Comments on: Siciliano: LGBT teen homelessness is an epidemic http://www.365gay.com/opinion/siciliano-lgbt-teen-homelessness-is-an-epidemic/ The daily news source for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:48:18 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Rob Stonehouse http://www.365gay.com/opinion/siciliano-lgbt-teen-homelessness-is-an-epidemic/comment-page-1/#comment-22845 Rob Stonehouse Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:09:17 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=3430#comment-22845 Similarly to what other people have said, we the homosexual community have gained many roll models over the last few years, I/E, Mathew Mitchel the Australian Olympian who won a gold medal for diving, certainly a model for young gay men and boys. But roll models are not enough for homeless youth especially those who are deprived of the love of their families during what is for them the most difficult time in their lives. It is my belief that we must unite in some way to assist these unfortunates we who have lived long lives in the shelter of our anonymity, owe it to those who have had the courage to come out to support them in their time of need. we ar4e capable of self love why cant we show a fragile youth some love and kindness to help him or her through the gut wrenching realization that those whose love they took for granted have just turned on them with the same disregard that the animal world shows to those that cannot fulfill the roll that is expected. their world that they grew up in has been torn from them and they are left in a sea of insecurity. c'mon all of us lets unite and show the rest of the world that we are stronger and more resilient than they think. ROBERTO. Similarly to what other people have said, we the homosexual community have gained many roll models over the last few years, I/E, Mathew Mitchel the Australian Olympian who won a gold medal for diving, certainly a model for young gay men and boys. But roll models are not enough for homeless youth especially those who are deprived of the love of their families during what is for them the most difficult time in their lives.
It is my belief that we must unite in some way to assist these unfortunates we who have lived long lives in the shelter of our anonymity, owe it to those who have had the courage to come out to support them in their time of need. we ar4e capable of self love why cant we show a fragile youth some love and kindness to help him or her through the gut wrenching realization that those whose love they took for granted have just turned on them with the same disregard that the animal world shows to those that cannot fulfill the roll that is expected. their world that they grew up in has been torn from them and they are left in a sea of insecurity. c’mon all of us lets unite and show the rest of the world that we are stronger and more resilient than they think. ROBERTO.

]]> By: Alex http://www.365gay.com/opinion/siciliano-lgbt-teen-homelessness-is-an-epidemic/comment-page-1/#comment-22633 Alex Sun, 28 Sep 2008 06:40:34 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=3430#comment-22633 We have some very prominent gay and lesbian people out there (Ellen, George Michael, Elton John, David Geffen, Rosie O'Donnell etc.) who have a few bucks, and it makes me wonder why there aren't more LGBT teen shelters like the Ali Forney Center? We need them, since the ones are filled to capacity. And that was a terrible fate for Ali Forney...no one should have to be placed in that situation just because they're gay. We have some very prominent gay and lesbian people out there (Ellen, George Michael, Elton John, David Geffen, Rosie O’Donnell etc.) who have a few bucks, and it makes me wonder why there aren’t more LGBT teen shelters like the Ali Forney Center? We need them, since the ones are filled to capacity.

And that was a terrible fate for Ali Forney…no one should have to be placed in that situation just because they’re gay.

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