<h2>Organizations</h2> <h3 class=panel-title>SAGE</h3> <div>Advocacy and Services for LGBT Elders</div> <div><a href=http://www.sageusa.org>www.sageusa.org</a></div> <div>see SAGENET list of 28 local national affiliates</div> <div>305 Seventh Avenue New York NY 10001</div> <div>212-741-2247</div><br> <h3 class=panel-title>National Resource Center on LGBT Aging (coordinates with SAGE)</h3> <div><a href=http://www.lgbtagingcenter.org>www.lgbtagingcenter.org</a></div> <div>212-741-2247</div><br> <h3 class=panel-title>American Society on Aging</h3> <div><a href=http://www.asaging.org>www.asaging.org</a></div> <div>415-974-9600 or 800-537-9728</div> <div>check the <a href=https://www.asaging.org/lain>LGBT Aging Issue Network</a> (LAIN)</div><br> <h3 class=panel-title>National Center for Transgender Equality</h3> <div><a href=http://www.transequality.org>www.transequality.org</a></div> <div>202-642-4542</div><br> <h3 class=panel-title>Eldercare Locator</h3> <div><a href=https://eldercare.acl.gov/Public/Resources/Topic/Caregiver.aspx>https://eldercare.acl.gov/Public/Resources/Topic/Caregiver.aspx</a></div> <div>The DignityUSAistration for Community Living a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers this user-friendly tool to locate elder service agencies and programs in your zip code area.</div><br> <h3 class=panel-title>Family Caregiver Alliance</h3> <div><a href=http://www.caregiver.org>www.caregiver.org</a></div> <div>800-445-8106</div><br> <h3 class=panel-title>National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)</h3> <div><a href=http://www.nclrights.org>www.nclrights.org</a></div><br> <h3 class=panel-title>Lambda Legal</h3> <div><a href=http://www.lambdalegal.org>www.lambdalegal.org</a></div> <br> <h3 class=panel-title>AARP</h3> <div><a href=https://search.aarp.org/gss/everywhere?q=lgbt&amp;intcmp=DSO-SRCH-EWHERE>search LGBT</a></div><br> <h3 class=panel-title>Gay and Lesbian Medical Association</h3> <div><a href=http://www.glma.org>www.glma.org</a></div> <div>Offers a healthcare provider directory</div><br> <h3 class=panel-title>Old Lesbians Organizing for Change</h3> <div><a href=http://www.oloc.org>www.oloc.org</a></div> <div>A national organization seeking to empower lesbians 60+ to fight ageism</div><br> <h3 class=panel-title>Prime Timers</h3> <div><a href=http://www.primetimersww.com>www.primetimersww.com</a></div><br> <h3 class=panel-title>LGBT Aging Project (Boston)</h3> <div><a href=http://www.fenwayhealth.org>www.fenwayhealth.org</a></div><br> <h3 class=panel-title>LGBT Elder Initiative (Philadelphia)</h3> <div><a href=http://www.lgbtei.org>www.lgbtei.org</a></div><br> <h3 class=panel-title>Area Agency on Aging (AAA)</h3> <div>An Area Agency on Aging is a public or private non-profit agency designated by the state to address the needs and concerns of all older persons at the regional and local levels.&nbsp; Area Agency on Aging is a generic term specific names of local AAAs may vary.&nbsp; AAAs coordinate and offer services that help older adults remain in their homes if that is their preference aided by such services as home delivered meals homemaker assistance and whatever else it may take to make independent living a viable option.&nbsp; To find your local AAA:&nbsp; <a href=http://www.eldercare.acl.gov>www.eldercare.acl.gov</a></div><br> <h2>Publications</h2> <h3 class=panel-title>Prepare to Care: A Planning Guide for Caregivers in the LGBT Community</h3> <div>Found on the <a href=https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/home-and-family/caregiving/2017/05/prepare-to-care-guide-lgbt-aarp.pdf?intcmp=AE-HF-CAR-P2CGD-LGBT>AARP website</a></div><br> <h3 class=panel-title>LGBT Older Adults in Long-Term Care Facilities: Stories from the Field</h3> <div class=panel-body>download at the <a href=http://www.nclrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/LGBT_Elder_Care_Report.pdf>National Center for Lesbian Rights</a> website.</div></br> <h3 class=panel-title>The Conversation Project</h3> <div>The Conversation Project offers guidelines and tools for initiating discussion on personal wishes for end-of-life care.</div> <div><a href=http://www.theconversationproject.org>www.theconversationproject.org</a></div><br> <h2>Film</h2> <h3 class=panel-title><em>Gen Silent</em> (2011)</h3> <div>follows the lives of six LGBT seniors living in the Boston area who must choose if they will hide their sexuality in order to survive in the long-term health care system.&nbsp;&nbsp;If your local library carries the film you may be able to live-stream it using the app Kanopy.</div><br> <h2>Books</h2> <div class=panel-body>The Gift of Years: Growing&nbsp;&nbsp;Old Gracefully&nbsp;&nbsp;Sister Joan Chittister&nbsp;&nbsp;BlueBridge (2008)</div> <div class=panel-body>Women Rowing North: Navigating Lifes Currents and Flourishing as We Age Mary Pipher Bloomsbury Publishing (2019).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Written for women growing older but good reading for all older adults.</div> <h2>For more information</h2> <div class=panel-body>Aging with Dignity Caucus aging@dignityusa.org</div>