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"...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
