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Emboldened by recent advances for homosexuals in and out of the military, more gay veterans look to have their ousters reclassified. Via Kelly Riker 
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Caution was the watchword financial planners had for same-sex couples contemplating marriage in the wake of the Supreme Court decision making those unions legal nationwide.
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SAGE’s National Resource Center on LGBT Aging heard from LGBT centers across the country that they needed some practical tips on ways that they could make their centers and services available, accessible and welcoming to older adults. Via Kelly Riker
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Today the San Francisco Board of Supervisors will vote on groundbreaking legislation protecting LGBT seniors who are living in long-term care facilities, whether nursing homes, assisted-living facilities, or other similar housing. Via Kelly Riker
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I believe the unifying theme for LGBT aging advocates lies in our ability to respond to loss. Via Velvet Martin
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As gay rights advance across the US, the elderly feel they have been neglected. But a series of retirement housing projects for the gay community may be a signal of change, as Aidan Lewis reports.
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A senior living village for the LGBT community is calling itself the first of its kind in the Southland. Stonewall Gardens in North Palm Springs welcomed its first four residents. Already settled in, residents said the facility is assisted living for seniors with a resort-style twist.
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I’m a big fan of cross-generational gay friendships. Some of my closest gay friends are decades older than me, and I’ve benefited both as a young gay man and as a human being from spending time in their company. We talk about the mundane things all friends talk about—movies, books, lovers, the wine, etc.
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'Our queerness, that thing that sets us apart, that can cause us to feel unwanted, unloved, rejected and alone in the world, is a gift'
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Advocates along with the Department of Housing and Urban Development on Feb. 3 officially launched a campaign designed to address the housing needs of LGBT seniors.
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Even more than in the mainstream world, most ads and visuals that promote LGBT travel feature a bevy of fresh, youthful faces.
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Researchers launch LGBT End-of-Life Resource Inventory for BC at town hall
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“On stage at the awards ceremony, I called Ruth my partner in life and business, and that got applause.”
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Fifteen years ago Becky Bowles and Rhonda Mann were living a relatively low-key existence together in Seattle. Then they went on vacation in Palm Springs, CA, and fell in love not only with the small-town, high-desert vibe, but also the unabashedly gay-friendly vibe. By the third day of their trip, they were looking at properties. On Day 7, they bought.
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A group of 17 performers are busy rehearsing at the Los Angeles LGBT Center's Village at Ed Gould Plaza for a show about life in West Hollywood. They dance, they sing, they laugh and cry. Ranging in age from 55 - 87, this troupe, otherwise known as NewStAGES, is creating the story of Life in the First Gay City, performed June 28 at the Renberg Theatre, from their own experiences. Via CenterLink LGBT
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While there be my no physical pot of gold awaiting seniors arriving at Fountaingrove Lodge, there is America’s first upscale lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)-friendly retirement community committed to providing continuing and progressive care, a fact that, in and of itself, represents what can be only be categorized as a golden opportunity for a segment of the seniors community that has long been overlooked and under-served. Via Fabrice Tasendo
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April 7, 2015 5:28 PM
For many retirees The "gay and gray” years have long been looked at with foreboding, but Fountaingrove Lodge offers a different take – a golden opportunity to beanticipated rather than feared. #LGBTSeniors #SonomaSeniors #GaySeniors #LGBTretirement
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For LGBT seniors, affordable housing is scarce and often unwelcoming Los Angeles Times Nationwide, an estimated 2 million people age 50 and older identify as LGBT, and that number is expected to double by 2030, according to the Institute for... Via Kelly Riker, Paul
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What’s on the minds of older LGBT people? New information shows it’s money, and not just thinking about it, but worrying about it.
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Today we're taking a look at gay-friendly retirement locations. It turns out that it's a myth that most gay people live in a handful of well-known urban neighborhoods like the Castro in San Francisco or Chelsea in New York City.
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SAGE Story works with LGBT older people to collect their stories and provide them with the skills and platforms to advocate on their own behalf. Our ultimate goals are to open up people’s minds, help change the laws that govern this country and ensure that the systems that all of us rely on become more welcoming to our communities.
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Advocacy groups, in partnership with the federal government, launch a bold national initiative to provide housing—and security—to the growing population of LGBT senior citizens.
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Changes to the financial planning landscape since DOMA: Defined contribution and defined benefit plans: Survivor benefits and Withdrawals...
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A group that promotes rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) elders is announcing plans for a national strategy to address LGBT elder housing needs this week at an event that will feature a senior adviser at the U.S.
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The space, which will offer programs and hot lunches, is part of a $1.5 million expansion of services for older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
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Join Fountaingrove Lodge, a luxury LGBT and Ally retirement community, and Face to Face for an afternoon of art for a good cause.
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