Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered youth and their supporters will march for marriage equality and to raise awareness of “homophobia, discrimination, abuse and forced homelessness of queer youth,” organizers said in a news release.
“Queer youth still are being thrown out of their house and forced on the streets to a life of substance abuse and survival sex, coupled with high rates of suicide,” Dahlia Ferlito, an event advisor, said in a news release.
“We want the state to know that this still exists.”
Among the event’s speakers are local gay activist Cleve Jones and Robin Tyler with the Equality Campaign.
The march starts at noon on Sunday at College and Spring Street in LA’s Chinatown and ends in front of City Hall.
“I really want to show the community that young people not only care and are affected by issues such as racism, homophobia/transphobia and healthcare, but they want their voices to be heard,” Ariel Bustamente-Lupton, 16, one of the organizers of Youth Toda, said in a news release.
“This is about our nation’s future being proactive in the present.”
For more information on the walk, billed as “For Youth by Youth” see their Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=53764190884.
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