The annual SAGE Awards & Gala was held at Cipriani Wall Street with host Nina West from RuPaul’s Drag Race, and a performance by Kristin Sudeikis Dance Company. […] Click here to [...]
As leaders at SAGE, the world’s oldest and largest organization dedicated to improving the lives of LGBTQ+ older people, we often hear stories like Laila’s. The questions she is [...]
Ron Blake doesn’t just talk about the importance of social connections — he lives it. The 55-year-old gay artist and activist says he makes it a point to introduce himself to someone new almost [...]
Senior living operators have an opportunity – and a societal obligation – to offer the kind of lifestyle and healthcare options that gay and trans older adults want. The rise of older adults in [...]
With an enviable social calendar, a swanky house car, and numerous fine-dining restaurants, Inspīr Carnegie Hill is the kind of high-rise residence where any New Yorker–not just older adults [...]
For decades, Susie Stonefield thought she was straight. She was married to a man, had three kids with him, and, from the outside, was enjoying a “perfect” marriage. Then, at 56 years old, she [...]
New York City’s Stonewall House is the nation’s largest LGBTQ+-friendly housing development, exemplifying the need to provide LGBTQ+ elders with an affordable and safe living place. NBC News’ Joe [...]
Gene Dinah misses his late husband, Robert Malsberry, every day. He misses Malsberry’s cooking, his love for gardening, the way he fixed things around the house and the way he made him feel [...]
There are 1.5 million LGB adults age 65 and older in the U.S. For all seniors, aging poses many mental health issues — but for these LGB as well as trans and gender-nonconforming elders, mental [...]
LGBTQ+-owned businesses play a vital role in the economy, accounting for over $1.7 trillion in national economic impact. However, LGBTQ+ founders often face challenges in starting and growing [...]
Dr. Dissen: Very often when topics such as LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, and Others) competence is brought into a health care discussion, a common [...]
Retiring is a major milestone that, for many Americans, also means moving to a different state in search of a more laid-back lifestyle, affordable cost of living, or new experiences. But for the [...]
“I came guarded when I came here with all my experiences,” Andrés reflected as he shared his early memories of moving into a Watermark community just two years ago. He continued with a hearty [...]
June is Pride Month, which means we’re bound to see rainbow-hued products and pledges of allyship from brands far and wide. We’re especially interested in the companies that are looking to put [...]
More retirement communities for LGBTQ+ older adults are coming online, but developers need to step up their efforts to address the needs of members of the “silver rainbow,” according to an AARP [...]
Usually, a few timid hands come up around the room, he said. At the end of the 60-minute discussion, he asks the question again. “Without fail, 100 percent of people raise their hands” that [...]
Doug Hairgrove and Warren “Woody” Wood were together for 65 years. They met in college in 1959, worked side by side for more than three decades at a Southern California junior high school and got [...]
In Poulsbo, Washington, 14 Pride banners were slashed. On X, the Colorado Republican Party posted: “Burn all the #pride flags this June.” And in Carlisle, Massachusetts, 200 Pride flags were [...]
Direct services. Advocacy. Training. Technical assistance. For a large organization working in all four areas to improve the lived experiences of a traditionally marginalized population, [...]
As rainbow flags hang throughout New York City, I can’t help but wonder how many LGBTQ elders will spend Pride Month worried about housing. According to SAGE, a nonprofit advocating for LGBTQ+ [...]