No safe shelter for transgendered homeless
Dec 14th, 2010 | By Gooner
http://www.gaelick.com/2010/12/no-safe-shelter-for-transgendered-homeless/13444/When we think of the Christmas season most of us see presents under Christmas trees and too much food everywhere, however, this is in stark contrast to those among us who are homeless. The recent cold snap made me think a great deal about homelessness and just how disenfranchised those people are.
Gender-nonconforming people are more prone to homelessness due to some obvious reasons. Lack of family support, difficulty gaining respect in the workplace and a host of other issues. A US survey due for release later this month states that 19% of transgendered people had suffered homelessness at some point in their lives.
So what happens when someone approaches a shelter? Well, unfortunately they can be the victim of harassment or even worse, violence.
