When I came out to my parents, they were great. My dad said, "good, I don't have to worry about teenage pregnancy", and my mum just tutted for a couple of months before getting over it. I was really lucky, but because some kids aren't please give them some money. 

The Albert Kennedy Trust supports LGBT homeless young people in crisis. £15 can put someone up for a night, £50 gives them an emergency support pack, and £1,500 gives them a starting loan to make it on their own. 

I signed up to do a half marathon because I'm an idiot and wanted to impress my girlfriend. Now I'm actually going to have to do it, so it makes sense to help out some vulnerable kids who really need it. 

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Here's a bit about the AKT, please have a look at their website (akt.org.uk) too:

Cath Hall, an experienced foster carer, was involved in Manchester's LGBT youth group where she became acutely aware of the rejection & ejection of young LGBT people from their family home & the homophobia they faced within school and society.

In 1989 Cath Hall responded to this crisis by setting up a supported lodgings service for LGBT young people with the support of Hugh Fell, Manchester City Council and other key members of the Manchester LGBT community.

Also in 1989, 16 year old Albert Kennedy fell to his death from the top of a car park in Manchester. Albert was a runaway from a childrens home and in his short life he had experienced rejection and abuse from society.

Cath and the rest of the committee chose to adopt the name the Albert Kennedy Trust not only as a tribute to this young man but also because Albert epitomized the very thing the organisation was set up to prevent happening to other young lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people.