Budget Cuts Put Those In LGBT Shelters On Streets
Experts Fear For Safety Of Gay, Lesbian, Transgender Youths Because, In Many Cases, Society Has Turned Its Back
Demonstrators Pack Union Square, Cry Out For Help From City Hall
Lou Young
NEW YORK (CBS) ―
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The problem is already bad and is about to get worse.
Experts told CBS 2 HD on Monday that hundreds of gay, lesbian and transgender young people are now homeless in New York City because of their sexual orientation.
Community advocates are alarmed at budget cuts that threaten to put some of them back out on the street.