, 2011 8:40 p.m. | Last modified: October 17, 2011 12:38 p.m. | Retrieved from the Internet on October 29, 2011


http://www.metro.us/philadelphia/local/article/998560--philly-establishing-transgender-shelter


When Jaden Hensley visited the Appletree Center homeless intake center on Cherry Street seeking shelter one September night, the transgender man found yet another place that he didn't fit in.

"We don't take transgenders," a security guard told Hensley, he recalls. A city spokesman said there's no such provision.

"It's against city policy to discriminate against LGBTs in city-funded programs," said Sade Ali, deputy commissioner of the city Department of Behavioral Health. "Can we monitor 24 hours a day the actions of folks who don't understand the ordinance? I wish we could."

*Note there are linked articles about the center in green at the end of each article. SJ
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