Cleveland opens senior LGBT center
In Cleveland, Ohio, seniors have a new place to go to socialize, to receive services, and to feel a part of an open group. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Senior Center is the first of its kind in Ohio, says Ron Hill, who oversees senior sevices in five Ohio counties. Many gay seniors do not attend senior centers for fear of the same discrimination they have faced their whole lives, but they still need the services such centers provide. Amber Hollibaugh, the advocacy director for Seniors Aging in a Gay Environment, or SAGE, hopes that more centers will follow Cleveland's example. As the baby boomer generation ages, the increasing numbers of openly gay, lesbian, and transgender people will demand such services.
The Plain Dealer
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