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‘There’s no safe place’: One queer youth shelter serves all of New Mexico




VIDEOGRAPHER: KAELYN LYNCH

Casa Q

PART THREE OF A THREE-PART VIDEO SERIES ON YOUTH HOMELESSNESS IN NEW MEXICO

LGBTQ+ youth experience homelessness at significantly higher rates than their peers. In Albuquerque, New Mexico’s only shelter specifically for queer young people provides a safe space for this vulnerable and exploited population to thrive.

Read the complete story with all three videos: Not enough beds, services for homeless youth in New Mexico

Watch each video separately:
• Watch Part One — Tackling youth homelessness in New Mexico
• Watch Part Two — “Serenity Mesa”  ‘I try my hardest’: Homeless youth fight substance abuse in New Mexic
• Watch Part Three — “Casa Q”  ‘There’s no safe place’: One queer youth shelter serves all of New Mexico

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Kaelyn Lynch is a freelance multi-media journalist and videographer based in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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