Today is the 5th anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting. 49 people were murdered. The most deaths of any mass shooting by 1 gunman ever in the US. (until surpassed by the Vegas shooting 1 year later). 5 years ago today waking up to the news. That morning my organization Gender Justice League was asked …
Tag: LGBTQ
Math, #40toNoneDay
On April 27th I saw on Twitter, a hashtag #40toNoneDay which was referencing the fact that 40% of homeless youths identify as LGBTQ. This is a staggering number, 40%. I thought that this number needed much more analysis. According to Wikipedia, the total number of homeless youths out there is about 2.5 million in 2013. …