Data on about 2,500 individuals are collected annually, and intake case workers conduct detailed interviews with approximately 800. Intake data provide information on such issues as history of physical/sexual abuse, living situation prior to leaving home, reasons for leaving home, length of time on the streets, history of substance abuse, suicide attempts, and survival sex. The data indicate that about 72 percent of males involved in survival sex identify themselves as gay or bisexual. Nearly all street youth have multiple problems, including substance abuse, that often result from abuse and neglect. Gay street youth typically share many of these same problems, but they usually face additional problems stemming from rejection and low self-esteem experienced because of their sexual orientation. Many gay street youth feel that being a prostitute or street person is all they are good for. Gay male street youth, as well as nonlesbian female street youth, seem to be particularly vulnerable to emotional and sexual exploitation. In one sample, 53 percent of gay street youth had attempted suicide, compared to 32 percent of a cohort of street youth that included both gay and nongay individuals. It is concluded that prejudice, discrimination, and homophobia contribute to a multiplicity of problems faced by gay youth. 8 references and 2 tables