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July 06, 2009

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.

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June 28, 2009

Forty 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.

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June 25, 2009

LGBT 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.

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June 22, 2009

AARP - Stonewall 40th Anniversary

a retrospective

An in depth retrospective on the historic Stonewall Riots.

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June 21, 2009

Gays 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.

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June 11, 2009

LGBT 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.

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June 11, 2009

LGBT youth meet their elders

Generations (Part 2 - HIV / AIDs & Stonewall)


June 11, 2009

LGBT youth meet their elders

Generations (Part 3 - Advice and Questions)


June 03, 2009

A 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,

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June 01, 2009

LGBT 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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