In Poulsbo, Washington, 14 Pride banners were slashed. On X, the Colorado Republican Party posted: “Burn all the #pride flags this June.” And in Carlisle, Massachusetts, 200 Pride flags were [...]
Direct services. Advocacy. Training. Technical assistance. For a large organization working in all four areas to improve the lived experiences of a traditionally marginalized population, [...]
As rainbow flags hang throughout New York City, I can’t help but wonder how many LGBTQ elders will spend Pride Month worried about housing. According to SAGE, a nonprofit advocating for LGBTQ+ [...]
It is hard to imagine 75-year-old Renée Imperato – the tattooed, foul-mouthed New York City trans icon dubbed “Mother” – ever putting on gloves to hide her painted nails out of fear [...]
There’s an air of defiance among those organizing or planning to attend Pride events around the country this year, despite underlying fears that occasionally prompt chills eight years after [...]
Linda Marucci, 77, remembers a time when homosexuality was listed as a “sociopathic personality disturbance” in the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. When she was 18 and a family [...]
It’s well-established that members of the LGBTQIA+ community tend to face more health challenges than their cisgender, heterosexual peers. A new study underscores how tragic the [...]
Members of the LGBTQ+ community and allies come together every June to celebrate Pride Month to showcase history, cherish diversity and find community with others. LGBTQ+, which stands for [...]
June is Pride Month, a season intended to celebrate the lives and experiences of LGBTQ+ people and to protest threats to hard-won civil rights. Pride Month is celebrated annually in June to [...]
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention has a strong presence in Minnesota with its various education programs, resource tables at events such as Twin Cities Pride, programming like their [...]
The path to parenthood looks different for everyone, and it can be sprinkled with challenges and unexpected events—particularly for LGBTQ+ individuals and couples. Luckily, there are several [...]
Social support nourishes quality of life for many older HIV patients by easing HIV stigma, reducing stress, and depression. A new study led by Dr. Kristen Krause at Rutgers looked into this and [...]
More than a dozen LGBTQ leaders and groups — from historic figures of the past to modern-day changemakers — will be recognized at Fire Island’s Trailblazers Park on June 1 as part of a Pride [...]
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A little more than one week from the start of Pride Month, local organizations came together in Oakland to break ground on Western Pennsylvania’s first affordable [...]
Finding a hobby you love can change your life — and for some, that can even mean changing careers. The list below features individuals who turned things they love to do in their free time, from [...]
CU Pride was formed in February 2020 as the first LGBTQ+ association for credit unions. The tenants of the organization are powerful: Promote the visibility and voice of LGBTQ+ individuals in the [...]
WASHINGTON, DC [05/16/2024] –Today Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Mark Pocan (D-WI), and Sharice Davids (D-KS) introduced legislation to improve rural senior service programs to better [...]
May 16 is Honor Our LGBTQ+ Elders Day according to the Washington State LGBTQ Commission. It highlights a part of the queer community that advocates say is often overlooked. According to GLAD, an [...]
The Long-Term Care Equality Index (LEI) 2023 represents the first validated survey on LGBTQ+ inclusion in long-term care and senior housing communities. SAGE and The Human Rights Campaign [...]
I belong. This feeling of assuredness should define every resident’s experience in a senior living community. We have made positive strides in the field to move the dial on diversity, equity, [...]
