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...
Cambridge officials work to create a plan for LGBTQ-friendly senior housing
With an eye toward the future, the Cambridge City Council has voted to explore past efforts to create LGBTQ-friendly housing for seniors and come up with a better plan.
Maine’s King and Collins introduce bill to add LGBT people to Fair Housing Act
Maine Senators Angus King, an Independent, and Susan Collins, Republican, introduced a bill this week with Democrat Virginia Senator Tim Kaine that would include LGBT people in the Fair and Equal Housing Act of...
Boston Police Department engages with Pryde LGBTQ senior housing
Officers of the Boston Police Department recently joined leaders of LGBTQ Senior Housing on a walkthrough of The Pryde, the Bay State’s first affordable housing project for LGBTQ seniors. Security concerns and...
Kristen Porter named LGBTQ Senior Housing’s new gerontology advisor
With plans well underway to transform Hyde Park's former William Barton Rogers Middle School into New England's first apartment building geared for LGBTQ Seniors, LGBTQ Senior Housing is staffing up.
First residents move into new home for LGBT asylum seekers in Worcester, MA
The Worcester, Mass.–based LGBT Asylum Task Force opened the doors of its new triple-decker residence over Thanksgiving weekend, and the first residents moved in. Asylum seekers in the US are not allowed...
US Rep. Pressley back on House floor calling to restore Pryde funding
US Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (Mass.) returned to the House floor last week to defend funding for The Pryde — the first affordable housing development for LGBTQ seniors in Massachusetts, developed by LGBTQ Senior...
LGBTQ Senior Housing receives $1M funding for Pryde construction
LGBTQ Senior Housing, Inc, along with supporters and community members, earlier this month commemorated a $1 million capital grant award from The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation. This two-year capital grant is...
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...
Funding for Pryde—stripped from US House bill—restored in Senate version
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) applauded the inclusion of the $850,000 in the Senate's Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations for the completion The Pryde, the first affordable housing development for LGBTQ seniors in Massachusetts,...
