LGBTQIA+ folx are greatly overrepresented in homelessness.
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And much like the cycles of poverty and homelessness more broadly, the intersections of one’s identity matter a lot on if one can exist as a full functioning citizen in our society, let alone how. However, since the Supreme Court ruled to guarantee the right to same-sex marriage in June of 2015, we have seen policies pushed that make it more difficult to be a member of the LGBTQIA+ community in Texas, specifically for transgender or gender-nonconforming Texans. We have had to fight to get to where we are now with marriage equality and Pride celebrations becoming more accepted pillars of our cities summer calendars. I begin with this reminder because activism is at the heart of the LGBTQ+ community, and for good reason. Folx were in the streets protesting police brutality and calling for the rights of their fellow community members just as our elders were pushing back for three nights at the Stonewall Inn beginning June 28th, 1969–now remembered and celebrated with the Pride parades we see today. Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) ProgramĪs we wrap up celebrating a more traditional Pride season full of parties and parades after a year of staying at home, I want to highlight how last year’s Pride season returned to its roots with the Uprising for Black Lives.2022 Texas Conference on Ending Homelessness.