National survey: older LGBT adults expect discrimination in long-term care
A new survey conducted by and just released from the AARP finds that most older LGBT adults expect difficulties in finding adequate "social support to rely on as they age, discrimination in long-term care...
Getting to Zero MA Coalition fellows host online symposium on sex work decriminalization, this...
The Getting to Zero Activist Academy, in partnership with Fenway Health and AIDS Action Committee, is hosting a symposium about the national movement to decriminalize sex work, and how this movement is...
‘Only LGBTQ-specific psychiatric inpatient program in US’—Vermont’s Brattleboro Retreat—to stay open
Due to financial issues, Vermont's Brattleboro Retreat has been under intense pressure to close, or severely cut back its services, reported The Keene Sentinel last week.
“In consultation with the Board of Trustees, we are...
After 30 years, Boston Living Center is an icon in the HIV+ community
Throughout most of 2020, the Boston Living Center, founded in November 2019, is celebrating its 30th anniversary.
In the words of a member at the Boston Living Center, “The BLC is a place where I...
Harbor to the Bay still cautiously planning for September ride, offering tips for bike...
The Harbor to the Bay Committee announced this week plans to keep moving forward—albeit with caution and care in these times of COVID-19—with its annual Boston-to-Provincetown bicycling benefit for four local HIV/AIDS...
Fenway Health Looks Forward To 2015
By Stephen Boswell, MD
Though the LGBT community has made important strides towards equality in Massachusetts and across the United States, we continue to experience health disparities and inequities in health care delivery. At Fenway Health,...
AIDS Action of New England meets challenges online and ‘on the streets’
Squarely facing the challenges of the COVID-19 outbreak, AIDS Action—New England’s largest provider of services to people living with and at risk for HIV/AIDS—is taking to the streets "on foot, on bikes,...
‘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...
Fenway And AIDS Action Observe World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day 2014 was December 1.
December 1 marked the 27th World AIDS Day – a time to remember those lost to the virus, reflect on the medical breakthroughs made in the fight against HIV/AIDS,...
LGBT Aging Project granted $10,000 from Eastern Bank to keep older LGBT people connected...
The LGBT Aging Project, a program of Boston-based Fenway Health, received a $10,000 grant from Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation to help older LGBTQIA+ people stay connected to their communities and support their...
