How a local nonprofit helps LGBTQ youth find community support

We Are Family (WAF) was created in Charleston in 1995 when the late founder Tom Myers recognized the need for support for LGBTQ+ youth. Inspired by his son’s needs, he started the organization to inform community leaders on ways to support queer youth.

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