LGBTQ+ Resources for Older Adults
We are proud to announce that our staff have received training from the National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging and the State Unit on Aging is now a Safe Space for our friends in the LGBTQ+ community.
Community Centers
Executive Director: Edson Rivas
(203) 853-0600
Email: tcc@ctpridecenter.org
New Haven Pride Center
New Haven Pride Center
84 Orange Street, New Haven, CT 06510
Executive Director : Patrick J Dunn
Phone: (203) 387-2252
Email: info@newhavenpridecenter.org
Hartford Gay & Lesbian Health Collective
1841 Broad Street, Hartford, CT 06110
64 Church Street (HC East), Manchester, CT
Executive Director: Linda Estabrook
Phone:(860) 278-4163
(203) 853-0600
Email: tcc@ctpridecenter.org
New Haven Pride Center
New Haven Pride Center
84 Orange Street, New Haven, CT 06510
Executive Director : Patrick J Dunn
Phone: (203) 387-2252
Email: info@newhavenpridecenter.org
Hartford Gay & Lesbian Health Collective
1841 Broad Street, Hartford, CT 06110
64 Church Street (HC East), Manchester, CT
Executive Director: Linda Estabrook
Phone:
Support Groups
LGBTQ Bereavement Drop-In Group
A monthly support group for LGBTQ women and men who are grieving the death of a partner. The group is open to past and present widows, widowers, partners and longtime significant others of the deceased.
A monthly support group for LGBTQ women and men who are grieving the death of a partner. The group is open to past and present widows, widowers, partners and longtime significant others of the deceased.
Location: Women’s Center for Psychotherapy, LLC
784 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford, CT 06110
Contact WCP at(860) 523-4450
784 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford, CT 06110
Contact WCP at
- Meets 2nd Wednesday of each month 7:00pm-8:15pm
- Group is hosted by a LGBT community volunteer and a WCP therapist
- The group is drop in and people are welcome to attend one or ongoing meetings
- There is no fee.
Caregiver Support Group
3rd Wednesday of the Month at 7:00pm. Participants must pre-register before attending.
3rd Wednesday of the Month at 7:00pm. Participants must pre-register before attending.
Location: Spring Glen Church
The Great Hall
1825 Whitney Ave, Hamden, CT 06517
Contact John Proto,(203) 654-9189
The Great Hall
1825 Whitney Ave, Hamden, CT 06517
Contact John Proto,
Legal Support
LAMBDA Legal
Lambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.
Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal Fund
(860) 247-6090
CWEALF is a statewide non-profit organization dedicated to empowering women, girls and their families to achieve equal opportunities in their personal and professional lives.
Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders
1-800-455-GLAD
Through strategic litigation, public policy, and education, GLAD has achieved scores of legal victories to end discrimination based on sexual orientation, HIV status, and gender identity and expression.
Lambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.
Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal Fund
CWEALF is a statewide non-profit organization dedicated to empowering women, girls and their families to achieve equal opportunities in their personal and professional lives.
Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders
1-800-455-GLAD
Through strategic litigation, public policy, and education, GLAD has achieved scores of legal victories to end discrimination based on sexual orientation, HIV status, and gender identity and expression.
Advocacy
SAGE LGBTQ+ Elder Hotline
This hotline offers peer-support to callers who are often very isolated sometimes still closeted, and in need of a caring, non-judgmental person to talk with. The folks on the hotline don't give advice, instead they listen and they care!
Open Monday- Friday 4pm-midnight, Eastern Time and on Saturday from noon- 5pm Eastern Time.
Call 1-888-234-SAGE or email SAGE@GLBThotline.org
Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
Made up of parents, families, friends, and straight allies united with people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT), PFLAG is committed to advancing equality and societal acceptance of LGBTQ+ people through its threefold mission of support, education and advocacy.
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network
GLSEN works to ensure that LGBTQ+ students are able to learn and grow in a school environment free from bullying and harassment.
Call 1-888-234-SAGE or email SAGE@GLBThotline.org
Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
Made up of parents, families, friends, and straight allies united with people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT), PFLAG is committed to advancing equality and societal acceptance of LGBTQ+ people through its threefold mission of support, education and advocacy.
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network
GLSEN works to ensure that LGBTQ+ students are able to learn and grow in a school environment free from bullying and harassment.
