The 2015 holiday season is fast approaching.
Soon families across America will gather with loved ones to give thanks
and celebrate. For young LGBT men and women like myself, however, this
could be the most stressful time of the year.
The promise of holiday cheer can quickly turn to
a frightful period flush with disappointment and rejection from
disapproving parents and family members. The problem of LGBT youth
homelessness is particularly acute at this time, as many are driven from
their homes feeling unloved and alone.
Eschewing cozy Norman Rockwell depictions of the holidays, I'm
thinking a lot about these young people now, as my mind rewinds to an
event last spring, where a permanent art collection for True Colors Residences was unveiled.
True Colors is a supportive housing unit for
homeless LGBT youth and their special needs. I was one of eight
contemporary artists working with Art Connects
(which places museum-quality exhibitions in New York City's social
service spaces, free of charge), selected to create a display inspired
by residents of the True Colors Harlem facility.
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Tavet Gillson
André St. Clair is a Transgender interdisciplinary artist, speaker
and activist. Her visual art is part of the permanent exhibit at Cyndi
Lauper's True Colors Residence for LGBT youth and in the permanent
collection at Leslie Lohman Museum for Gay & Lesbian Art. She can be
found at Twitter and andrestclair.com.
Source: NBC News
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