Florida’s first LGBTQ+-centric assisted living community opens
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 17, 2023
The first assisted living community in Florida for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender older adults opened last month and welcomed its first resident. The Connie House ALF (TCH) in Boynton Beach, FL,...
Nonbinary job-seekers face bias in hiring, at work: study
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 31, 2023
Identifying as nonbinary — someone who does not identify exclusively as a man or a woman — or using they/them pronouns can hurt an applicant in the job search process, according to a recent study by...
Equality Act reintroduced in Congress
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 23, 2023
Legislation aimed at expanding LGBTQ+ civil rights in the United States, including in the workplace and for healthcare and housing, was reintroduced by lawmakers in the House and Senate on Wednesday. The...
8 cities identified as ‘best’ retirement locations for LGBTQ older adults
By
Max Bachmann
Jun 22, 2023
Cleveland, San Francisco and six other cities were named in an article from US News Tuesday as ideal retirement destinations for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender older adults.
Business briefs, June 5
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 05, 2023
CMS addresses barriers, disparities faced by LGBTQ+ community; university highlights research aimed at protecting LGBTQ+ long-term care residents … White House calls for strengthening healthcare response...
Senior living communities on their way to LGBTQ+ inclusiveness, but work remains: report
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 25, 2023
Despite advances in LGBTQ+ non-discrimination policies, senior living communities and other long-term care providers still have some work to do, according to a new report.
State high court mulls ‘pronoun provision’ in LGBT bill of rights for senior living residents
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 22, 2023
A so-called “pronoun provision” in California’s bill of rights for LGBT senior living and other long-term care residents is in the hands of the state supreme court after an appellate court found...
FDA could ease blood donation rules for gay men
Jan 27, 2023
The draft recommendations around the new policy center on “individual risk-based questions to reduce the risk of transfusion-transmitted HIV.”
EEOC aims to strengthen protections for temporary, older and LGBTQ+ workers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 13, 2023
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will increase its focus on protecting people with disabilities, older workers, LGBTQ+ individuals and temporary workers over the next five years, according to...
Business briefs, Dec. 20
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 20, 2022
Ransomware attacks lead CMS to issue new IDs to 254K Medicare beneficiaries … CareTrust REIT announces extension, renewal of unsecured revolver … Broadmark Realty Capital declares monthly cash dividend...