Chicago House Speaker Series to tackle LGBTQ poverty

The results were sobering and, according to the study, would "debunk the persistent stereotype of the affluent gay man or lesbian." Among its key findings, LGBT people were more vulnerable to poverty and more likely to be receiving cash assistance and food stamps. After surveying homeless agencies across the United States, the authors estimated that approximately 40 percent of homeless or at-risk youth accessing their services were LGBT. "While we had no population based data with which to estimate poverty rates among transgender people, we noted surveys that showed very low incomes," the study concluded.

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