Congresswoman Pressley, Senators Warren and Markey deliver the $850K for Pryde LGBTQ+ senior housing
On Monday, March 25, 2024, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) applauded the final passage of $850,000 in federal community project funding for The Pryde, an affordable...
Maine Human Rights Commission advances transgender discrimination case against assisted living facility
This just in from GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD):
The Maine Human Rights Commission by a 3-2 vote today issued a finding of reasonable grounds that an assisted living...
‘Grab & Go’ meals for elders offered in response to Community Café closures
Many of the venues hosting Community Cafés for Boston-area elders have been temporarily closed as a precaution to prevent the spread of COVID-19. These are places that many LGBTQ seniors, among the...
White House Summit on LGBT Elder Housing Attended by Local Leaders
On February 10, three Boston experts on LGBT elder issues were invited to attend a National Summit on LGBT Aging at The White House. Lisa Krinsky, Director, and Bob Linscott, Assistant Director of The...
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 an LGBT community center, while other cities boast about how...
Landmark executive order collects sexual orientation, gender ID data for elders in Bay State
(Editor’s note: This article appears in the current July/August 2016 print edition of Boston Spirit magazine. Subscribe for free today.)
May 11, 2016 was a landmark date in Massachusetts, even though there wasn’t any fanfare and probably...
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 told in school. Look behind every movement, every significant moment...
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 states and there was no acceptance, protections or community supports....
Better quality of life for older adults undergoing gender-affirmation treatment, Yale study shows
A new national study conducted by researchers at Yale University shows that older transgender adults undergoing gender-affirming treatment, including medication and surgery, enjoy a better quality of life than those who do not.
“Even though...
How the pandemic is helping to launch a virtual LGBTQ Senior Center in the...
Since the coronavirus changed the social landscape for everyone all over the world, many groups and organizations pivoted to reconnect people using online platforms like Zoom and Webex....
