SAGE’s advocacy impact

Highlighting the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising,
LGBTQ+ elders and older people living with HIV convened for SAGE’s first-ever National Day of Advocacy.

120

LGBTQ+ ELDERS, ALLIES AND ACTIVISTS

75

MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THEIR STAFFS

35K+

PEOPLE MOBILIZED ACROSS THE U.S.

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  • SAGE hosted its inaugural National Day of Advocacy in March 2019
  • LGBTQ+ elders, allies and activists from across the nation descended upon Washington

Tell your representative to protect the rights of LGBTQ+ elders.

SAGE affiliate SAGE of the Rockies takes part in LGBT advocacy work
Advocate with us where you live

Learn what SAGE is doing to fight for equality in your community and how you can get involved.

Partnering for LGBTQ+ older people

Our message of treating LGBTQ+ elders with the dignity and respect they deserve is amplified and strengthened by our partnerships and coalitions.

WASHINGTON, D.C., JULY 25, 2012: SAGE with the Diverse Elders Coalition hosts a Congressional briefing on Capitol Hill. (Photo by ASTRID RIECKEN For SAGE)

Advocacy resources

  • Lauren Pongan, National Director Diverse Elders Coalition

    As a founding member of the Diverse Elders Coalition, SAGE has uplifted and championed older LGBT peoples’ needs within the aging advocacy space. SAGE is steadfast in calling on all communities to affirm and represent their LGBT members.

    — Lauren Pongan, National Director Diverse Elders Coalition
  • Ellen Ensig-Brodsky, SAGE participant

    “I became an activist in my early forties, when I first came out. And over the years, as I’ve associated with SAGE, I’ve realized—and SAGE realizes—that there can be nothing about us without us.”

    — Ellen Ensig-Brodsky, SAGE participant