{"product_id":"making-room-three-decades-of-fighting-for-beds-belonging-and-a-safe-place-for-lgbtq-youth-9780593444245","title":"Making Room: Three Decades of Fighting for Beds, Belonging, and a Safe Place for LGBTQ Youth","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom a pioneering advocate for LGBTQ youth, a gripping, impassioned account of how an unhoused queer youth's murder compelled him to create the nation's largest housing program for homeless LGBTQ teens.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A brave, honest, and deeply spiritual reckoning with the trauma and joys of caring for the youth that families and communities have cast away.\"--\u003ci\u003eGO Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF CNN'S ESSENTIAL READS FOR PRIDE MONTH AND BEYOND - ONE OF \u003ci\u003eSPIRITUALITY \u0026amp; PRACTICE\u003c\/i\u003e'S BEST SPIRITUAL BOOKS OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat power does a long-disenfranchised community hold to transform the treatment of its most abused members? How can we locate that power?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCarl Siciliano met Ali Forney--a Black nonbinary teenager known for fierce loyalty to friends and an unshakeable faith that \"my God will love me for who I am\"--in 1994 while working at a daytime center for homeless youth in New York City. Nineteen years old, Forney was one of thousands Siciliano encountered who had been driven from their homes by rejecting families, forced to struggle in the streets due to homophobic and transphobic violence in the shelters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen Forney was murdered, a moment of horror and devastation that exposed the brutality that teenagers like Forney faced in a city marked by gentrification, racist policing, and the onslaught of the AIDS epidemic. Anguished by Forney's loss, Siciliano fought to create homes where unhoused queer teens could live safely, with their human dignity at last affirmed, while he helped lead a movement that compelled New York City to invest millions of dollars in kids who'd been ignored for decades. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSiciliano writes with loving affection for Forney and many other queer teens, showing deep respect for their wisdom, courage, and spiritual integrity. Their stories illuminate the harsh realities faced by hundreds of thousands of LGBTQ youths suffering from homelessness across our nation. And, exposing the political and religious forces that continue to endanger LGBTQ youths, he makes a clarion call for their protection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with heart and profound insight, \u003ci\u003eMaking Room\u003c\/i\u003e is a landmark personal narrative, bringing to life an untold chapter of LGBTQ history and testifying to the power of community, solidarity, and the human spirit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16417569\"\u003eCarl Siciliano\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Convergent Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/21\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593444245\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593444248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO031000\"\u003eLGBTQ+\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC045000\"\u003ePoverty \u0026amp; Homelessness\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS066000\"\u003eLGBTQ+\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarl Siciliano\u003c\/b\u003e is a nationally recognized advocate and provider for homeless LGBTQ youth. In 2002, Siciliano founded the Ali Forney Center (AFC), which has grown to become the nation's largest and most comprehensive housing program for homeless LGBTQ youth. His work has been featured by NPR, CNN, \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Show\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eHuffPost, The Advocate, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Convergent Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44421234131083,"sku":"9780593444245","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_ed940359-74ee-4640-8be2-8612d734e60c.jpg?v=1761660961","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/making-room-three-decades-of-fighting-for-beds-belonging-and-a-safe-place-for-lgbtq-youth-9780593444245","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}