According to a 2015 survey from the National Center for Transgender Equality, an estimated 30 percent of transgender people have experienced homelessness at some point in their lives. Pre-coronavirus, LGBTQ people, particularly transgender and gender non-conforming people, were deeply impacted by housing insecurity in the United States. “I just feel like I have nowhere to go,” Lewis said. A previous eviction and their identity as transgender and intersex compounded an already difficult process. On top of struggling to find work, they also struggled to find housing. last year, Arizona resident Lewie Lewis found themselves without a stable place to live.
