I was chatting with some friends on facebook and got an interesting idea if things do go sour for LGBT in affected areas.

What if a new underground railroad was set up to help runaway gay kids find safe havens in states like Massachusetts or California.

My first thought on this, it is basically illegal to help a child under the age of consent to run away from his/her family, so I pointed out that if this were our solution, we'd likely face some jail time just like traditional abolitionists back in the 19th century with runaway slaves.

If people aren't scared by jail, it will likely cause other logistical problems, who will take care of these kids? Can youth centers have enough funding to support this kind of operation?

On the level of a writer, I think it's a marvelous plot device, a 21st century underground railroad with stations, conductors, and peer leaders linked with social media (Think my story 0's and 1's and Harriet Tubman).

I think I will try to draw up ideas on how this kind of underground network would need to start up and run, what type of resources would be demanded, and potentially what will be its hazards, because we can't always hope for perfect human beings or idealized causes.

Anyone on GA think this idea has story potential