Fenway Hosts Session For State’s Commission On LGBT Aging
Fenway Health’s Listening Session Crucial to Aging Commission LGBTQIA+ older adults expressed concerns about growing older in Massachusetts at a listening session of the Massachusetts…
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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…
Fenway Health On Passage Of Bill Requiring LGBT Elderly Awareness Training For Providers
There Are Not Many LGBT Elderly Awareness Programs in the Country BOSTON—Last week, the Massachusetts Legislature passed “An Act Relative to LGBT Awareness Training for…
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…
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…
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…
National Seniors Foundation Brings Social Security & LGBT National Education Campaign to Boston
“Know Your Rights” Informs LGBT Community of Their New Benefits Eligibility For the first time in its long history, the Social Security Administration is providing…
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…
Senior Pride Tea Dance Celebrates 11 years of Supporting LGBT Elder Community
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Assistant Editor— The LGBT Senior Pride Coalition held its 11th annual tea dance for LGBT seniors and their friends Saturday, June 8…
LGBT Aging Project receives Tufts Health Plan Foundation Award
The Fenway Institute’s LGBT Aging Project was awarded $6,500 by participants in the Future Philanthropists program at Tufts Health Plan Foundation. The money will help fund the next four events for the LGBT Elders of Color Initiative, a community coalition that is sponsored by the LGBT Aging Project, Fenway Health, and Central Boston Elder Services.
LGBT Aging Project Joins Fenway Health
BOSTON, Mass. — The LGBT Aging Project, New England’s premier organization for cultural competency training, programs and advocacy for LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) older…
Dyke Night Productions: Lesbian Event’s Charitable Giving, Community Building
By: Ashley Mark/TRT Reporter– BOSTON, Mass. – Dyke Night Productions has made a lasting impression on the women’s community in Boston through memorable dance parties…
MassEquality & LGBT Aging Project Applaud Patrick Administration for Outreach to LGBT Older Adults
Call on lawmakers to pass bill that would require elder service provider training in LGBT issues BOSTON, Massachusetts — Today, MassEquality and the LGBT Aging…