{"id":77444,"date":"2019-03-12T14:58:01","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=77444"},"modified":"2019-03-12T14:58:01","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:58:01","slug":"lgbtq-homeless-youth-take-center-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/lgbtq-homeless-youth-take-center-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"LGBTQ+ homeless youth take center stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>by Thomas Ilalaole<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">In the basement of a Lutheran church in Lakeview is a mission of a different kind. One that brought Malia Santiago off of the streets and onto the stage.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"FinalPkg_ThomasIlalaole\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/323276748?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Youth Empowerment Performance Project, or YEPP, aims to create a safe environment for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer youth experiencing homelessness. Through Broadway-style training, students explore their history and investigate new ways to address their struggles. Ultimately, they learn to celebrate their strengths through the process of developing a theatrical performance piece.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">\n<p>Photo at top: Malia Santiago in YEPP&#8217;s 2017 production of &#8220;Forging From Fire&#8221;. 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