RESOURCES FOR THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY

June is Pride 🏳️‍🌈 Month, a time dedicated to recognizing and supporting LGBTQ voices. In commemoration, we’d like to highlight some important resources for the LGBTQ+ community. SAGE and their National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging offers resources that educate, aid, and ensure the LGBTQ+ community is cared for and heard.

Learn more about the resources they have to offer for LGBTQ+ older adults and caregivers:

About SAGE:

Founded in 1978, SAGE is the largest and oldest LGBTQ+ organization dedicated to improving quality of life for the aging gay and transgender community and their allies. They offer supportive services, resources, and fight for equal treatment of LGBTQ+ elders. With a deep history in the civil rights movement, SAGE was fueled by the Stonewall Uprising of 1969, and it is a movement that continues to grow. SAGE focuses on helping elders of the LGBTQ+ community age with dignity and respect.

The National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging is a program of SAGE. It is the first and only technical assistance resource center in the country focused on improving the quality and services provided to the LGBTQ+ aging community, their caregivers, and allies. It offers training, technical assistance and educational resources to older LGBTQ+ adults, healthcare providers, and related organizations.

LGBTQ+ Resources:

SAGE’s National LGBTQ+ Hotline has friendly responders who are ready to listen and are certified in crisis response. Responders are able to offer support without judgment, answer questions factually and confidentially, and provide information about community support resources such as healthcare, transportation, counseling, legal services, and emotional support programs. The hotline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with translation in 180 languages at: 877-360-LGBT(5428)
Community assistance is available in the state-by-state listing of non-profit resources: View resources in Connecticut
Education opportunities are available in the form of programs, workshops, and webinars on LGBTQ+ aging issues
The resource library offers access to articles, reports, and webinars regarding LGBTQ+ aging

Learn more

Learn more about SAGE at: sageusa.org
Get resources at the National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging
If you need support, please call the free 24/7 LGBTQ+ Hotline at: 877-360-LGBT(5428)

View the State of Connecticut’s LGBT Resources for Older Adults
View Age Well CT Resources for LGBTQ+ Older Adults