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    A Home Where We Thrive

    A Home Where We Thrive

    By Honey Mahogany– Imagine a place where trans people thrive. Imagine a place where we have a home and a community, where we can afford housing, start a business, start…

    Pronouns, Freedom of Speech, and Life in a Long-Term Care Facility

    Pronouns, Freedom of Speech, and Life in a Long-Term Care Facility

    By Eric Carlson– For most people, moving into a nursing facility or assisted living facility is a transition into the unknown. And not necessarily a benign unknown, but “unknown” with…

    Aging Out of Pride: We Are in This Together

    Aging Out of Pride: We Are in This Together

    By Suzanne Ford– This year, the theme for SF Pride is “Looking Back and Moving Forward,” which is entirely appropriate for 2023. As we continue to make strides towards equality and…

    Introduction to the Aging in Community Column’s Special Edition, Part Two

    Introduction to the Aging in Community Column’s Special Edition, Part Two

    By Dr. Marcy Adelman– Welcome to the Aging in Community column’s special edition, part two. The special edition of the Aging in Community column consists of a two-part series in…

    Challenges and Resiliency of HIV Long-Term Survivors in San Francisco

    Challenges and Resiliency of HIV Long-Term Survivors in San Francisco

    By Dr. Meredith Greene– Sam was 25 when he was given the news that he only had a year to live. Although he had heard about a mysterious new illness,…

    Lessons Learned From LGBT Elder Advocacy During COVID-19

    Lessons Learned From LGBT Elder Advocacy During COVID-19

    By Daniel Redman– In 2020, as the COVID-19 lockdown began, a group of LGBT elder advocates and government officials began meeting to keep track of concerns and needs arising, share…

    Transgender People and Dementia Care

    Transgender People and Dementia Care

    By Ames Simmons– “We’re not really a family anymore.” These were the last words spoken to me by my father, who at age 81 experienced rapidly advancing cognitive decline before…

    The Core

    The Core

    By Rudy Lemcke– The other day I was talking to a friend about a song I had heard by the band Radiohead called “Glass Eyes.” The song ends with the…

    Preventing & Ending Homelessness for Older LGBTQ+ Adults

    Preventing & Ending Homelessness for Older LGBTQ+ Adults

    By Shireen McSpadden– San Franciscans hold many opinions and stereotypes about people living on our streets. People I speak to are often surprised to learn that many of these individuals…

    Empowering Our Community: Advocating for Black LGBTQ Elders Living with Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias

    Empowering Our Community: Advocating for Black LGBTQ Elders Living with Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias

    By Brendalynn R. Goodall, M.S.W.– My entire life has been centered around giving back and building community engagement. I identify as an out and proud 72-year-old Black lesbian who is…