Gay Retirement Guide

We're Here. We're Queer. We're Retiring.

2010-05-26T21:05:00-05:00

We're Here. We're Queer. We're Retiring.
Exactly how many such developments there are in the country is hard to quantify, but according to the Web site Gay Retirement Guide, there are about 25 ...

Planned Fenway Gay Retirement Community Faces Foreclosure

2010-05-19T21:02:00-05:00

Planned Fenway Gay Retirement Community Faces Foreclosure
One innovation that might address the needs of GLBT seniors is the concept of the retirement community for sexual minorities--assisted living facilities or ...

'Open Door' spells freedom for gay senior citizens

2010-05-18T21:01:00-05:00

'Open Door' spells freedom for gay senior citizens
Since opening its doors in September 2009, some 120 gay seniors have participated in the center's activities, from movie outings and beach trips to therapy ...

Conservative Portugal beats "liberal" US on gay rights

2010-05-18T21:00:00-05:00

Conservative Portugal beats "liberal" US on gay rights
For LGBT seniors, Human Rights Watch reports on assisted living facilities that refuse to accept couples that want to move in together. ...

Gay & Grey PDX will focus on aging sexual minorities

2010-05-14T20:58:00-05:00

Gay & Grey PDX will focus on aging sexual minorities
Friendly House also recently adopted the Elder Resource Alliance, which provides activities for gay seniors and champions their needs. ...

Congress Takes Up Issue of Gay Seniors

2010-05-04T20:56:00-05:00

Congress Takes Up Issue of Gay Seniors
After years of being ignored, gay seniors are getting a hearing at last. Literally; on Wednesday, April 28, Tammy Baldwin ...

Respecting Our Elders

2010-04-29T20:54:00-05:00

Respecting Our Elders
Cumulatively, these challenges negatively impact LGBT seniors' financial security, health and wellbeing, and social and community connections. ...

The lot of the LGBT elder

2010-04-19T20:52:00-05:00

The lot of the LGBT elder
According to the abstract on MAP's website, the report hones in on three bugaboo areas for LGBT seniors. And, no, the difficulty of singing “I Am What I Am” ...

The Graying of Gay America

2010-04-19T20:50:00-05:00

The Graying of Gay America
LGBT seniors have active lifestyles and often depend on friends, rather than family, for support and social ...

Back into the closet: gays find few friends in aged care

2010-04-16T20:48:00-05:00

Back into the closet: gays find few friends in aged care
David Urquhart, 71, wants to see anti-homophobia training in aged-care services, and advocacy services for gay seniors ...

Linda Sanchez Calls For Social Security Benefits For Gay Couples

2010-04-12T20:46:00-05:00

Linda Sanchez Calls For Social Security Benefits For Gay Couples
“We are here today to demand an end to bigoted government policies that force LGBT seniors out of house and home, or to chose between food and medicine ...

California Town Approves Gay Retirement Community

2010-04-08T20:44:00-05:00

California Town Approves Gay Retirement Community
Santa Rosa, California, is slated to see the construction of a new GLBT retirement community -- a project that had faced stiff initial ...

Prime Timers of Fort Lauderdale

2010-04-07T20:43:00-05:00

Prime Timers of Fort Lauderdale
His first meeting in Boston has – over the past 23 years – spawned an international organization dedicated to gay seniors. “At the Fort Lauderdale chapter ...

LGBT Aging Project receives Cooper Award

2010-04-02T20:41:00-05:00

LGBT Aging Project receives Cooper Award
They advocate for the inclusion of elders in public policy, work directly with LGBT seniors, and provide education and training for mainstream elder service ...

General Gayety

2010-04-01T20:37:00-05:00

General Gayety
It's trickier for GLBT seniors to stay healthy, for reasons including inhospitable health care environments, nursing homes that fail to protect gay seniors, ...