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Revolutionizing Retirement: How LGBTQ Housing Communities Empower LGBTQ Elders to Live Authentically
David Kilmnick knew an LGBTQ retirement community was needed when reaching out to elder facilities for educational programs.
The founder and president of the LGBT Network on Extended Island, New York, he recalls a facility telling him “we have none of those here,” referring to LGBTQ people.
“I’m not talking this was 50 years ago or 20 years ago,” he says. “This was like five years ago.”
In September 2021, Kilmnick and his nonprofit opened the doors to The LGBT Network’s LGBT/LGBT Friendly Senior Housing, a 75-unit affordable housing people for LGBTQ+ elders. Here, residents can live out and proud with their partners and participate in programming at the 8,000-square-foot society center.
It’s a part of a growing response to the needs of the community, one where many grew up closeted and discriminated against, but also to see positive changes like marriage equality and a more welcoming society.
“It’s incumbent on us in the LGBT social service field to make sure that we design these safe and inclusive housing facilities so LGBTQ seniors and eld
Wilton Manors – A Gay Village for Retirees
Wilton Manors in Florida is home to a very large LGBTQ population. Many of these individuals are retired individuals and couples who have moved to Florida to spend their golden years in peace. The city has the second uppermost percentage of LGBTQ residents to total population (behind Provincetown, MA), with 140 out of every 1,000 identifying as a member of the community. This 14% is much, much higher than the national average of 1.1% of the U.S. population, so if you want to use time with other LGBTQ people, Wilton Manors is definitely one of the places to go!
The History of Wilton Manors
While it may not play as great a part in the fight for equality as gay villages in New York, Chicago, or Los Angeles, Wilton Manors still has an interesting history. It’s a somewhat young city—it was incorporated in 1947. Despite that, it quickly became a haven for LGBTQ individuals. As more and more LGBTQ people moved to Wilton Manors, related organizations came into the area. This led to the funding of the Wilton Manors Pride Center, a branch of the Stonewall National Museum, and the Earth AIDS Museum and Educational Center. The city’s police
The 10 LGBTQ-Friendly Cities for Retirement in 2024
For LGBTQ seniors, result a welcoming and inclusive retirement society that embraces diversity and fosters a sense of belonging is paramount. Outside of opting for LGBTQ or same-sex attracted retirement communities, LGBTQ seniors will also want to analyze the culture and setting of the surrounding city. But what makes a city truly LGBTQ-friendly, and how does that intersect with cities known for their desirability as retirement destinations? To help you receive started on your search for your ideal retirement society, we’ve compiled our list of 2024’s best places for LGBTQ retirement and outlined the uppermost factors you’ll long to consider.
Merging the Data: Pairing Gay-Friendly Cities & Retirement Hotspots
Our list of the most LGBTQ-friendly cities for retirees in 2024 was created through the analysis of several resources, including The Journal of Consumer Affairs’ 2024 list of LGBTQ-friendly cities, Senior Advice’s 2019 report on the best LGBTQ-friendly destinations for seniors, and Realtor’s Top 10 Retirement Towns for 2024.Collectively, these resources considered mo
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SAGE Mission Statement
SAGE (Senior Action in a Gay Environment) of South Florida is a nonprofit group that enriches the lives of the LGBT senior community through membership inclusive of age, gender, race, nationality, and religion. We accomplish this by sponsoring social alternatives providing personal interaction, offering educational opportunities to deal with the special needs of aging, and promoting contact with the isolated and homebound persons of our collective. SAGE is also an advocate for the concerns and needs of the senior LGBT community at large, providing referral facts to community resources and promoting inter-generational communication in the LGBT community.
We execute our Mission by providing:
- Educational Programs of Interest
- Social Events and Activities
- Contact with the Homebound and Isolated
SAGE was founded in 1994 as a Florida “not for profit” corporation.
(Federal tax-exempt status – 501(c)3 – allows for tax-deductible donations as permitted by law and IRS regulations)