Advocating with and on behalf of our community

SAGE stands proudly with the LGBT pioneers across the country who’ve been fighting for decades for their right to live with dignity and respect.

Under the current administration, LGBT rights are under attack. But with key staff in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Chicago, and San Francisco, plus our nationwide network of affiliates, we advocate for LGBT older people at the federal, state, and local levels. We:

  • Mobilize LGBT people and allies when our rights are at stake
  • Educate policy makers about LGBT aging issues
  • Release original policy briefs, publications, and infographics
  • Lead coalitions that integrate diverse elders into policy conversations
  • March and rally with LGBT older people and our allies

March with us. Fight back with us. Advocate with us.

Partnering to improve aging for LGBT people

Policies and partnerships

SAGE is part of numerous partnerships and coalitions that help advance our policy priorities for LGBT older people. We are the only LGBT organization on the influential Leadership Council of Aging Organizations; a founding member of the Diverse Elders Coalition; the lead organization on the National LGBT Aging Roundtable; and a member of the New Beginning Initiative, led by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the National Coalition for LGBT Health.

Additionally, our partnerships with groups such as the National Academy on an Aging Society, the Movement Advancement Project, the Center for American Progress, the National Center for Transgender Equality, the International Federation for Ageing, and the Williams Institute, among others, have helped us produce critical policy reports and conferences on LGBT aging issues.

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Read our latest policy report

Religious exemptions are a means for discrimination against LGBT elders. It puts their lives at risk.

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SAGE’s advocacy impact

Highlighting the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising,
LGBT elders and older people living with HIV convened for SAGE’s first-ever National Day of Advocacy.

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LGBT ELDERS, ALLIES AND ACTIVISTS

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MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THEIR STAFFS

35K+

PEOPLE MOBILIZED ACROSS THE U.S.

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  • SAGE hosted its inaugural National Day of Advocacy in March 2019
  • LGBT elders, allies and activists from across the nation descended upon Washington

Tell your representative to protect the rights of LGBT elders.

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Partnering for LGBT older people

Our message of treating LGBT elders with the dignity and respect they deserve is amplified and strengthened by our partnerships and coalitions.

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WASHINGTON, D.C., JULY 25, 2012: SAGE with the Diverse Elders Coalition hosts a Congressional briefing on Capitol Hill. (Photo by ASTRID RIECKEN For SAGE)

Advocacy resources

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  • Jenna McDavid, National Managing Coordinator, Diverse Elders Coalition

    As a founding member of the Diverse Elders Coalition, SAGE has ensured that older LGBT people are included in the national conversation around diversity, and that communities acknowledge and affirm their LGBT members.

    — Jenna McDavid, National Managing Coordinator, Diverse Elders Coalition
  • Ellen Ensig-Brodsky, SAGE participant

    “I became an activist in my early forties, when I first came out. And over the years, as I’ve associated with SAGE, I’ve realized—and SAGE realizes—that there can be nothing about us without us.”

    — Ellen Ensig-Brodsky, SAGE participant