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Improving the Lives of LGBT Older Adults: Issue Briefs

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Movement Advancement Project
Center for American Progress
Services & Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Elders

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An Overview of LGBT Aging Issues
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LGBT Older Adults: Facts at a Glance
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LGBT Older Adults: Falling Through the Safety Net
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LGBT Older Adults and Barriers to Taking Care of Loved Ones
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LGBT Older Adults and Inhospitable Health Care Environments
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LGBT Older Adults and Health Disparities
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LGBT Older Adults and Exclusion from Aging Programs
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LGBT Older Adults and Social Security
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LGBT Older Adults and Medicaid Long-Term Care
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LGBT Older Adults and Pensions
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LGBT Older Adults and Tax-Qualified Retirement Plans
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LGBT Older Adults and Estate Tax and Inheritance
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Rethinking Aging Laws for Today's Older Adults
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Recommended Citation

Movement Advancement Project. September 2010. Improving the Lives of LGBT Older Adults: Issue Briefs. https://mapresearch.org/report/improving-the-lives-of-lgbt-older-adults-issue-briefs/.

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The Bottom Line

This series of issue briefs provide a laser focus on the key topics addressed in the full report Improving the Lives of LGBT Older Adults. The 13 briefs cover the challenges facing LGBT elders in areas from health disparities to pensions, while offering recommendations for policy actions to improve LGBT elders’ lives.

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