Is LGBTQ Senior Housing Coming To Boston?
Proposal For LGBTQ Senior Housing to the City Underway; Renovating the Former William Barton Rogers School in Hyde Park for Seniors BOSTON—The first affordable mixed-income…
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Legislative Roundup: LGBTQ Community Sees Various Wins At State House
Wins Make Local Life For LGBTQ Community Members Better By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— In the 2017-2018 legislative session, advocates at the State House scored…
When LGBT Elders Have No Place to Call Home
New ad depicts man turned away from nursing home because he is gay NEW YORK—In more than half the country, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender…
Mayor Walsh & The Elderly Commission Publish Historic 1st Pride Issue of Boston Seniority Mag.
The free City publication is dedicated to informing and engaging older adults in Boston BOSTON—Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Commission on Affairs of the…
A Perspective: The Needs of LGBTQ Elders and Elders of Color in the 21st Century
LGBTQ Elders and LGBTQ Elders of Color face particular challenges. New England Pride Guide 2018 | Special Edition By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor and Nicole…
Holyoke Supper Club Brings LGBTQ Social Gatherings to Western Mass. Elderly
Holyoke LGBTQ Supper Club launched by area service providers By: John Paul Stapleton/TRT Reporter— HOLYOKE, Mass.—In November, WestMass ElderCare Inc. in Holyoke held a dinner that was the first…
Older LGBT Floridians Face Unique Challenges
But various non-profit agencies, including Equality Florida, are working to serve them Older LGBT Floridians face unique challenges. They are much more likely to live alone…
Food Unites Elderly LGBT Community in Mass. through Supper Clubs, more
By: Clara Lefton/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—In the last decade, a variety of gatherings centered around food have attracted members of the elderly LGBT community in…
Healthy Living for Older LGBT Adults with HIV
By: Carl Sciortino and Lisa Krinsky, LICSW— There are three types of older people living with HIV: people who have been living with the virus…
Equal Justice for LGBTs Animates Warren Tolman in Mass. Attorney General Race
By: Chuck Colbert / TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—Only one candidate for statewide office in Massachusetts has earned his party’s endorsement outright: former state Senator Warren…
LGBT Aging Listening Sessions Give Voice to Concerns for Older Adults
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Assistant Editor— The Massachusetts Commission on LGBT Aging is hosting four historic listening sessions throughout the state, all with the goal of…
Fulfilling the Promise, Winning Justice
By: Kara Coredini/Executive Director of MassEquality— When the individuals and organizations that would come to be MassEquality: The Campaign for Equality first came together, promises…
Open Letter: Where were you Steve … in 2010?
While I applaud Steve Grossman for his support of marriage, which happened 10 years ago now, where were you Steve when Charlie Baker, as well…
LGBTQ History Month & Coming Out Day: Some of Our Leaders’ Insights
How they view our realities and what they’re doing to move the struggles forward By: Nicole Lashomb/TRT Editor-in-Chief— The Rainbow Times asked questions to many…