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Chris Van Loan is a senior at the University of Texas in Austin. A lifelong Austin native, Chris is now a member of the Texas Youth Leadership Council -- a project of Advocates for Youth and the Texas Freedom Network.
This great local story was shared with me a while back but it was too sad to blog about so close to Christmas. Despite being homeless, transgender woman Jennifer Gale was an activist and a regular speaker at City Council meetings in Austin. She was refused from a homeless shelter called The Bridge that would have made her room and shower with men but after her death on the streets of Austin they changed their policy to recognize gender identity.
Click the link to read more
http://www.dallasvoice.com/watch-homeless-transgender-woman-jennifer-gale-sings-silent-night-eve-death-1056574.html
I am happy that this change was made but the article brings up the discrimination inherent in the Salvation Army. Help your fellow man without judgment this Holiday season and all year round! Oh, and if you're feeling philanthropic just pass by the red kettle I say. There are many more open-minded charities aside from the Salvation Army.
- Chris
