Class as a discussion within the LGBTQ Community

The dialogue that was present as I visited the Class Consciousness: Intersections of Class and LGBTQ Identity was mostly about class and didn't really dive into the connection between class and the LGBTQ community.  However some points did come out as the discussion went on that I was not fully aware of:

* The media portrays most LGBTQ persons as white, upper middle class males
* Because of "class" the people that are part of the media do not participate fully in the criticism due to their status
* How people that identify as transgender sometimes are forced to change jobs and are alienated due to the change and in some cases when they are able to go back to work, they are starting at the beginning in some cases.  This struck me as egregious and that what a person identifies as should not change the fact that they have a job to do and was hired to do a job. If they are able to continue in the same function then they should not be forced out of work.
* The facilitator asked the group if they could identify a spokesperson for the LGBTQ community.  What seemed like an eternity silence fell upon the group!  No names were really mentioned. Does this mean there should be a spokesperson? If so, could that person speak for all within the LGBTQ community or just speak in general to raise some of the concerns within the group?  Would that be fair to that person?
*The number of youth that are homeless was mentioned to be about 1.6 million and of that number 20-40% identify themselves as LGBTQ.  That number is higher that the percentage of population that identifies as LGBTQ.  The discussion went on to talk about how these homeless youth are not being allowed into shelters because they identify as LGBTQ and the shelters are giving reasons like HIV/AIDS, they don't want the problems that come with the community and the possible assaults that may occur.

The discussion grew to really speak upon the issue of class and what privileges are associated with the upper class.  The government protection they receive in the courts, at tax time, health care and in society in general!