Homeless youth
Couch, car or curb: Defining which young person is ‘homeless’ affects aid state by state
The spectrum of youth homelessness is vast. It includes young children sleeping with their mothers in crowded shelters and families living in tent encampments in public parks. There are teenage runaways who have fled abusive homes to live on the streets and kids who spend their nights hidden in cars or abandoned buildings. But youth […]
Conservative group sues Washington over law to protect trans youth in crisis
A conservative legal organization run by Stephen Miller, previously a senior adviser in the Trump White House, is suing Washington state to challenge a new law meant to protect transgender youth experiencing homelessness or fleeing difficult family situations. America First Legal filed the lawsuit Wednesday over Senate Bill 5599, which allows shelters to notify state […]
Law to protect trans youth in crisis will take effect as repeal effort fails
A new law allowing emergency shelters to notify state authorities rather than parents when a youth seeks refuge as they pursue gender-affirming health care or reproductive services will take effect Sunday after a push to repeal it failed. Opponents needed to turn in valid signatures of at least 162,258 registered voters by Saturday to get […]
Time running out for repeal effort targeting law to protect trans youth in crisis
There aren’t many signs an effort to repeal a new Washington law meant to protect transgender youth who are homeless or fleeing difficult family situations is gaining enough support to make it onto the November ballot. Senate Bill 5599, which allows shelters to notify state authorities instead of parents when a young person seeks refuge […]
Repeal effort targets law to help trans youth in crisis
Voters may get the last word on a new law allowing emergency shelters to notify state authorities rather than parents when a youth seeks refuge as they pursue gender-affirming health care or reproductive services. Opponents contend the legislation undermines the power of parents and will attempt to repeal it with a referendum in November. They […]