Mississippi is getting its first-ever LGBTQ+ shelter — Here's where
The Jack Myers House opens on June 28, offering services for members of the queer community experiencing homelessness, domestic violence, and sex trafficking.
June 5, 2024
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D.C. to Open First LGBTQ+ Homeless Shelter For Adults
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser joined community leaders to celebrate the ribbon cutting of the shelter funded by the Biden-Harris administration's American Rescue Plan Act.
July 18, 2022
Marsha's House, NYC LGBTQ+ Shelter, Accused of Abuse and Neglect
The shelter is the only one in the city's system dedicated to LGBTQ+ adults.
February 10, 2022
LGBTQ+ Youth Shelter Lost Its Funds — Questions Arise Around Budget
Casa Ruby, founded in 2012, provides a variety of services to LGBTQ+ youth in Washington, D.C.
September 30, 2021
How community 'goodwill' helped open a new shelter for LGBTQ+ young adults in Harlem
Here's how the Ali Forney Center's new shelter for LGBTQ+ youth in Harlem came together after five years.
November 21, 2025
Why Homeless LGBTQ+ Youth in One City Engage in Survival Sex
Local advocates believe a shelter for LGBTQ+ youth would help stop the practice.
April 19, 2023
UPDATE: Gunmen Open Fire at Cancun Resort Popular With LGBTQ+ Guests
A group organized by the LGBTQ+ travel company Vacaya sheltered in place with others during the shootout, which was apparently between rival drug gangs.
November 5, 2021
Photographer Mike Ruiz's newest project showcases LGBTQ+ success through portraits
Photographer Mike Ruiz is celebrating the success stories of the nation's largest LGBTQ+ homeless shelter, the Ali Forney Center.
June 27, 2024
Evacuating from the Los Angeles fires? Here are some resources to help
Here's the latest information on shelters, closures, and free services for those impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires.
January 9, 2025
The Battle to Protect LGBTQ+ Homeless Youth
The cards are stacked against not only queer unhoused youth, but the people who serve them.
August 23, 2020
NYC's Ali Forney Center Expands Reach to Kentucky, Arkansas, Poland
Through a new program, Ali Forney is advising groups in other cities how to help homeless LGBTQ+ youth.
December 5, 2020
LGBTQ Groups Sue Trump Admin Over Discrimination Related to COVID-19
The groups sued over Health and Human Services' refusal to enforce Obama-era nondiscrimination rules for homeless shelters and senior programs.
March 19, 2020
How the U.S. is betraying LGBTQ+ communities worldwide
Lives are on the line as shelters close, programs shut down, and vulnerable individuals are left without support, writes All Out's Matthew Beard.
February 24, 2025
20 LGBTQ Ugandans Arrested for Allegedly Flouting Social Distancing
Police say the arrestees were violating social distancing orders, but an activist says they were targeted for their identity.
April 1, 2020
LGBTQ+ Ugandans Arrested for Violating Social Distancing to Be Freed
Prosecutors agreed to withdraw the charges, and the men and women will be released after spending nearly 50 days in jail.
May 19, 2020
Day of Silence Goes Virtual But Stays Visible
LGBTQ youth will still draw attention to silence and erasure, then break the silence with a livestreamed rally.
April 24, 2020
D.C. Mayor Bowser: Not a Closeted Lesbian But a Proud Straight Ally
Asked if she was a lesbian in the closet, Muriel Bowser said she's not closeted, then clarified that she's proud to be a straight ally to LGBTQ+ people.
July 15, 2022
Casa Ruby Founder Resigns After Major Grant Loss, Blames 'The System'
"I realized that I cannot fight the system," Ruby Corado said. "The system is not meant to support people who are in need."
October 6, 2021
Trans Woman Asia Jynaé Foster Shot to Death in Houston
Foster is the 38th trans American known to have died by violence in 2020.
November 23, 2020
LGBTQ+ Activist Edafe Okporo Is Building Bridges
The gay Nigerian refugee who is one of The Advocate's People of the Year isn't waiting for someone else to make the U.S. a better place.
December 9, 2021