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Prop 8 stay “deadly” for elderly gay and lesbian couples

Jennifer Vanasco — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 20:00:22 +0000

For many older same-sex couples living in California, a dream wedding may never become a reality.

Last week, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals refused to lift the stay of Proposition 8, the(...)

Whiteside: Talking about AIDS – or not

logointern2 — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 12:00:05 +0000

In the last six months, three friends of mine tested positive for HIV. All of them are younger than me; I’m 22.

Some weeks ago, John Corvino posed the question in his column, “Why aren’t(...)

Monday Watercooler: Choi and Sherrod ask us to be better than we are

James Withers — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:01:02 +0000

Dan Choi at Netroots. The quibbles with Lt. Dan Choi are minor at best. Don’t protest in uniform. Trying to subpoena the President Obamais a tactic best left to birthers or Rod Blagojevich,(...)

Withers: A historical figure no one remembers

James Withers — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:29:04 +0000

The thing about freedom movements is that it’s easy to forget. While that’s regrettable, it is unavoidable. You see it here all the time. People will go on and on praising Martin Luther King,(...)

Abuse allegations make case of elderly gay couple murky

logointern1 — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 21:30:31 +0000

Allegations of abuse are making a tale of an elderly gay couple allegedly separated by Sonoma County, Calif., officials even more murky and divisive.

After a run-in with county officials left(...)

LGBT seniors more likely to be poor, isolated

logointern1 — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:00:01 +0000

A new report from Movement Advancement Project sheds light on stereotypes of senior members of the LGBT community.

The report finds “LGBT elders are more likely to live in poverty, face social(...)

Gay, trans seniors come out late, start second lifetime

Jennifer Vanasco — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:15:35 +0000

(Miami) On his 75th birthday, Bill Farthing decided to be reborn. In the six years since he’d buried his wife of 45 years, he’d felt as he did long before: Lonesome, different, outcast. He(...)

LGBT nursing home to open in Massachusetts

logointern1 — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:15:48 +0000

The Elsie Frank House at the Leonard Florence Center for Living – a nursing home aimed at lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender seniors – will open in Massachusetts this month.

The Elsie(...)

HHS announces resource center to aid gay seniors

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:15:16 +0000

(Washington) The Department of Health and Human Services will establish a national resource center to help communities support and serve their lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)(...)

Assisted living facility accused of evicting HIV-positive man

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 12 May 2009 23:32:41 +0000

(Little Rock, Arkansas) A federal lawsuit has been filed against an assisted living facility for allegedly evicting a man when it discovered he was HIV-positive.

The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in(...)