We Need More Of These...

I know in the past I have criticized LGBTQ+ senior living centers... but I have always been in favor of a choice. And in today's climate I can see more and more people choosing them.

NYC opens first publicly funded homeless shelter for transgender people

Ace’s Place will offer 150 beds and services, including counseling, financial literacy workshops and a work-study program in the culinary arts.

NBC News

By Jo Yurcaba

August 7, 2025

New York City opened the country’s first city-funded shelter for transgender and gender-nonconforming people experiencing homelessness.

Ace’s Place, which opened this week in Queens and will offer 150 beds, is a collaboration between the NYC Department of Social Services and Destination Tomorrow, an LGBTQ nonprofit in the Bronx.

Ace’s Place will provide transitional housing as well as other services including individual and group counseling, planning and assistance for permanent housing, referrals to medical and mental health services, support groups, life skills and financial literacy workshops and employment assistance. Destination Tomorrow is also developing a work-study program for the culinary arts for residents interested in working in hospitality and food service, according to a press release from the nonprofit.

I bet you when Trump finds out about this he will have a hissy fit over this!

“We couldn’t be prouder to make this historic announcement that strongly affirms our values and commitment to strengthening the safety net for transgender New Yorkers at a time when their rights are roundly under attack,” Molly Wasow Park, Department of Social Services commissioner, said in a statement. “Ace’s Place will offer Transgender New Yorkers a safe place to heal and stabilize in trauma-informed settings with the support of staff who are deeply invested in their growth and wellbeing.”

When I was the Executive Director of the Connecticut TransAdvocacy Coalition we looked in to buy a multifamily house and converting it to trans-housing. We have a number of places lined up for the project but when it came to funding... HUD had their two cents to put in.

Yes, you can do it but it has to be open for all... all religions, all races, all nationalities, and all the other protected classes. They asked what about if a straight, cis-gendered person wants to live there? We said they were welcome also.

And that might be the problem with the shelter in NYC.

 Ace’s Place is one of only two organizations in New York City that will provide housing for adults in the LGBTQ community. Nearly all of the city’s LGBTQ shelters are for people under 25.

Not "If" but "When" Trump plays that card to shut them down, they will like us have to open the shelter to everyone, we will have to live with a caveat.