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Changing the lived experience LGBT elders
Michael AdamsExecutive DirectorServices & Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE)
Basic Needs and the Older Americans Act
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19801990
20002010
20202030
20402050
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63.3 67.0 69.5
0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.52.2
3.1 4.25.8
6.6
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American Society is Aging Rapidly
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008
Millions of people
Total 3.1 3.9
12.39.06.6
25.520.1
16.6
72.181.2
88.5
35.040.2
54.8
31.2
4.9
today
Baby boomers
Male
Female
Distribution by Age and Sex Will Morph from “Pyramid” Shape…
1900
12%12%
11%10%9%9%
7%7%6%
5%4%
3%2%2%1%1%0%0%
12%12%
11%10%10%
9%7%
6%5%
4%4%
3%2%
2%1%1%0%0%
Age80+ 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14
5-90-4
Male Female
1970
9%10%10%10%
8%7%
6%6%6%6%5%5%4%3%2%2%1%0%
8%9%10%
9%8%
7%6%5%6%6%5%5%
4%4%
3%2%
1%1%
Male FemaleSource: United Nations 2008 (1900 only: U.S. Census 2002)
… to “Bottle” by 20302000
7%8%8%7%7%7%
8%8%8%
7%6%
5%4%3%3%2%
1%1%
7%7%7%7%7%7%7%
8%8%
7%6%
5%4%
4%3%
3%2%2%
Age
Male Female
2030
6%6%6%7%7%7%7%7%7%6%6%6%5%5%
5%4%
2%2%
6%6%6%6%6%6%6%7%6%
6%6%6%6%6%
5%4%
3%3%
Male Female
Baby boomers
Male
Female
Source: United Nations 2008 (1900 only: U.S. Census 2002)
80+ 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14
5-90-4
Economic Hardship
Increased Isolation
Competent Services
Worsened Health
LGBT Elders Basic Needs
• High poverty rates• Twice as high in lesbian
couples as heterosexuals• Higher among
transgender people, people of color
• Lifetime of discrimination
Source: Improving the Lives of LGBT Older Adults, Movement Advancement Project and SAGE
Economic Hardship
Increased Isolation
Competent Services
Worsened Health
LGBT Elders Basic Needs
• 80% of long-term care provided by family members
• LGBT older adults twice as likely to be single
• 3-4 times as likely to be without children
• Rely on families of choice
Source: Improving the Lives of LGBT Older Adults, Movement Advancement Project and SAGE
Economic Hardship
Increased Isolation
Competent Services
Worsened Health
LGBT Elders Basic Needs
• Lack of sensitivity to LGBT older adults
• Re-enter “the closet”• Likely to fear and delay
care from these settings
Source: Improving the Lives of LGBT Older Adults, Movement Advancement Project and SAGE
Economic Hardship
Increased Isolation
Competent Services
Worsened Health
LGBT Elders Basic Needs
• Less likely to report excellent or average health
• More likely to delay or not seek medical care
• More likely to abuse alcohol
• Few targeted interventions
• Transgender people at greater risk
Source: Improving the Lives of LGBT Older Adults, Movement Advancement Project and SAGE
Older Americans Act
Reauthorization, 2011
“Greatest social need”
Permanently establishing the National Resource Center on LGBT Aging
Leadership Council on Aging Organizations
Diverse Elders Coalition
Dr. Yanira CruzPresident & CEONational Hispanic Council on Aging
The benefits of coalitions and allies
Coalitions Meet Our Country’s Realities
• Over the next few decades:• An older country• A more racially and
ethnically diverse country• A generation of “out”
LGBT elders• More need for services• More votes
Coalitions Address Issues that Unify Us
• Heightened vulnerability• Health disparities across
communities• Need for cultural and
linguistic competence• Lifetimes of discrimination• LGBT elders of color
Coalitions are Smarter Approaches
• Stronger together• Tap into each other’s
political networks• Broadens “the issue”• Vulnerable elders
Authentic Partnerships
Robert EspinozaSenior Director, Policy and CommunicationsServices & Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE)
Partnership, new media and a historic resource
SAGE makes historyRevising the federal framework
PartnershipIt’s smart. Here’s why—and how.
The web savvy elder Another demographic trend
lgbtagingcenter.orgWe can reach everyone.
What it needs to beto transcend the political moment
Vertical integrationImplementing & monitoring progress
SAGE makes historyRevising the federal framework
PartnershipIt’s smart. Here’s why—and how.
The web savvy elder Another demographic trend
lgbtagingcenter.orgWe can reach everyone.
What it needs to beto transcend the political moment
Vertical integrationImplementing & monitoring progress
SAGE’s 10 national partners
American Society on AgingBrookdale Center for Healthy Aging and Longevity, Hunter CollegeCenterLinkFORGE Transgender Aging NetworkGRIOT CircleThe LGBT Aging ProjectNational Association of Area Agencies on AgingNational Council on Aging’s National Institute of Senior CentersOpenhousePHI
SAGE makes historyRevising the federal framework
PartnershipIt’s smart. Here’s why—and how.
