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222 pages : 25 cm, This volume is collection of essays written by young people who were kicked out of their homes as minors for identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT), as well as a few policy essays from service providers. Diverse contributors ranging in age, experience, and current living situation share stories of perseverance and abuse with poignant accounts of survival. The editors point out that very few urban areas have recognized the need to serve dispossessed LGBT youth by establishing shelters or safe houses; money is tight and public support is often hard to muster. They feel that homelessness of these kids is but a symptom of a larger and more pervasive cultural problem: we are a society that does not value all people, and somehow there seems to be a tacit belief that parents of LGBT youth are entitled to abdicate their responsibility to love and protect the children they have created. They feel that such a mindset is due to a homophobic and transphobic culture. This anthology intends to present the points-of-view of the voiceless and also to challenge the stereotypical face of homelessness, \"Foreword by Judy Shepard\"--Cover, Includes bibliographical references, Publisher's note / Jay Sennett and Gwyn Hulswit -- Introduction / Sassafras Lowrey -- Building a home: a mother's call to action / Judy Shepard -- Dumpster diving, gay skinheads, boredom and violence: pestilential adventures on the streets of California / Tenzin -- My new nuclear family: surviving the fallout / Philip J. Reeves -- Sylvia's Place resident / Samantha Box -- Stories from the streets / Cupid & Dija -- Framing federal policy to benefit LGBTQ homeless youth / Richard Hooks Wayman -- The Circus Project: getting youth off the ground / Jenn Cohen -- Rewind / KJP -- Sanctuary at the attic / Stephanie Mannis -- Running to stand still / Sabine Tigerlily Vasco -- Pride and joy: finding safe, affirming families for youth / Family Builders -- Sylvia's Place residents /…