News Luke: Abuse in Foster Care as Trans Youth By Roger Newton Posted on January 13, 2016 “Every time I went to a new group home, it was like: ‘you’re a girl; you have to have girl things,'” said Luke McNamara, 25, who recounts the abuse and humiliation he faced as a transgender youth growing up in the California foster care system. Related Tags:transgender youth, video Recommended for you Homeless LGBTQ youth risk discrimination and harassment when seeking help Your state has a law on bathrooms and trans kids? Officials may not know how it will be enforced DeSantis signs bills targeting drag shows, pronouns, bathroom use and transgender children Comments