WATCH: The Days and Nights of a Homeless Gay New Yorker

Many have heard the staggering numbers when it comes to LGBT homelessness -- 200,000 queer youth on the streets; five percent of youth identify as LGBT, but they constitute 40 percent of homeless adolescents and young people.

A new documentary making the festival rounds, A Road to Home, tells the stories of six homeless youth, many of whom find solace in the city's Ali Forney Center. Watch an exclusive clip of the documentary below, featuring the story of 20-year-old Benjamin Smith.

WATCH: The Days and Nights of a Homeless Gay New Yorker