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Danny Heffernan, GLAAD's National News Intern
Photographer Josh Lehrer Raising Awareness of Homeless Transgender Teens
http://glaadblog.org/2011/03/24/photographer-josh-lehrer-raising-awareness/It would be difficult to walk around or take public transportation in most American cities and not notice the large homeless population. Homelessness is as unfortunate as it is ubiquitous. However, public attention has rarely been given to the specific struggles of homeless transgender teens. It is difficult to estimate the exact number of homeless transgender teens in the United States, but a report published by the National Coalition for the Homeless and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force notes that transgender people are disproportionately represented among the national homeless population.
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In the midst of these tragic facts, photographer Josh Lehrer is putting his talents to work for homeless transgender teens in New York City. In a brief video, Josh observes that of the 30,000 homeless teenagers in New York City, a staggering 35 percent are transgender. Josh's ongoing project, "Becoming Visible: Portraits of Homeless Transgender Teens," gives a face to homeless transgender youth in a world that typically overlooks them.
