Released May 17, 2010, this national report details the myriad social and financial stumbling blocks that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender senior citizens face and calls on lawmakers to make changes to Social Security and Medicaid to assist this growing population.
Prepared by Services & Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Elders, or SAGE, the report has received endorsement it from major mainstream aging groups including AARP and the American Society on Aging.
Prepared by Services & Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Elders, or SAGE, the report has received endorsement it from major mainstream aging groups including AARP and the American Society on Aging.
The report highlights three key areas where LGBT seniors face challenges: financial security, health care and social supports, and calls on US federal and state lawmakers to consider ways to legally recognize same-sex relationships so aging partners in a committed relationship can have access to the same supports that benefit heterosexual seniors. .
http://sageusa.org/uploads/Advancing%20Equality%20for%20LGBT%20Elders.pdf
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