The U.
K.’s LGBTQ homeless community will be getting its first permanent crisis shelter to address the growing number of people sleeping on the street,reports NBC.
The U.
K. is facing a growing epidemic as homelessness increases at an alarming rate a recent government report marked homelessness as a “national crisis.” Between 2010 and 2016, the number of homeless people increased 134 percent, and with LGBTQ people comprising 24 percent of homeless people under the age of 25. U.K.-based LGBTQ advocacy group The Albert Kennedy Trust reported that the increasing rate of homelessness among LGBTQ youths is due to social stigma and family rejection.
A successful pilot project started earlier this year is allowing Britain to get its first LGBTQ crisis shelter to address the homelessness issue.
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Source: inquisitr.com