Aging is a gift that not everyone gets to experience. This is especially true within the LGBTQ+ community, where discrimination, HIV/AIDS and a lack of resources continue to present challenges for the community time and time again. Today, many LGBTQ+ older adults find they face a new challenge as they age: social isolation.
Nightclubs and bars don’t cater to older members of the community and few events make a point of welcoming older adults. Family relationships can be complicated, resulting in thinner support systems for LGBTQ+ older adults. Add into the mix the health risks of socializing as a pandemic continues to spread, and it’s easy to see why older LGBTQ+ adults might feel isolated in their daily lives.
As cherished members of the community, LGBTQ+ older adults deserve to feel the same connection to others as younger folks do. AARP, SAGE, and Whitman-Walker Health are a few examples of the many national and local organizations working to ensure LGBTQ+ older adults never feel alone. […]
Click here to read the full piece. This story was originally published by News Is Out on October 19, 2023.