The web savvy elder Another demographic trend
lgbtagingcenter.orgWe can reach everyone.
What it needs to beto transcend the political moment
Vertical integrationImplementing & monitoring progress
The local and national reach
629 Area Agencies on Aging246 Title VI Native American aging programs200+ LGBT community centers
Experts on housing, elders of color, urban, ruralExperts on training & evaluation
40 million older adults, age 65 and older1.5 million LGBT older adults, age 65 and older
SAGE makes historyRevising the federal framework
PartnershipIt’s smart. Here’s why—and how.
The web savvy elder Another demographic trend
lgbtagingcenter.orgWe can reach everyone.
What it needs to beto transcend the political moment
Vertical integrationImplementing & monitoring progress
Benefits of partnership
Conveys collaboration
“LGBT” at center of the Aging Network
Taps into the networks of field leaders
Broader reach
SAGE makes historyRevising the federal framework
PartnershipIt’s smart. Here’s why—and how.
The web savvy elder Another demographic trend
lgbtagingcenter.orgWe can reach everyone.
What it needs to beto transcend the political moment
Vertical integrationImplementing & monitoring progress
SAGE makes historyRevising the federal framework
PartnershipIt’s smart. Here’s why—and how.
The web savvy elder Another demographic trend
lgbtagingcenter.orgWe can reach everyone.
What it needs to beto transcend the political moment
Vertical integrationImplementing & monitoring progress
SAGE makes historyRevising the federal framework
PartnershipIt’s smart. Here’s why—and how.
The web savvy elder Another demographic trend
lgbtagingcenter.orgWe can reach everyone.
What it needs to beto transcend the political moment
Vertical integrationImplementing & monitoring progress
SAGE makes historyRevising the federal framework
PartnershipIt’s smart. Here’s why—and how.
The web savvy elder Another demographic trend
lgbtagingcenter.orgWe can reach everyone.
What it needs to beto transcend the political moment
Vertical integrationImplementing & monitoring progress
SAGE makes historyRevising the federal framework
PartnershipIt’s smart. Here’s why—and how.
The web savvy elder Another demographic trend
lgbtagingcenter.orgWe can reach everyone.
What it needs to beto transcend the political moment
Vertical integrationImplementing & monitoring progress
SAGE makes historyRevising the federal framework
PartnershipIt’s smart. Here’s why—and how.
The web savvy elder Another demographic trend
lgbtagingcenter.orgWe can reach everyone.
What it needs to beto transcend the political moment
Vertical integrationImplementing & monitoring progress
SAGE makes historyRevising the federal framework
PartnershipIt’s smart. Here’s why—and how.
The web savvy elder Another demographic trend
lgbtagingcenter.orgWe can reach everyone.
What it needs to beto transcend the political moment
Vertical integrationImplementing & monitoring progress
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SAGE makes historyRevising the federal framework
PartnershipIt’s smart. Here’s why—and how.
The web savvy elder Another demographic trend
lgbtagingcenter.orgWe can reach everyone.
What it needs to beto transcend the political moment
Vertical integrationImplementing & monitoring progress
SAGE makes historyRevising the federal framework
PartnershipIt’s smart. Here’s why—and how.
The web savvy elder Another demographic trend
lgbtagingcenter.orgWe can reach everyone.
What it needs to beto transcend the political moment
Vertical integrationImplementing & monitoring progress
SAGE makes historyRevising the federal framework
PartnershipIt’s smart. Here’s why—and how.
The web savvy elder Another demographic trend
lgbtagingcenter.orgWe can reach everyone.
What it needs to beto transcend the political moment
Vertical integrationImplementing & monitoring progress
SAGE makes historyRevising the federal framework
PartnershipIt’s smart. Here’s why—and how.
The web savvy elder Another demographic trend
lgbtagingcenter.orgWe can reach everyone.
What it needs to beto transcend the political moment
Vertical integrationImplementing & monitoring progress
• Training and technical assistance nationwide
• Aging providers & LGBT organizations
• Online webinars and educational information
• Social media avenues• Population doubling
SAGE makes historyRevising the federal framework
PartnershipIt’s smart. Here’s why—and how.
The web savvy elder Another demographic trend
lgbtagingcenter.orgWe can reach everyone.
What it needs to beto transcend the political moment
Vertical integrationImplementing & monitoring progress
Sherrill WaylandExecutive DirectorSAGE Metro St. Louis
Connecting the local to national
“John Doe” • Age: 72
Separated from partner of 22 years
Transferred from Texas to St. Louis
SAGE Metro St. Louis, Tower Grove Manor
SAGE Metro St. Louis
SAGE Advocates grant
Constituent-led advocacy initiative
Training of advocates nationwide in NYC
SAGE Advocates (2010):1. Chicago2. Denver3. New York4. St. Louis5. Washington, DC
SAGENet
SAGE Metro St. Louis
State advocacy
PROMO
Non-discrimination and date collection
SAGENet
“John Doe” • Age: 72
Lives in LGBT-welcoming environment
Discussed Obama’s Hospital Visitation Rights
Legal documents, partner visitation rights
Supportive State Attorney General’s Office
Q&A