; Whereas youth who are LGBT account for up to 40 percent of approximately 1,600,000 homeless youth who are likely to lack access to health care and develop stress-related disorders; Whereas youth who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual are four times more likely to attempt suicide, and youth who are questioning their sexual orientation are three times more likely to attempt suicide, as compared to their heterosexual counterparts; Whereas 41 percent of Americans who identify as transgender have attempted suicide, and 19 percent report refusal of medical care; Whereas LGBT families are often not granted equal access to health insurance and are more likely to live in poverty; Whereas anti-LGBT violence is the third most frequent bias crime, and among those reporting this crime, transgender women, people of color, and youth faced the most severe violence as a result of the crime; Whereas 76 countries still criminalize homosexuality, and LGBT people in these countries face violence, increased discrimination, and blackmail; Whereas, according to a recent study across 15 countries, transgender women were nearly 50 times more likely to have HIV, and there were 1,509 reported killings of transgender people in 61 countries between 2008 and 2014; and Whereas the European Parliament and other international bodies observe May 17 as an International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia: Now, therefore, be it