Today the LGBTQ group had Charles King, the director and founder of Housing Works come and talk to us. During this visit we introduced Charles King to the class and had him tell us a few stories as well as facts about the topic LGBTQ. Some of the stories included why and how he created Housing Works, when he discovered his sexuality and the struggles he faced telling the public. In addition he also talked a little about his past including him becoming an ordain baptist minister in San Antonio, living at a homeless shelter and working with Ren, an organization and shelter for abused children. Lastly, he talked about how he got into fighting for the rights of LGBTQ youth and adults as well as discovering his sexuality. Before Charles King became the director of Housing Works he was a minister that preached to the homeless. As a minister he preached to LGBT youth and adults and told them that God accepts them. As he preached to these people he started to realize that what he was saying also had to do with himself too. The first time that Charles King knew and became more aware of HIV was when he started seeing articles in the newspaper with pictures of people that had HIV. I thought it was very interesting when he said during the visit that 50% of homelessness are part of the LGBTQ. I thought it was very upsetting to hear that many LGBT youth become homeless are caused by homophobia in the community. Many of LGBT youth  stay hidden because they are raised to say that being gay is a sin. I thought it was disturbing when he said that when someone in the LGBT community passed away from HIV or AIDS, the parents will make something up and hide the fact that there child was gay. For this fieldwork our goal was to find a little more about what housing works does and how it all began. Even though we didn’t get all our questions in during the visit, we got to hear stories of his past fighting for LGBT rights and dealing with coming out gay and accepting who he is. I thought the interview was successful because not once did we have a silent moment, we were prepared with an introduction and we had questions on deck. I learned that that young men and transgender women are more likely to get HIV than others in the community. To be specific I thought it was interesting when Charles King said that 50% of transgender get HIV. This visit gave me a big impact because I got to hear the stories of someones life experiences coming out being gay in person, than just reading books and articles. It also impacted me when Charles King told us that many of the LGBT youth are told that their orientation is a sin and and no one will accept them for who they are. I think it would be interesting to have an interview or another person come and talk about their experiences coming out lesbian, gay, bisexual or gay, if they are comfortable telling others. This task might be a little hard, but another idea would be to contact or find a organization we could volunteer at. I have many new question that are for our topic LGTBQ. If my group were to meet someone else that was comfortable to tell their story, I would ask what were their struggles transitioning or accepting who they are and what were some good things that happened, that they didn’t experience before they changed their orientation. The organization has housing, medical care and programs for LGBT. One thing I thought and liked was when he said they have drag balls for anyone that wants to come and dress up however they want without being judged. They also have cafes, libraries and thrift shops where LGBT can go as well as others. Many of the money that the Housing Works collects are used for the organization. Lastly, Housing works provides housing, medical care for about 8,000 people per year. The most rewarding part of Charles job is to watch people transform their lives. His goals for the years ahead are to create a campaign to end aids as an epidemic by 2025 as well as a campaign worldwide by 2030. I haven’t learned any new skills about myself during this visit, besides know how to listen and take notes at the same time. My goal would still be thinking of questions on the spot after information is told or asking questions  without being shy.