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Rainbow flags fluttered above the crowds near the White House as tens of thousands of gay rights supporters rallied to demand that President Barack Obama keep his promises to end discrimination against gays and also let them serve openly in the military.

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Gay rights advocates fill the west lawn of the Capitol during a rally in Washington, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Editors’ Note: In this latest addition to our Ten Reasons series, Stephen Blake Figura provides compelling evidence of why activists for LGBTQ-rights should make the homelessness of LGBTQ youth and the criminalization and incarceration of LGBTQ people of all ages a top priority.
— Co-editors Elizabeth Barajas-Roman & Betsy Hartmann