Young transsexuals

[jules]

Quick question.
I was checking out some things and read about teenager's who lose ther friends family and get kicked out of there house because they are transsexual.
A lot of the times they wind up on the street,
it's hard enought for them as it is but is there a foundation or a home they can go to to help them, give them a place e to stay and offer support.?
But there would be a age limit Of course.
This has been bugging me all day because iI feel for them and it's boys or girls.
Just wondering.

Jules

[Saffron]

As far as I know there are laws in all countries preventing parents from kicking their kids from home.

But usually the kids won't want to return so in the end they're send to another family member or given in adoption.

In the meanwhile, social services will take care of them.

[Rogina B]

I am in a benefit race tomorrow am for JASMYN,our local area LGBTQ youth center. Most "queer kids" around here get kicked out and disowned by their religious parents..They need a new direction and JASMYN has helped many.Boston has a group called NAGLY doing the same thing.

[KellyJameson]

I grew up in Los Angeles and have lived and worked in San Fran and Seattle and in these three cities I can tell you it is very true with SF seeming to have the highest percentages on the streets.

It is nothing compared to what you see in other countries, where children literally seem to be dumped onto the streets like so much trash.

Gay acceptance is helping reduce the numbers but I think acceptance of transsexuals still has a long way to go.

It sickens me what family does to the lives they bring into the world.

[I Am Paula]

Mealtrans provides food and support for LBGT young people who have been thrown out, or forced out of their homes. The biggest problem is that alot of them get caught up in the sex trade before long. It's a big problem I, unfortunately don't have an answer for.

[Nicole Erin]

In the meanwhile, social services will take care of them.
I don't think anyone could really count on that unless the kids are really young. Social service is more interested in really young kids cause teenagers are harder to adopt off.

[Amy A]

How anyone can turn their back on their own offspring for the 'crime' of being different is beyond me. Especially at a time when they should be providing them with support and a safe environment. It does appear that we still have a long way to go before LGBT people are fully accepted.

[StephanieC]

We too, have an outreach program for youth at our LGBT center. You can support these efforts by volunteering to assist: I'm they would welcome the offer.

I agree with others who find it odd that parents/relatives can be so unloving to these youth. But I think many people are captive by their experiences and have trouble adjusting to other possibilities. Religion is also often a factor.

-stephani

[Saffron]

Unfortunately there are parents who thinks of their children as their property rather than independent living beings.

[tiffanynjcd24]

i still young hun but sometimes i think about it every day since i started my college career

[Jorja]

There are a few foundations that will take in transgendered youth. They are mostly found in the bigger cities. Many of the GLBT organizations also have some type of assistance for them. Where I live it is mostly rural farming communities. We have our fair share. I volunteer to take in these young people until they find other arrangements, come to terms with the parents, or they turn 21. I usually have three to six kids staying with me at any given time.

[Rogina B]

You are such a thoughtful woman,Jorja. It came out in a poster Saturday at the benefit race for the Jax Fl support network that 10 percent of the 400 kids they serve,are homeless because of being kicked out for being different. I think we all should do what we can for these kids as it could have been any of us..