The NeedThe FundingTop Funders & RecipientsAssets & OpportunitiesThe Need LGBTQ people are more likely than straight people to face poverty, food insecurity, and economic hardship: Poverty: Thirty-two percent of LGBTQ people have incomes of less than $24,000. By comparison, 24 percent of non-LGBTQ people have incomes of less than $24,000. Fifteen percent of transgender people have incomes of less than $10,000, compared to four percent of the general population living at that income level. Unemployment: LGBTQ people, especially transgender people, are at high risk for unemployment. Forty-four percent of transgender people are unemployed or under-employed. Food insecurity: LGBTQ people […]