Skye Perryman, president and CEO of Democracy Forward, which had filed a lawsuit with LGBTQ+ elder advocacy group SAGE and other organizations, called the memo rescission a win and issued [...]
Plaintiffs, represented in the legal challenge by Democracy Forward, include the National Council of Nonprofits, the American Public Health Association, Main Street Alliance, and SAGE. There was [...]
National organizations — including the ACLU, Lambda Legal, SAGE, and various groups that are not specifically queer-centered — have responded to these executive orders by fighting for civil [...]
According to Leavitt, Trump’s order remains “in full force and effect, and will be rigorously implemented” as the administration works to root out waste, fraud, and abuse, per a [...]
The order declares that the United States will only recognize two sexes, male and female, and states that those sexes are binary, biological and “not changeable.” The order also calls for the [...]
Tanya Walker served in the military in the 1980s and was honorably discharged in 1984. “When I was serving in the military, you were not allowed to live your truth in your gender [...]
SAGE’s CEO, Michael Adams — whose organization describes itself as “dedicated to improving the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender adults,” per the court filing — [...]
A Trump administration memo pausing federal grants and loans is facing immediate legal scrutiny from six Democratic-led states and separately from a coalition of advocacy groups for nonprofits, [...]
Coalitions of Democratic state attorneys general and nonprofits announced lawsuits against President Donald Trump’s administration Tuesday over its guidance temporarily pausing nearly all federal [...]
WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday temporarily paused part of the Trump administration’s sweeping directive to pause federal loans, grants and other financial [...]
Bill Hall, 71, has been fighting for his life for 38 years. These days, he’s feeling worn out. Hall contracted HIV, the virus that can cause AIDS, in 1986. Since then, he has battled depression, [...]
LGBTQ+ older adults are finding new support in a traditional place: the senior center. Theresa Latham of Yarmouth, Massachusetts, and her wife, Cheryll Scarangella, attend monthly meetings of an [...]
Today, Dec. 1, 2024, the global HIV community marks the 37th annual World AIDS Day (WAD). Here in the U.S., the face of HIV looks quite different than it did on the first WAD in 1988. It is [...]
Senior living operators must do much more than pay lip service to social causes if they hope to improve their operating models to be more inclusive for gay and trans older adults and workers. [...]
The holiday season is a time of joy and togetherness for many, but for a significant portion of LGBTQ+ elders, it can be a stark reminder of isolation and loneliness. Reports estimate that there [...]
A nonprofit senior center near Crotona Park is helping LGBTQ elders avoid facing a lonely holiday season. SAGE Center Bronx, which is located within the same building as the Crotona Pride House, [...]
Following the results of the 2024 election, over 150 LGBTQ+ organizations released a shared statement about the future of LGBTQ+ rights and support. The organizations, including the National [...]
Senior living operators must do much more than pay lip service to social causes if they hope to improve their operating models to be more inclusive for gay and trans older adults and workers. [...]
Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of illness, disability and death globally, despite advances in medicine. LGBTQ+ elders face greater risks of cardiovascular disease, heart attacks [...]
LGBTQ+ people face disproportionate rates of discrimination and poverty, including a shared history of community trauma involving both interpersonal and systemic discrimination. This has impacted [...]
