Self-quarantine and social distancing practices continue nationwide following President Trump’s announcement to extend federal guidelines to the end of April. Remaining home, however, is not a luxury afforded to 40 percent of homeless youth who identify as LGBT, half of whom listed family rejection of sexual identity as one of the top five reasons for their homelessness.

Meanwhile, the Trump administration’s reversal of anti-discrimination protections for LGBT people is still in place. This allows Department of Health and Human Services grant programs to deny people services based on “conflicts with religious beliefs,” reported NBC. Homeless LGBT youth are more vulnerable than ever, without stable access to food, hygiene facilities, healthcare and a residence to practice social distancing. While the plight of homeless LGBT youth is nothing new, the COVID-19 crisis adds urgency for the government to do better immediately.

While trying to keep residents distant from each other, homeless shelters that are already at capacity are scrambling to find new places to house people. Read more via Yale News