Inside the tragedy of transgender homelessness
May 21, 2024•13 min•Season 5Ep. 234
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Episode description
Trans men, women, and nonbinary young people are twice as likely to experience homelessness compared to cis-queer men and women.
Australian research found that one in five young trans people have experienced homelessness and data from the Trans Justice Project saw an increase in anti-trans hate in the year leading up to April 2023
Activists say we are not doing enough to support the transgender community in their moment of need, Laura Pettigrew from the LiSTNR Newsroom joins Simon Beaton to talk us through details.
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