Ty Martin is a Harlem resident, activist and a Community Liaison at SAGE Harlem. I am black. I am gay. I am an older adult. I am resilient. And so is my community. I grew up during the civil rights movement, seeing powerful black activists around me fight for our...
The White House Must Do More for Older LGBT Cancer Survivors
This blog was written by Liz Margolies, LCSW, Executive Director of the National LGBT Cancer Network, and originally appeared on the Huffington Post. The single biggest risk factor for developing cancer is age and older LGBTQ people are more likely to be living alone...
LGBT Activism, Latino Community, and Partnership: Brad and Mike’s Story
When members of our diverse elder communities work together, it feels like there is so much power, shared history, and ambition in the room. We've loved hearing stories of multiple organizations getting together to work on issues around the White House Conference on...
Raising the voices of our AAPI elders at the White House Conference on Aging
The once-a-decade White House Conference on Aging (WHCOA) is the catalyst for the development of aging policy and is convening on Monday, July 13, 2015. There have been a limited number of pre-WHCOA events and listening sessions to address Asian American and Pacific...
Taking a Stand on Caribbean-American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
This post originally appeared on the NHCOA blog. The effects of HIV on the Caribbean Diaspora and Caribbean-American communities in the U.S. are devastating. Just like other diverse communities, health disparities— including diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular diseases,...
2015 American Indian and Alaska Native White House Conference on Aging Listening Session held in Norman, OK
For Immediate Release: 2015 American Indian and Alaska Native White House Conference on Aging Listening Session held in Norman Oklahoma – Unimpeded by Tornadoes and Flooding Albuquerque, NM, May 11, 2015 – With overwhelming and significant attendance over 108 American...