Connecticut Transadvocacy Coalition
The mission of the Connecticut TransAdvocacy Coalition (CTAC) is to make Connecticut a safe and tolerant place for the trans and gender non-conforming individual through education and social advocacy.
Greater Than AIDS
“Together we are greater than AIDS”: be educated, informed and empowered to advocate for and take care of yourself and others.
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force trains activists, organizing broad-based campaigns to defeat anti-LGBTQ+ referenda, and advances pro-LGBTQ+ legislation, as well as generating groundbreaking research.
SAGE Services
SAGE offers supportive services and consumer resources for LGBTQ+ older adults and their caregivers, advocates for public policy changes that address the needs of LGBT older people, and provides training for aging providers and LGBTQ+ organizations.
The National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging
The National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging provides training, technical assistance and educational resources to aging providers, LGBT organizations and LGBT older adults.
HIV.gov
The mission of HIV.gov is to expand visibility of timely and relevant Federal HIV policies, programs, and resources to the American public.
ACT- AIDS Connecticut
AIDS Connecticut (ACT), in partnership with its member agencies, improves the lives of people impacted by HIV through care and supportive services, housing, advocacy and prevention.
AARP - LGBT Pride
The American Association of Retired Persons’ dedicated page to LGBTQ+ issues and concerns.
Stonewall Speakers
(860) 523-9799
Stonewall Speakers, a program of the Connecticut Stonewall Foundation, Inc., is an all-volunteer speaker's bureau comprised of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, non-binary, pansexual, queer people and their allies.
Greater Than AIDS
“Together we are greater than AIDS”: be educated, informed and empowered to advocate for and take care of yourself and others.
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force trains activists, organizing broad-based campaigns to defeat anti-LGBTQ+ referenda, and advances pro-LGBTQ+ legislation, as well as generating groundbreaking research.
SAGE Services
SAGE offers supportive services and consumer resources for LGBTQ+ older adults and their caregivers, advocates for public policy changes that address the needs of LGBT older people, and provides training for aging providers and LGBTQ+ organizations.
The National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging
The National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging provides training, technical assistance and educational resources to aging providers, LGBT organizations and LGBT older adults.
HIV.gov
The mission of HIV.gov is to expand visibility of timely and relevant Federal HIV policies, programs, and resources to the American public.
ACT- AIDS Connecticut
AIDS Connecticut (ACT), in partnership with its member agencies, improves the lives of people impacted by HIV through care and supportive services, housing, advocacy and prevention.
AARP - LGBT Pride
The American Association of Retired Persons’ dedicated page to LGBTQ+ issues and concerns.
Stonewall Speakers
Stonewall Speakers, a program of the Connecticut Stonewall Foundation, Inc., is an all-volunteer speaker's bureau comprised of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, non-binary, pansexual, queer people and their allies.
Community Living Resources
In March 2010 Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) was funded to create the National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging. A Resource Center website was launched in October of 2011 and can be accessed at http://lgbtagingcenter.org.
SAGE is a non-profit agency that has been addressing the needs of LGBT elders for over 30 years. SAGE works with LGBTQ+ elders to address and overcome the challenges of discrimination in senior service settings, while also being an essential component in the creation of informal caregiving support, and development of new "family" networks. A network of SAGE affiliates have been created across the country to serve LGBTQ+ elders at the local level.
AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
ACRIA offers critical HIV healthcare education to HIV-positive people and their caregivers all around the world and provides a variety of consulting services (technical assistance, monitoring and evaluation, curriculum development, and web-based learning among them) to strengthen AIDS and other service organizations across the country.
ACRIA offers critical HIV healthcare education to HIV-positive people and their caregivers all around the world and provides a variety of consulting services (technical assistance, monitoring and evaluation, curriculum development, and web-based learning among them) to strengthen AIDS and other service organizations across the country.
HIV.gov
The mission of HIV.gov is to expand visibility of timely and relevant Federal HIV policies, programs, and resources to the American public.
The mission of HIV.gov is to expand visibility of timely and relevant Federal HIV policies, programs, and resources to the American public.
LGBTQIA+ individuals have special health concerns besides the usual ones that affect most men and women. MedlinePlus has a section on their Website that provides information about these specific health issues.
A page dedicated to information and resources on older adults and HIV/AIDS.
This report, funded by the Arcus Foundation, was co-authored by six national organizations reports on the results of a survey conducted to better understand the experiences of LGBTQ+ older adults in long-term care settings.