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Life on the Street Holds Special Peril for Transgendered

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California has some of the nation's strongest civil rights protections for transgender people. But it's a population that continues to be vulnerable -- one in five transgender people in the state say they've been homeless at some point in their life, according to a survey by the Transgender Law Center. And when they seek help at shelters, many report being turned away, harassed or worse. In Los Angeles, there are new efforts to put a spotlight on those issues.

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