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SAGE Releases Guide for Improving Aging Services to Older LGBT Adults
March 22, 2012 — By Alyssa Gerace — Senior Housing News
The aging lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender cohort is expanding along with the rest of the older population, increasing the importance for aging services providers to know how to best serve and support them, according to SAGE (Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders).
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First training held for LGBT healthcare competency
February 16, 2012 — By Crystal Proxmire — PrideSource
Training has begun in southeast Michigan for healthcare professionals who work with the elderly and want to offer LGBT inclusive and welcoming services.
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Retirement Options Limited For Gay And Lesbian Seniors
January 27, 2012 — By Chris Lehman — NPR
As gay and lesbian people age, their need for retirement options mirrors those of the general population. But they often face unique challenges, especially when it comes to finding housing. For instance, some active-living retirement facilities don't allow unmarried couples to live together. And some gay seniors fear a cold shoulder from staff or fellow retirees.
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Gay seniors fear bias
January 17, 2012 — By Cornelius Frolik, Staff Writer — Dayton Daily News
Aging members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) population can be vulnerable to harassment, social isolation and rejection because of changes in their living situations and medical needs.
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LGBT Atlantans organize to face challenges of aging
October 14, 2011 — By Dyana Bagby — The GA Voice
It’s a recent Thursday morning and five women and one man are sitting around a table at the Phillip Rush Center in Candler Park, playing a derivation of Canasta called Hand and Foot. The game is quick-paced as the players lay one card down after another.
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Temple to host LGBT-inclusive discussion on aging
October 7, 2011 — By Jen Colletta — Philadelphia Gay News
Temple University School of Law will stage a conference next week that examines the myriad challenges faced by American seniors — with LGBT older adults included at each step of the discussion.
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Helping aging LGBT parents
September 28, 2011 — By Dana Rudolph — Bay Windows
How do we help our parents as they age? For adults with non-LGBT parents, there are plenty of resources on how to help parents through the various legal, financial, and emotional issues of growing old. Search the web or your favorite online bookstore for "aging parents," and you’ll be swamped with results.
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The LGBT Senior Population's Risk of Elder Abuse
August 31, 2011 — By Hilary Meyer — eCareDiary
Elder abuse is a complicated matter especially when it involves populations who are already marginalized such as those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender (LGBT).
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National Resource Center on LGBT Aging Job Posting: Internship Opportunity
August 16, 2011 — By National Resource Center on LGBT Aging —
The National Resource Center on LGBT Aging is seeking an intern beginning early-to-mid September through the end of December, with a possible continuation through May 2012, for a minimum of 15 hours per week.
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Good training, good care: Center kickstarts curricula in LGBT aging
July 26, 2011 — By Hilary Meyer — Aging Today
Two friends of mine, Vera and Zayda, had been together for 58 years. When Vera's Alzheimer's became too much, Zayda moved her to an assisted living facility. Zayda could barely trust family or neighbors with the truth, let alone strangers, so she and Vera became 'sisters.' Much later, after Vera's death, Zayda needed to move into an assisted living facility herself. She had many, many photos of the love of her life, but dared not display them in her new home. The other residents would talk about husbands, children and grandchildren, but she felt too vulnerable to tell the truth. Zayda was in hiding and terribly isolated.
—Nina L., Carlsbad, Calif. (from the 2009?2010 study "LGBT Older Adults in Long-Term Care Facilities: Stories from the Field")
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National Resource Center on LGBT Aging Website Launches Legal Support Resources
July 5, 2011 — By Hilary Meyer — New York Elder Law & Estate Planning Blog
Insights from Bernard A. Krooks, Certified Elder Law Attorney. This week's guest blogger, Hilary Meyer, is the Director at the National Resource Center on LGBT Aging
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Fountaingrove, Openhouse: housing for LGBT seniors
June 26, 2011 — By Carolyn Said — San Francisco Chronicle
Two disparate residential communities in the Bay Area targeting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender seniors at different ends of the economic spectrum are regaining momentum after stalling during the recession.
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Old Fears: Afraid Of Renewed Harassment, Many LGBT Seniors Return to The Closet
June 17, 2011 — By Jeff Krehely — Playboy Magazine
For most of her adult life, 64-year old Denise Bonenfant lived as an openly gay woman. She spent half those years—more than three decades—in a loving relationship with her partner, Sunny Toscano, who died in 2007 from cancer and heart disease. But as Toscano grew sicker and she and Bonenfant witnessed a close friend being denied access to her dying partner by estranged family members, they decided to go back into the closet, telling Toscano's doctors and nurses that they were sisters.
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Q & A: When Elders Come Out of the Closet
June 16, 2011 — By Marjorie Nesin — Boston.com
Q. Recently, my elderly aunt came out to our family as a lesbian. She’s in her 80s and a resident of an assisted-living facility in the Mystic Valley community. My family is committed to supporting her, but we’re also concerned that she might suffer from prejudice and isolation now that she’s open about her sexuality. Are there resources for older LGBT folks? Are there steps I can take to make sure my aunt doesn’t suffer from discrimination?
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Organization Provides Online Support for LGBT Seniors
May 24, 2011 — By Bernard A. Krooks — Forbes
Seniors from the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community encounter a unique set of challenges as they age. The National Resource Center on LGBT Aging has established an Internet-based resource center to address these challenges.
