Amid a housing crisis, LGBTQ+ seniors reconnect to community
Most traditional senior housing support efforts aren’t designed around the needs of one particularly at-risk community: LGBTQ+ older adults.
Most traditional senior housing support efforts aren’t designed around the needs of one particularly at-risk community: LGBTQ+ older adults.
Across the country, 47% of LGBTQ+ people of color live in a low-income household, compared to 36% of white LGBTQ+ adults, according to the Williams Institute.
The desire to preserve local history is in tension with the increased costs involved in renovating historic properties. In the Gayborhood, some long-time residents worry it will push them out.