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Each November we recognize National Family Caregivers Month. As the theme for this year makes clear, many of us are aware that caring for a spouse/partner, family member, or friend is often a [...]

In celebration of National Coming Out Day on October 11, SAGECare and our partner the Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation want to share the vibrant voices of LGBTQ+ elders. Many [...]

Dear Friends, Two weeks ago, SAGE asked you to tell Congress to oppose the so-called American Health Care Act. You spoke up – loudly and clearly. Thanks to you, and to thousands of other [...]

Dear Friends, It’s highly unusual for me to send you two messages in two weeks asking you to stand up and advocate for LGBTQ+ elders. But these are highly unusual times. We must be prepared [...]

We at SAGE have grave concerns about the potential repeal of Obamacare (Affordable Care Act) and its replacement by the so-called American Health Care Act (AHCA). This dangerous legislation hurts [...]

The Diverse Elders Coalition has released a informative and incredibly helpful article outlining the Affordable Care Act repeal in the United States. We urge you to take a look and have many of [...]

Any attack on the young affects us all. SAGE (Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders) stands against the Trump Administration’s repeal the Department of Education’s Title IX guidance [...]

In honor of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), we are sharing this article from Jose Soto, NPR News. This article originally appeared on Kaiser Health News and the NPR Shots blog and [...]

Dear Friends, It is often said that one of the greatest measures of a society is how it treats and remembers its elders. SAGE’s commitment to an equitable world where LGBTQ+ elders are valued and [...]

This post originally appeared on the Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation website on January 13, 2016. Read the original post here. By Aaron Tax This blog is part of a series to [...]

Dear Friends, At SAGE we see the results of this week’s election through our commitment to building an equitable world where all LGBTQ+ elders are valued and have boundless opportunities. SAGE’s [...]

On Monday, October 10, PBS will premiere From This Day Forward, a moving story by filmmaker Sharon Shattuck that documents her father’s transition from male to female. In the film, Shattuck [...]

Annually the Alzheimer’s Association hosts Longest Day events on the summer solstice to raise awareness and understanding of the challenging journey faced by people living with Alzheimer’s [...]

Jay Kallio’s battle against breast cancer as a trans man highlights the healthcare struggles of so many in the LGBT community. His story also illuminates the ways in which our community members [...]

This post originally appeared on Diverse Elders Coalition on April 26th, 2016. Read the original post here. By Maria Glover Wallace April is National Stress Awareness Month and there is no better [...]

By Vera Lukacs LGBTQ+ older adults have unique financial concerns. Not only are they faced with economic uncertainty, but they face discrimination in housing and healthcare, and the prospect of [...]

This post originally appeared on Long-Term Living on April 19, 2016. Read the original post here. By Sharon Schnall Bruce Williams was discriminated against because of his sexual orientation as [...]

This post originally appeared in The Virginian-Pilot on March 27, 2016. Read the original post here. By Kimberly Callinan Tomorrow, April 16th, is National Healthcare Decisions Day. The Diverse [...]

This post originally appeared on HuffPost Queer Voices on April 6th, 2016. Read the original post here. In a 12 hour special session on March 23rd, the North Carolina General Assembly passed [...]

By Ben de Guzman This post originally appeared on Diverse Elders Coalition on March 25, 2016. Read the original post here. The Diverse Elders Coalition and its five member organizations had a [...]