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Resources help LGBT elders face special challenges
May 18, 2011 — By Alicia M. Colombo — Philadelphia Corporation for Aging
At a time when gay men and lesbians enjoy the most social acceptance and legal protection in history, many elders face the daily challenges of aging while isolated from their families and the community. Fear, anti-gay bias and lack of legal standing are among the unique challenges facing an aging gay and lesbian generation. Nancy J. Knauer, author and law professor at Temple University’s Beasley School of Law, has focused her career on the study of same-sex relationships and same-sex marriages.
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Weeklong Equality Forum to deal with problems of LGBT seniors
April 25, 2011 — By Dianna Marder — philly.com
Whether they stay in their homes, move to retirement communities, seek out assisted living centers, or enter nursing homes, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals who faced hate and rejection all their lives now have to hope that the people paid to provide intimate care for them as they age are without prejudice.
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Living a Positive Life: A Perspective on HIV-Positive Older Adults
April 1, 2011 — By Hilary Meyer — eCareDiary.com
The face of HIV/AIDS is changing. It is no longer a young person’s disease. For example, the percent of people with AIDS over the age of 50 is now more than twice that of people under age 24.
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Living a Positive Life: A Perspective on HIV-Positive Older Adults
April 1, 2011 — By Hilary Meyer — eCareDiary.com
The face of HIV/AIDS is changing. It is no longer a young person’s disease. For example, the percent of people with AIDS over the age of 50 is now more than twice that of people under age 24.
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The Obama Administration and LGBT Elder Issues
January 31, 2011 — By LOREE COOK-DANIELS — GRAY PRIDE PARADE
Most civil rights movements take place over many decades, meaning that the early activists often don’t live long enough to reap the fruits of their labors…. I therefore feel especially privileged to have lived long enough to see the massive changes the Obama Administration has wrought in the federal government’s treatment of its lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) citizens.
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The National Resource Center on LGBT Aging: A Lifeline for LGBT Seniors in Rural America
January 13, 2011 — By SUSAN ISENBERG — CHANGE.ORG
Picture this, it’s Christmas Day 2010. For some people, the only gift to open is their mind. And that can be painful. Maybe Mrs. Fischer down the hall at the We Care nursing home is the lucky one. She has a revolving door of visitors beyond her regular family visits … heads of state, royalty and her favorite visitor Bing Crosby.
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Center on Halsted announces country’s first LGBT homesharing program
December 16, 2010 — By JOSEPH ERBENTRAUT — EDGE BOSTON
Using their annual holiday open house on Friday, Dec. 10, as a backdrop, the staff of Chicago’s Center on Halsted announced a new free service that will provide a unique alternative housing option for the city’s LGBT residents.
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The National Resource Center on LGBT Aging
December 1, 2010 — By By DUTTON & CASEY, P.C. — ELDER LAW UPDATE
I recently posted on another subgroup of the older adult population, Holocaust survivors, and it got me thinking about what groups of seniors may need additional resources that are specific to their needs and the unique obstacles they are facing as they age. Getting older is hard enough as it is, but members of the LGBT community often face additional complications because of the lack of relevant, informative resources that are available to them.
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New Resource Center’s Director Aims to Keep Aging LGBT Elders Well-Served—and Out of the Closet
December 1, 2010 — By BETSY DORSETT — AGING TODAY
Established this year through an historic Department of Health and Human Services grant, the National Resource Center on LGBT Aging is America’s first organization to provide technical assistance toward improving the quality of services for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) older adults. The center was created by Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) in partnership with 10 leading organizations from around the country. Aging Today is pleased to offer the following profile of Hilary Meyer, the Center’s new director.
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Transgender Issues: The Additional Challenges of LBGT Aging
November 4, 2010 — By JOANNE HERMAN — HUFFINGTON POST
Throughout November, public television's "In The Life" program shows the incredible challenges faced when a person who transitioned to live in the opposite gender, and who lost the support of family in the process, is confronted with a terminal illness.
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A New Resource for L.G.B.T. Seniors
October 22, 2010 — By PAULA SPAN — THE NEW YORK TIMES
We’ve written in The New Old Age on occasion about the particular challenges that gay men and lesbians face as they age: the financial inequities that result from federal and state governments declining to recognize same-sex marriages; the fears of discrimination in senior housing and programs; the frequent reliance, when family support is missing, on friends who are aging as well.
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Gray, Gay...and Worried
September 30, 2010 — By PAULA SPAN — THE NEW YORK TIMES
David and his partner, Paschal, together for more than 20 years, married during the brief period that same-sex marriages were legal in California. They're in their 60s, in decent health and financial shape. Yet thinking about their future makes David uneasy.
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LGBT Seniors Have National Caregiver Resource Center
June 16, 2010 — By Antoine Craigwell — AlterNet
New York, NY – In a special event celebrating Pride month, more than 150 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) seniors and staff of Services and Advocacy for LGBT Elders (SAGE) gathered on Monday, Jun 14 at SAGE's office for the launching of the National Caregiver Resource Center and ad campaign.
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SAGE Awarded $900 K Federal Grant
February 10, 2010 — The Associated Press
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced an award totaling $900,000 over three years to Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) to establish the nation's first national resource center to assist communities that provide services for older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals.
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Media Contact
Judy Evans, SAGE
Jevans@sageusa.org
212-741-2247 x237
“We're facing right now an unprecedented growth in the number of adults who are getting older who have been living the majority of their lives out of the closet. And as that population ages, there are a number of special circumstances that they're going to be facing that the majority of the aging population doesn't have to face.”
Hilary Meyer, "New Resource Center's Director Aims to Keep Aging LGBT Elders Well-Served—and Out of the Closet," Aging Today, Nov.–Dec. 2010
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