UCC-affiliated agencies create safe homes for LGBTQ+ elders

Imagine spending your life with a partner, and when the time came for seeking a place to live during retirement years, the homes and assisted living neighborhoods you found made living with that partner uneasy at best. Fears of safety and belonging follow those in the LGBTQ+ community in many places, but home shouldn’t be one of them.Fear of losing a comfortable lifestyle is what can happen to those in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer community when they begin to age — they worry, what if my partner isn’t accepted? Will I have to be untruthful about our relationship? Go back into the closet? Or, will my LGBTQ+ child feel comfortable visiting me?It’s a real concern. Fortunately, United Church Homes (UCH) — a member of the United Church of Christ’s Council for Health and Human Service Ministries (CHHSM) — and other similar organizations have made this a non-issue. […]

Click here to read to the full piece. This story was originally published by United Church of Christ on April 2, 2024.