Quickie Link [1]: Aging and Gay, and Facing Prejudice in Twilight [2]

By : vanrozenheim on Oct 09, 2007 - 10:45 AM
GeneralNews [3]
(USA) - The plight of the Gay elderly has been taken up by a generation of Gay men and Lesbians, concerned about their own futures, who have begun a drive to educate care providers about the social isolation, even outright discrimination, that Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender clients face. Several solutions are emerging. In Boston, New York, Chicago, Atlanta and other urban centers, so-called L.G.B.T. Aging Projects are springing up, to train long-term care providers. At the same time, there is a move to separate care, with the comfort of the familiar.

Note: Read more on NY Times [4]
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