New housing initiatives in Maine welcome LGBTQ seniors home
This article appears in the January/February 2023 print issue of Boston Spirit magazine. Subscribe for free today.
As the United States moves into a new era of post marriage equality, many...
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...
Construction of New England’s first LGBTQ senior housing is underway
The renovation of a handsome old school building into New England's first LGBTQ senior housing is officially underway! With a ceremony this past Friday, local leaders, community activists and developers "broke ground"...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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.
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 any setbacks. One of...
