Melissa Dunn

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act Should Include Gay and Transgender Youth Article

Donnie Dawson, 20, left, attends a youth advocacy group meeting at the Ruth Ellis Center, a drop-in shelter for LGBT youth in Detroit.

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act Should Include Gay and Transgender Youth

Melissa Dunn and Jeff Krehely explain why Congress needs to incorporate gay and transgender youth into the act when it comes up for reauthorization next year.

May 10, 2012

Melissa Dunn, Jeff Krehely

The State of Gay and Transgender Communities of Color in 2012 Article

Jennifer Melendez, left, and her wife Juliza, standing, prepare for the annual 2011 New York Gay Pride parade with their daughters Natalia, left, Mahlani, center, and Alexis. Gay and transgender communities of color face higher levels of economic, educational, and health insecurities than their white and straight peers.<br /> (AP/Mark Lennihan)

The State of Gay and Transgender Communities of Color in 2012

Melissa Dunn and Aisha Moodie-Mills examine the state of gay and transgender communities of color in 2012.

Apr 13, 2012

Melissa Dunn, Aisha C. Moodie-Mills

Supporting Gay and Transgender Youth Most in Need Report

Baresco Escobar, 19, an aspiring entertainer who identifies himself as bisexual, visits a local fast food hangout in Manhattan's Union Square popular with youth from the gay and transgender community on March 1, 2012, in New York. When he leaves in the late evening, Escobar goes to the far end of Brooklyn to sleep in an abandoned house with dozens of other homeless kids. (AP/Bebeto Matthews)

Supporting Gay and Transgender Youth Most in Need

Melissa Dunn and Jeff Krehely give an overview of gay and transgender homelessness and how to address the problem in light of a White House conference on the topic today.

Mar 9, 2012

Melissa Dunn, Jeff Krehely

Gay and Transgender Women by the Numbers Article