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Understanding Issues Facing LGBT Older Adults

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It is estimated that there are approximately 2.7 million LGBT adults aged 50 and older in the United States, 1.1 million of whom are 65 and older. Understanding Issues Facing LGBT Older Adults provides an overview of their unique needs and experiences so that service providers, advocates, the aging network, and policymakers can consider these factors when serving this population or passing laws that impact older adults and the LGBT community.

Click here to watch the video Aging as LGBT: Two Stories.

Click here to read the infographic Aging as LGBT: Two Stories in large print

Recommended citation:
Movement Advancement Project and SAGE. May 2017. "Understanding Issues Facing LGBT Older Adults." https://www.lgbtmap.org/policy-and-issue-analysis/understanding-issues-facing-lgbt-older-adults (date of access).

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