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Maria and Julio talk with\\xa0Alex Roque, executive director at the\\xa0Ali Forney Center\\xa0in New York City and ITT All-Star\\xa0Imara Jones,\\xa0creator of TransLash Media\\xa0about how LGBTQ youth of color are coping during the coronavirus pandemic.\\xa0 This episode was reported and produced by In the Thick\'s New York Women\\u2019s Foundation IGNITE! Fellow,\\xa0Harsha Nahata. ITT Staff Picks:\\xa0 - "With schools closed amid the pandemic, some LGBTQ young people have lost crucial support systems and are self-isolating with unsupportive relatives,"\\xa0writes Sakshi Venkatraman for NBC News. - This homeless shelter for LGBTQ youth in Washington D.C. fights to stay open during the pandemic via\\xa0The Washington Post. - On this episode of TransLash Media\'s Lives At Stake series,\\xa0Imara Jones talks with guests about how trans and gender-nonconforming communities are responding to the COVID-19 crisis. Resources for LGBTQ Youth:\\xa0 - The Trevor Project\\xa0offers crisis support 24/7 at 1-866-488-7386 and via chat every day at\\xa0TheTrevorProject.org/Help, or by texting "START" to 678-678. - Trans Lifeline\\xa0provides a peer support hotline and microgrants for trans people in need. You can call their hotline at 877-565-8860. - Via CenterLink: This map provides information on LGBTQ Community Centers across the country. \\xa0

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