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Health Care Proxies & Living Wills Video
Natalie Chin from Lambda Legal Talks About Health Care Proxies & Living Wills MORE >
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Funeral Directives Video
Natalie Chin from Lambda Legal Talks About Funeral Directives MORE >
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Social Security Benefits and DOMA: Can I do Anything Now to Preserve My Rights?
This document summarizes how to preserve seniors' rights to Social Security benefits until the day the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is gone.
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Legal Plans (Alzheimer's)
Legal Plans' is a brochure with recommendations for assisting the caregiver and the person with dementia in making legal arrangements. MORE >
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One-Sheet: Social Security Benefits and DOMA
This document summarizes how to preserve seniors' rights to Social Security benefits until the day the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is gone.
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LGBT Guidelines for Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals
This publication includes the hospital guidelines as mandated by the Department of Health & Human Services regarding hospital visitations and designation of a health care representative pertinent to the LGBT population. MORE >
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Disparities and Resilience among LGBT Older Adults
This publication is the first national federally-funded project to examine LGBT aging and health. It documents significant health disparities impacting LGBT older adults as they age, including disability, physical and mental distress, victimization, discrimination, and lack of access to supportive aging and health services. MORE >
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Racial Equity,
Transgender,
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Advancing Effective Communication for LGBT Older Adults
This guide, published by The Joint Commission, contains a compilation of strategies, practice examples, resources, and testimonials designed to assist hospital staff in improving quality of care by enhancing their efforts to provide care that is more welcoming, safe, and inclusive of LGBT patients and families. MORE >
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LOS DOCUMENTOS LEGALES QUE TODAS LAS PERSONAS LGBT DE MÁS EDAD NECESITAN
Lo que necesitas poner por escrito para proteger tus decisiones financieras, de cuidado de la salud y de fin de la vida.
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Transgender Elders and SOFFAS
This paper was originally presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention in August 2002. It is an introductory explanation of the issues and concerns of aging transgender people and SOFFAS (Significant Others, Friends, Family and Allies), to begin the dialogue on what inclusion of trans people will really mean. MORE >
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Gender Alliance of the South Sound
The Gender Alliance of the South Sound (GASS) is located in southern Puget Sound region of Washington state that provides support, community outreach, resources, peer counseling, and social activities for individuals who are transgender, crossgendered, intersexed, androgyne, gender variant, cross-dressing or whose expression of gender is different from their assigned gender at birth. MORE >
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(253) 383-2318
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Tacoma Lesbian Concern
Tacoma Lesbian Concern is a non-profit organization that provides local lesbians with social activities, networking opportunities, and education and political awareness. The organization also offers a monthly calendar of activities and rotating events. MORE >
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Oasis Youth Center
The Oasis Youth Center is a drop-in center for LGBT and questioning youth ages 14-24 in and around Seattle, Tacoma, and Pierce County. MORE >
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(253) 671-2838 (office); emergency: (253) 988-2108
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Q Center: Portland's LGBTQ Community Center
The Q Center is Portland's local LGBTQ Center that has a monthly calendar of events, programs, and services. MORE >
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(503) 234-7837
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Lavender Womyn
Lavender Womyn is a lesbian social group for women of all ages, offering social activities and online dating. There are chapters all across Oregon State as well as in Arkansas, Washington/Idaho, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and New York. MORE >
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The Community Center, Inc.
The Community Center Inc., is a LGBT community center located in Garden City, ID, minutes from downtown Boise. The Center offers resources, referrals, meeting space for LGBT groups, Idaho's largest LGBT lending library, an extensive LGBT materials archive, a women's social group, and a transgender support group. MORE >
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(208) 336-3870
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The Western Montana Community Center
The Western Montana Community Center is an LGBT center located in Missoula, MT that offers a monthly calendar of events, annual fundraisers and social groups for gay men, lesbians, and the trans community, as well as the electronic magazine Out Words. MORE >
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(406) 543-2224
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Tacoma Rainbow Center
Tacoma Rainbow Center is an LGBT Community Center serving Tacoma and the Greater Pierce County. It holds regular drop-in hours for people to use the computer lab, speak with staff and volunteers, watch movies, play games, or get referrals to local services. The center also offers regular groups and programs including a transmen discussion group and a SOFFA (significant others, friends, family, and allies) support group. Meeting space is also available for LGBT groups, meetings, or activities. MORE >
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(253) 383-2318
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Gay Inside Out
Formerly the Village Vida Centre, Gay Inside Out is an online LGBT Community Center based out of Bellingham, WA that offers LGBT-specific and friendly programs and services by liaisoning with local groups such as Frontrunners and PFLAG. Although there is not yet a physical space, Gay Inside Out is a LGBT resource for those in greater Whatcom County. MORE >
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(360) 220-8400
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Vista Youth Center
Vista Youth Center is an organization in Kennewick, WA that seeks to empower and enrich the lives of LGBT and questioning youth ages 14-21. The center offers socializing and volunteer opportunities and provide a safe place for Eastern Washington's LGBT youth. MORE >
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(509)396-5198
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Shades of Yellow (SOY)
Shades of Yellow (SOY) is a Hmong Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) nonprofit organization that works to provide support, education, advocacy, and leadership development to Hmong LGBTQ and allies. SOY is made up of a diverse group of community members, constituents, and allies. It is committed to creating a community that is aware of the issues that Hmong LGBTQ face through peer to peer counseling / group counseling sessions , parent support groups, having available resources and information on Hmong LGBTQ and educating the Hmong and general communities on Hmong queer issues through workshops and seminars. MORE >
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(651) 309-0037
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