Portland area needs more LGBTQ+ homeless shelters, report finds

Portland area needs more LGBTQ+ homeless shelters, report finds

Multnomah County needs more LGBTQ+ homeless shelters and housing services, according to a report released Monday that was commissioned by the county-city Joint Office of Homeless Services.

Report: LGBTQ+ advocates find Portland is ‘not built for’ queer homeless community

A new report on homelessness among LGBTQ+ people in Portland says the city is failing queer folks when it comes to getting them support and shelter.

New Report Highlights Major Gaps in Portland Region's Shelter, Housing, and Services for LGBTQ+ Residents

Despite Portland's reputation as a queer-friendly city, barriers to housing and shelter leave vulnerable people displaced. by Courtney Vaughn A new houselessness policy paper reveals gaps in services and support for Multnomah County’s housing-insecure LGBTQ+ residents. Portland has few resources for transgender, nonbinary, and other queer people facing homelessness, despite it being a city many people flee to from states with transphobic and hom…