City Hall Hearing Focuses On LGBT-Friendly Senior Housing
In the first of what LGBT elder advocates hope will be many public hearings, the LGBT Aging Project joined Boston City Council members, city officials, and Boston residents on May 7 at City Hall...
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...
On the Importance of Aging in the LGBT Community, by Bob Linscott
"The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected." — Robert Frost
Perhaps to our dismay, we are not Peter Pan, because the truth is we are all getting older. Yet, even if we can accept that...
Aging Back Into the Closet
Maine is the most recent state to allow gay marriage, and the first in the nation to have the law approved by a majority of voters at the polls. Following the passage of the gay marriage law, many in the state have wondered: “What’s next?” After all, marriage is the default panacea of gay rights, and Maine ranks in the top ten states in the nation for gay-friendly laws. Another distinction? Maine has the oldest population in the U.S. with more than 300,000 elders age 60 and over. It is estimated that 15,000 of them are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. For many, the reality of old age comes, hits when one is faced with the reality of what it means to be senior.
