Transgender Homeless Shelter Survey
Hello! My name is Mae Hodge (they/them) and I work at a private homeless shelter in Michigan.

My goal with this survey is to get a better idea of what kind of a set up homeless shelters should have to make trans individuals feel safe and secure. I am compiling a list of homeless shelters in Michigan that are trans friendly as I received a call from a trans woman who didn't feel safe in a traditional homeless shelter and I didn't know where to refer her. I want to rectify that for the next trans person who calls.

After I review responses, I plan to call homeless shelters in Michigan and ask them questions that trans people would want to know before entering a homeless shelter. After I receive answers from this survey, I will compile a list of questions based on those answers, with special attention to trans people who have experienced homelessness and have stayed in a shelter. If you are trans, please take a few minutes to fill out this survey. I want all other trans people to feel safe in a shelter setting as it can already be scary to be in a shelter. But for a trans person, it can be more intimating and potentially unsafe in a shelter setting that is largely separated into men and women floors/buildings, etc.

My other aim with this survey is to use the answers as a model for how homeless shelters can change to be more trans inclusive and to make it safe for us to use shelters.

Notes:
*trans stands for transgender
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Which label do you best identify with? Select all that apply.
Have you come out publicly as trans, meaning that you live your life as your gender identity?
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Are you currently or have you previously experienced homelessness?
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Have you ever experienced homelessness, but didn't go to a shelter because you identify as trans?
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Have you ever stayed at a homeless shelter for one night or longer, or are you currently staying at a homeless shelter?
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If you answered YES to staying in a homeless shelter, did you disclose your gender identity to the shelter staff while staying at the shelter
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In this section, please tell me about your experiences as a trans person staying in a homeless shelter. Please only answer in this section if you have been in a shelter. (It does not matter whether you were out as trans or not. )
In this section, please tell me what the ideal homeless shelter would look like to be trans inclusive and to make you feel safe as a trans person. Anyone can fill this section out regardless of whether you stayed at a shelter or not.
Please select all of the options that are important to you for a trans inclusive shelter. Please add any options that you think I am missing.
Last Question! Please give feedback in this section, or comments, or questions about the survey. If you have questions, please remember to include your email so I have some way to respond to you.
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