Help the LGBTQIA+ Network raise awareness for Homeless LGBTQIA+ Youth this Queer History Month! 

AKT is a UK charity that has been providing safe homes and supporting LGBTQ+ youth since 1989. 24% of homeless young people identify as LGBTQ+ and 1 in 4 trans people have experienced homelessness. We have decided to run a fundraiser for AKT to show our active solidarity in support of LGBTQ+ people in crisis. Donating today will allow AKT to provide safe homes, mentoring and support to LGBTQ+ young people aged 16-25 in the UK, who are facing or experiencing homelessness or living in a hostile environment, ensuring that no young person has to choose between a safe home and being who they are.

"Lots of young people come out as LGBTQ+ to their families and are embraced and supported. But that’s not always the case. Coming out, or being outed as LGBTQ+ can lead to young people being made homeless. This is the reality for 77% of the young people akt supports. Sometimes families are unaccepting and abusive. The locks changed. Possessions destroyed. akt exists to support these young people and can offer safety and hope in an open and accepting environment. We help with housing and also to help them celebrate their identity." - AKT

To find out more about the LGBTQIA+ Liberation Network at KCLSU follow this link: https://www.kclsu.org/groups/networks/14730/

To see all our events and initiatives for LGBTQIA+ History Month please see the full program here: https://www.kclsu.org/lgbt/