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SAGE Launches Enhanced Housing Resources in SAGECents App for LGBTQ+ Elders

September 26, 2024

[September 28, 2024] SAGE, the largest organization dedicated to improving the lives of LGBTQ+ elders, is excited to announce new housing resources within the SAGECents app. Launched four years [...]

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SAGE Looks Out for LGBTQ+ Elders

May 11, 2023

LGBTQ elders are twice as likely to live alone or be isolated. They’re in the highest bracket when it comes to depression, anxiety, and food insecurity. LX News’ Mackenzie Behm introduces us to [...]

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Retirement Communities Cater to LGBTQ+ Population

Retirement Communities Cater to LGBTQ+ Population

November 18, 2022

A generation that grew up in an earlier era worries about discrimination amid a search for senior housing Joseph Rieckhoff relished the palm trees and mountain views from his ranch-style home in [...]

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The Stonewall Generation fought for equality. Now they are fighting for their lives.

The Stonewall Generation fought for equality. Now they are fighting for their lives.

October 11, 2022

At 75, Dina Jacobs has seen it all. The Hawaii-born, Houston-based drag artist and proud transgender woman launched her nightlife career as a teenager in Honolulu, where she got her first gig at [...]

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These LGBTQ Seniors Built Their Own Place to Retire

These LGBTQ Seniors Built Their Own Place to Retire

September 19, 2022

When LGBTQ Americans face retirement, many choose to go back in the closet rather than risk their safety in elder housing. New housing options are making it possible for them to live [...]

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This LGBTQ-friendly seniors building is a ‘dream come true’ for residents — and a model for affordable housing in other cities

This LGBTQ-friendly seniors building is a ‘dream come true’ for residents — and a model for affordable housing in other cities

August 26, 2022

After nearly three years of waiting and with their financial security waning, Suz Atlas and her partner Mary Groce finally moved from Camden to the John C. Anderson Apartments in Center City on [...]

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How LGBTQIA+ Elders Can Get the Care and Support They Need

How LGBTQIA+ Elders Can Get the Care and Support They Need

June 15, 2022

Diedra Nottingham, 71, is a lifelong New Yorker. Today, she calls Stonewall House home. Located in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene neighborhood, the building is New York City’s first LGBTQIA+ friendly [...]

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A House Where Every Day Is Pride Day

A House Where Every Day Is Pride Day

June 7, 2022

At Stonewall House, the 145 apartments and senior center are designed for seniors who are LGBTQ and their allies. Breakfast is a special time of day at Stonewall House, an affordable-housing [...]

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Inside a Home for L.G.B.T.Q. Seniors: ‘I Made Friends Here.’

Inside a Home for L.G.B.T.Q. Seniors: ‘I Made Friends Here.’

April 22, 2022

She was a teenager growing up in Queens when her mother kicked her out of the house for having a girlfriend. It was the 1960s, and being gay was “taboo,” Diedra Nottingham remembered. With [...]

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Trans U.S. seniors fear bleak future in residential care

Trans U.S. seniors fear bleak future in residential care

February 23, 2022

Care systems in the United States and other nations are woefully unprepared to meet the needs of older transgender people, LGBTQ+ rights campaigners say NEW YORK, Feb 23 (Reuters) – The [...]

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How the Adams Administration and New City Council Must Uplift LGBTQ Older New Yorkers

How the Adams Administration and New City Council Must Uplift LGBTQ Older New Yorkers

December 29, 2021

Today, too many older New Yorkers remain invisible. Older people in New York City are often cast aside, despite their incredible civic, economic, and political contributions to our communities [...]

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Ohio’s first LGBTQ+-inclusive senior housing easing fear of going ‘back into the closet’

Ohio’s first LGBTQ+-inclusive senior housing easing fear of going ‘back into the closet’

November 15, 2021

LAKEWOOD, Ohio — When searching for a place to live, safety and acceptance were top priorities for Darryl Fore, 62. As someone who is Black and gay, Fore said he feels fortunate not to have faced [...]

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For one Colorado trans woman, long-term care was her only option for housing — but getting in was an eight-month struggle

For one Colorado trans woman, long-term care was her only option for housing — but getting in was an eight-month struggle

October 26, 2021

In October 2020, 68-year-old Lisa Oakley went to the emergency room at Memorial Hospital in Craig for elevated blood sugar and complications with her diabetes. In the past, she would get her [...]

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National Coming Out Day: Some LGBTQ+ seniors fearing discrimination go back ‘into the closet’

National Coming Out Day: Some LGBTQ+ seniors fearing discrimination go back ‘into the closet’

October 11, 2021

When Don Bell, a 71-year-old gay man, was searching for a senior living facility, he knew one thing for sure: He didn’t want to go “back into the closet” to find a safe place to [...]

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LGBTQ+ seniors fear discrimination when searching for housing

LGBTQ+ seniors fear discrimination when searching for housing

October 10, 2021

Many LGBTQ+ seniors who live in long-term care communities and senior housing are fearful of being mistreated, refused care, neglected, or abused—with some even re-closeting themselves for [...]

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LGBTQ+ individuals often face bigger retirement hurdles

LGBTQ+ individuals often face bigger retirement hurdles

September 17, 2021

Despite headway made in the six years since the landmark Supreme Court ruling on marriage equality, the LGBTQ+ community can still face significant challenges when it comes to planning and saving [...]

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A New D.C. Program Wants to House Homeless LGBTQ+ Seniors

A New D.C. Program Wants to House Homeless LGBTQ+ Seniors

April 23, 2021

The program, called HOPE, is encouraging LGBTQ+ adults over the age of 62 to apply. LGBTQ+ seniors living in Washington, D.C. have a new opportunity to find safe and secure housing. The D.C. [...]

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This Pharmacist Had Vaccine Doses to Spare. So He Hit the Road

This Pharmacist Had Vaccine Doses to Spare. So He Hit the Road

March 16, 2021

The pharmacist has started doing pop-up vaccination events at senior affordable housing facilities, possibly illuminating a new way to reach vulnerable groups. In a city scrambling to vaccinate [...]

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The U.K.’s First LGBTQ+ Retirement Community Will Soon Open in London

The U.K.’s First LGBTQ+ Retirement Community Will Soon Open in London

March 3, 2021

LGBTQ+ seniors are often left behind in discussions about affirming community spaces, services, and accommodations. Earlier generations of LGBTQ+ people blazed trails for the freedoms and [...]

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Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Adults at Greater Risk from COVID-19

Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Adults at Greater Risk from COVID-19

February 8, 2021

En español | The odds of contracting a severe case of COVID-19 appear to be greater for American adults who identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual than for heterosexuals, according to a new report [...]

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