This week in the magazine, Rachel Aviv writes about how homeless teens survive on the streets of New York City. “According to some surveys, up to forty per cent of the nation’s homeless youth are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender,” Aviv writes. “Many have run away from foster care, where they were abused or felt ostracized; others were rejected by their families for religious reasons.”

The photographer Jessica Dimmock spent several weeks photographing and taking video of Ryan, a female-born transgender youth who was kicked out of his home when he told his mother that he wanted to start living as a man. In this video, Ryan, who did not want his face to be shown, visits places where he used to sleep and reflects on his experience as a homeless youth in New York City.

Video by Jessica Dimmock/VII and Kristina Budelis.