LGBTHomelessYouth
LGBTHomelessYouth
LGBTHomelessYouth
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About the authors<br />
Andrew Cray is a Policy Analyst for the LGBT Research and Communications<br />
Project at the Center for American Progress. His work includes advocating for<br />
LGBT inclusion and engagement in state implementation of the Affordable Care<br />
Act, raising awareness of health insurance policies that improve coverage for<br />
LGBT families, LGBT-inclusive data collection, and improving outcomes and<br />
support for LGBT youth.<br />
Katie Miller is a Research Assistant with the LGBT Research and<br />
Communications Project at the Center for American Progress. Miller spent the<br />
first half of her undergraduate education at the U.S. Military Academy, where she<br />
was ranked eighth in her class of more than 1,000 cadets. An aspiring Army officer,<br />
Miller could not reconcile her pride in her position with the daily half-truths<br />
required from her under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” In 2010, she made national<br />
headlines by announcing her resignation from West Point on live television and<br />
revealing her sexuality to the American public.<br />
Laura E. Durso is the Director of the LGBT Research and Communications<br />
Project at the Center for American Progress. Using public health and intersectional<br />
frameworks, she focuses on the health and well-being of LGBT communities,<br />
data collection on sexual orientation and gender identity, and improving the<br />
social and economic status of LGBT people through public policy.<br />
Acknowledgements<br />
This research was supported by a grant from the Palette Fund.<br />
The authors would like to thank Anthony Armstrong of the Zebra Coalition and<br />
Nathan Manske of I’m From Driftwood for their contributions to this report, as<br />
well as Tony, Sassafras Lowrey, and other contributors who shared their stories<br />
with us. Thanks and appreciation also go to David Hudson, Jason Mogavero, and<br />
the hardworking Editorial team for their guidance and feedback in writing this<br />
report. We would also like to thank the Palette Fund for their generous assistance<br />
in supporting the efforts of the Center for American Progress to address LGBT<br />
youth homelessness.<br />
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