Oscar winning actor and all-round good egg Eddie Redmayne was in Los Angeles recently hoping that he may collect a second Academy Award for his stunning portrayal of the transgender artist Lili Elbe in The Danish Girl. Ms Elbe in real life was one of first people in the world to undergo gender re-alignment surgery. Although her journey was not easy, she did come from a comfortable middle-class background so life generally was not too rough for her.
So during Redmayne’s visit to Tinseltown he visited LA’s LGBT Center which provides a total support system for LGBT homeless youth, , including a place to stay, The actor was shocked to learn that 40% of youths experiencing homelessness in the city are LGBT or questioning, and he offered to record this PSA after learning more about how the Center provides to help the homeless youth establish successful and independent lives for themselves.
