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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 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(...)

Survivor’s Home Protection Act advances in California

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 22 May 2009 19:05:17 +0000

(Sacramento, California) California legislation to protect LGBT partners, particularly seniors, from having to pay unfair property taxes following the death of their partner, has passed a key(...)

WHO: Doctors failing to test seniors for HIV

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:06:57 +0000

(New York City) The medical profession is failing to test people over 50 for HIV/AIDS despite evidence that the sex lives of seniors have been greatly extended by erectile dysfunction drugs,(...)

New LGBT equality laws go into effect in Calif.

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:57:06 +0000

(Sacramento, California) Three new laws broadening protections for California’s LGBT community have gone into effect. The laws protect seniors in assisted living and young people in schools(...)

Elderly couple murdered in home

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:34:34 +0000

(Indianapolis, Indiana) Indianapolis police say they have few clues in the slayings of an elderly gay couple found in their home earlier this week.

Police have not divulged how Milton Lindgren,(...)

Elderly gays forging new alliances

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:34:16 +0000

(New York City) Frank Carter was once a globe-trotting professional dancer; his world is smaller now. He battles multiple health problems, walks with a cane and rarely leaves his compact(...)

Michael Adams: Some SAGE Talk on Aging

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:00:45 +0000

For SAGE (Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders), things have never been busier.

With the first generation of baby boomers now reaching retirement, the ranks of Americans 65 and older will swell(...)

The perils of aging while gay

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:07:36 +0000

When Gayle had a stroke one Sunday evening nine years ago, she was rushed to Hennepin County Medical Center’s emergency room, Minnesota’s third largest hospital.   

But when Gayle (a senior(...)

Web resources for LGBT Seniors

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:39:01 +0000

Advocacy

Old Lesbians Organizing for Change (OLOC)
An umbrella organization for lesbian senior organizations across the country.

Community

AARP forums:
A place for seniors to talk about(...)