Bob Linscott

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Development and design plans announced for New England’s first LGBTQ senior housing building

Thankfully, despite the global pandemic and forced closures all across the Commonwealth, the work toward New England’s first LGBTQ senior housing building hasn’t suffered...

LGBTQ older adults confront isolation amid COVID-19 pandemic

“This is not how I planned to spend my retirement!”  Phil Tackle’s words echo the frustration so many LGBTQ older adults felt as soon as...

Honoring the legacy of trans elders, boldly moving in new directions

Back in the ’70s and ’80s mainstream America thought that the “gay community” was a separate entity—“those” people were outside the norm and lived...

Celebrating the women who shaped our LGBTQ community in Boston

It is too easy to sit back and believe that history is written by the contributions of our forefathers because that’s what we were...

This is the moment: LGBTQ-friendly senior housing in Massachusetts

There are so many indicators that determine if a city is truly inclusive and welcoming to the LGBTQ community. For some, it is having...

Pathways to Pride: MetroWest’s Booming LGBTQ Older Adult Initiative

As recently as a few years ago the MetroWest area was considered a “gay desert.” There were no programs, social opportunities, services or resources...

Pride Month proves a benchmark of progress for Stonewall vets in Boston

On June 28, 1969, Paul Glass and Charles Evans both found themselves in the center of the Stonewall uprising. The men, 19 and 20...

Marshaling a new era: Boston Pride Grand Marshal Dale Mitchell’s mission to care for LGBT elders

This year marks the 49th anniversary for the Boston Pride Parade and the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion. With such a focus on...

Boston musicians set older LGBTQ life experiences to music

Our current LGBTQ elders lived in a time that barely resembles the world today. For starters, homosexuality was against the law in all 50...

Gay seniors thrive among straight peers at Bay State senior center

There has been an important shift towards diversity and inclusion in the elder care world that mirrors a trend in the mainstream sector.  In Massachusetts,...

New Massachusetts law ensures competent home care for LGBT seniors

Every one of us is just a hip fracture away from losing our independence. This is a vision of the future that no one...

Merrimack Valley LGBT seniors meals program expands into social group, gaining national attention

There is no better state in the country for an LGBT person to age in than Massachusetts. The infrastructure for aging services, which has been...
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