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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
A new report says LGBTQ+IA+ New Yorkers older than 50 are facing steeper barriers to health care and economic security, than that of their non-LGBTQ+IA+ counterparts. “It’s the recognition [...]
