The LGBT Aging Project at Fenway Health is one of 100 local nonprofits to receive grants of $100,000 each through Cummings Foundation’s “$100K for 100” program. The Boston-based organization was chosen from a total of 597 applicants, during a competitive …
We’re excited to announce that a multidisciplinary team from Fenway Health has completed a yearlong Institute for Healthcare Improvement Collaborative called The Conversation Project. The Conversation Project, which launched in 2010, is dedicated to helping people talk about their …
The Special Issue is Dedicated to Bradford, who died earlier this year
A special issue of LGBT Health guest edited by Fenway Health’s Sean R. Cahill, PhD and Judith B. Bradford, PhD has been published focusing on the latest …
The weather is warming up and Boston Pride is right around the corner, which means it’s time to get ready to celebrate – and dance – with friends new and old. The LGBT Senior Pride Coalition has been working hard …
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has eliminated questions about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people from two surveys that provide HHS with data regarding the effectiveness and equity of critical safety net programs. Voluntary data …
More than three decades after the onslaught of the AIDS crisis, many long-term survivors are now middle-aged or older adults. Due in large part to improvements in treatment and care, half of people living with HIV in the United States …
Getting older can be a difficult experience for anyone. For LGBT seniors, the health and financial challenges faced by the average person are often compounded by other hurdles: a shrinking support network, estrangement from family, and fear of being mistreated …
Today marks the first Blogging for LGBT Elders Day and we couldn’t be happier to participate. While societal acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people has rapidly accelerated in recent years, a lifetime of discrimination, harassment, and rejection …
A new report from the Special Legislative Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Aging recommends a set of large-scale reforms that will improve the lives of Massachusetts’ LGBT senior citizens.
The report was released at a State House briefing …
In the first of what LGBT elder advocates hope will be many public hearings, the LGBT Aging Project joined Boston City Council members, city officials, and Boston residents on May 7 at City Hall to discuss the need for affordable …
