evidence: Amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA) to prohibit LGBTQ discrimination. 40% of all homeless youth identify as LGBTQ. This rate can be attributed to high incidences of family conflict and abandonment, school bullying, and lacking support services for LGBTQ homeless youth. Statistically, LGBTQ homeless youth face more than twice the family discrimination rate experienced by their non-LGBTQ counterparts, and make more than double the suicide attempts. Due to mistreatment and discrimination, LGBTQ homeless youth are often prevented from accessing the full benefits of child welfare programs including foster care and homeless shelters. [...] Address health care disparities. Several health issues disproportionately plague LGBTQ populations. Gay and bisexual men are at increased risk for several types of cancer, and lesbian and bisexual women face higher rates of breast cancer. Forty-one percent of transgender people have attempted suicide at some point in their lives – a rate more than 25 times higher than our country’s general population. Additionally, the uninsured rate is significantly higher within transgender and bisexual populations compared to the rest of America.