The Network features requests for research assistance, and reports of relevance to LGBT elders and their support communities on this page.
This April 2020 Nurse's Guide to Caring for LGBTQ Patients, produced by Ohio University, offers a summary of the obstacles faced by LGBTQ patients seeking medical care, and suggestions for nurses who wish to better serve members of the community.
Ruben Rivera-Jackman, Continuing Education Coordinator, AgePride Center, The Goldsen Institute, University of Washington conversed with Shane Fowler, Executive Director of Holden Southcenter, Milestone Retirement Communities, for Shane's 6/5/2022 Your Life, Your Way podcast about the special challenges aging members of the LGBTQ community face in today's world.
Legal Voice
907 Pine Street
Seattle, WA 98101
206-682-9552
info@legalvoice.org
Legal Voice produces the Handbook For Washington Seniors: Legal Rights and Resources - http://www.legalvoice.org/handbook - "a comprehensive quick-reference guide on the full range of legal issues facing Washington seniors." In English and Spanish.
Johnnie Hawkins
Legal Administrative Specialist
LGBTQ Veteran Coordinator
Seattle VA Regional Office
915 Second Avenue
Seattle, WA 98174
spoke about current benefits available to (LGBTQ) veterans on Friday March 23, 2018. His presentation is HERE.
December 2016
The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University released its report:
Projections and Implications for Housing a Growing Population: Older Adults 2015 - 2035
"By 2035, more than one in five people in the US will be aged 65 and older and one in three households will be headed by someone in that age group. This growth will increase the demand for affordable, accessible housing that is well connected to services far beyond what current supply can meet."
LGBT Seniors Are Being Pushed Back Into the Closet, David R. Wheeler, The Atlantic, Health, August 25, 2016
February 26, 2016
Allena Gabosch, Sex-Positive Speaker, Author, Coach and Activist, spoke on "Sexuality and Our Seniors." She pointed to the "Sexual Expression Policy" formulated by the Hebrew Home at Riverdale as a model for senior housing providers to follow.
The LGBTQ Access Project works across a continuum of support services to improve access and outcomes for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer survivors of abuse and exploitation. Learn more about this national demonstration project happening in King County. The Project produced an LGBTQ Family Law Guide for DV Advocates in WA and a 2014 King County Trans* Resource & Referral Guide. Both can be found on the Project's "Tools & Resources" Page.