Overview
Though aging is tough for everyone, it tends to be tougher for people who are gay. Issues that disproportionately affect LGBTQ older adults include stigma, isolation and unequal treatment. Together, they translate into their being poorer and sicker and having fewer opportunities for social and community engagement than do their heterosexual peers. Last update: 8.17.21
Though aging is tough for everyone, it tends to be tougher for people who are gay. Issues that disproportionately affect LGBTQ older adults include stigma, isolation and unequal treatment. Together, they translate into their being poorer and sicker and having fewer opportunities for social and community engagement than do their heterosexual peers. Last update: 8.17.21
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General Information, News and More
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Issues, Ideas, More Resources
A Look at the Lives of Trans and Nonforming Older Adults, Next Avenue
Access to Social Security and Survivor Benefits, Squared Away
Fighting Discrimination in Long-Term Care, Next Avenue
HIV Now A Geriatric Disease for Aging Survivors, SF Chronicle
Top 15 LGBT-Friendly Senior Living Communities in US, Sr. Advice
Treatment of LGBT Residents in Senior Housing, Sr. Housing
Resources for LGBTQ Senior Citizens, Choice Mutual
A Look at the Lives of Trans and Nonforming Older Adults, Next Avenue
Access to Social Security and Survivor Benefits, Squared Away
Fighting Discrimination in Long-Term Care, Next Avenue
HIV Now A Geriatric Disease for Aging Survivors, SF Chronicle
Top 15 LGBT-Friendly Senior Living Communities in US, Sr. Advice
Treatment of LGBT Residents in Senior Housing, Sr. Housing
Resources for LGBTQ Senior Citizens, Choice Mutual