LGBTQ+ Youth and Advocates Report Significant Barriers for Trans and Nonbinary Youth in Public Systems; Call for Urgent Reforms
Today, on International Youth Day, national experts alongside a group of transgender, nonbinary, and gender diverse (“TNGD”) youth with lived experience in child welfare, juvenile legal, and homelessness systems have released a new report highlighting ongoing challenges and harms to young people perpetuated by government-funded systems. “Let youth have a say in their care, in their lives, and in their existence – it is just such a vital part of what I would push for,” said Emilio, one of the youth with lived experience contributors. Safe Havens II: We Must Affirm and Support Transgender, Nonbinary, and Gender Diverse Youth in Out-of-Home Systems combines recommendations […]