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Gay Seniors Lack Social Safety Net
Nicole C. Brambila - The Desert Sun
If Phillip Huebner stretched out his legs just right, he could get in a fitful snooze in his cramped Ford pickup. It wasn't that much fun, said the 64-year-old Desert Hot Springs resident who called his pickup home when he became homeless this year. It would have been terrible if it had been a long-term thing.
read moreForty years after famous riots at Stonewall Inn, gays are still 'fighting to be seen as full humans'
By Carrie Melago - Daily News Staff Writer
They were the riots that spawned a revolution, the nights of protest that led to the dawn of the gay rights movement.
read moreLGBT Elder Law: Toward Equity in Aging
A Harvard Law Journal article
A well written look at the policy and legal disparities affecting LGBT older adults.
read moreAARP - Stonewall 40th Anniversary
a retrospective
An in depth retrospective on the historic Stonewall Riots.
read moreGays and aging: Halsted center serves surging population of gay seniors
Halsted center tailors programs to aging clientele
Windows on the second floor of the Center on Halsted frame an ever-changing portrait of gay life in 2009: Same-sex couples walk hand in hand; cross-dressing young men strut with confidence; rainbow banners herald a neighborhood that embraces gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people of any age.
read moreLGBT youth meet their elders
Generations (Part 1 - Coming Out)
Last week, the Blade invited five LGBT youth and five LGBT elders from the D.C. area to our offices for a roundtable discussion about issues facing the community. With Stonewall’s 40th anniversary later this month and Pride celebrations this weekend, it seemed an apt time to explore some of the generational differences in the community.
read moreA Place to Live: The Story of Triangle Square - Film Screening
Sage News
Bittersweet Productions and NoCo Media Group are proud to announce the NYC premiere of A Place to Live: The Story of Triangle Square. A feature documentary that focuses on a group of lesbian and gay senior citizens in search of affordable housing,
read moreLGBT seniors: Out of the closet and nowhere to go
by Victoria Brownworth - The Philadelphia Gay News
In June, the queer community will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Stonewall. Along with that celebration comes the reality that many who were on the front lines of the queer civil-rights movement are now on a different front line as the first generation of out elderly queers.
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