The organization provides everything from food, laundry, showers, access to medical care, education and employment opportunities to LGBTQ youth who may be experiencing homelessness or unstable housing.
– Understanding and expressing one’s sexual orientation and gender identity are important aspects of who we are as people. This “sense of being” is unique and normal, and it’s usually discovered and recognized during our youth -- a time that can be turbulent for some, especially those within the LGBTQ community.This month, for PRIDE month, our Zach Lashway is going inside Tony’s Place, an organization that uplifts those within the LGBTQ community and makes us a Stronger Houston.
“Tony Carroll, the founder, was a therapist and he did huge and amazing work in Houston prior to him passing away. He was going, ‘Oh, my goodness! There is a disproportionate amount of youth who are experiencing homelessness, who are unstably housed and who are also in the LGBTQ population. And then there are the Black and Brown teens who culturally and systemically don’t get help in that way.
“We need to get these individuals where they can help themselves, survive and thrive,” said Land. “We are not just helping them because they are homeless or unstably housed, we are not just helping them because they are LGBTQ population, we are helping them because they need help. And when an individual needs help, they should receive it and get it, no matter what.”“I am someone who struggled with not being allowed,” said King, a 25-year-old who identifies as a queer gay man.
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