by Dr. Maria Glover Wallace | Jan 24, 2020
Can you imagine not having access to your loved one enduring a lengthy hospital stay? Can you imagine being strategically left out of the end of life decisions for your partner or significant other? Do you have the legal standing necessary to handle your partner or...
by Diverse Elders | Jan 1, 2020
by Dr. Marcy Adelman. This article originally appeared in the San Francisco Bay Times. In November of 2018, the San Francisco Department of Aging and Adult Services (DAAS) released its study, LGBTQ Participation Equity Analysis, which reported what can only be...
by Diverse Elders | Dec 19, 2019
by Lois A. Bowers. This article originally appeared on McKnight’s Senior Living. It was mid-April when I first told you about the launch of a new nationwide tool by elder advocacy group SAGE and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation to assess how well independent...
by Diverse Elders | Dec 4, 2019
The SAGE Hotline offers national, 24/7 health and human service information and referrals for LGBT elders The holidays can be a lonely time, especially for older LGBT people, who are less likely to have children and more likely to suffer from social isolation. That’s...
by Dr. Maria Glover Wallace | Nov 29, 2019
In normative aging, the evolution from adult to older adult often parallels exposure to ageist societal attitudes and behaviors. Seniors are adapting to changing circumstances of bereavement, relocation, and the digital divide of technology. Some are exploring social...
