Spark Public/KCTS9

Stories by Spark Public/KCTS9

Michael is 19, transgender and homeless, he is trying to complete community college but facing some tough challenges. Transgender youth of color represent a disproportionate amount of homeless youth on the streets in Seattle.

Part-Time Student, Full-Time Homeless

By Spark Public/KCTS9 | May 19, 2018

Washington has an invisible problem: College students face homelessness in some of the biggest numbers anywhere. Michael is 19, transgender, and homeless. As a transgender person of color, Michael embodies some of the most sobering data on who is impacted by homelessness. Most estimates put LGBTQ people at less than 7 percent of the population….