Every summer, LGBT people across the country step out during Pride season to honor who we are, celebrate the progress we’ve made, and re-energize ourselves for the battles ahead. Yet in the midst of all the revelry and marching, older people are often overlooked. This...
As a part of our ongoing Pride Month celebration, we're featuring some of the most touching and inspiring stories from our Diverse Elders Stories Initiative. This week, we're spotlighting the life of Paul Regalos-Urban, a gay, transgender, Latino elder. The...
Diverse older adults with HIV are living longer lives. From the first known cases of the HIV epidemic in 1981 until the mid-1990s, most people diagnosed with HIV faced death within a few years, if not much sooner. Yet with the advent of effective anti-retroviral...
Prepedigma “Cora” McDonnell's Story Born December 5, 1941, Bauang, La Union, Philippines Arrived July 5, 1985, Seattle, Washington Receptionist, NAPCA, Seattle I had to make a big choice – either to further my career or to raise my son. So I just got jobs like being a...
Theu's Story Born July 7, 1946, Kampong Thom, Cambodia Arrived April 17, 2004, Long Beach, CA SCSEP Participant, Office Assistant, United Cambodian Community, Long Beach My daughter was living in Long Beach. That is why I came to America. After one year, I decided to...
Em's Story Born July 2, 1945, Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam Arrived January 10, 2004, Alexandria, VA SCSEP Participant, Senior Services Assistant, Boat People SOS, Inc., Houston, TX My wife was in the U.S., so I came to join her. It was difficult adjusting to...