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I'm on a Canadian mailing list..some of you might be interested in this. Is this not the wave of our future?
Gay Seniors Canada mailing list] Lavenders Looking Out for Gay Seniors Despite their name, San Leandro?s Lavender Seniors aren?t a group of gray-haired ladies who lunch or get together to have a knitting circle. Rather, they are an activist group whose mission is to improve the quality of life of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people over the age of 55. Both a political group and social organization, the Lavender Seniors were formed over a decade ago when a group of gay seniors organized to lobby in local government for representation. Meeting in restaurants, the senior group quickly grew from a handful of members to several hundred. They meet a couple of times a month throughout Alameda County, giving voice to a segment of the population that many people forget exists. ?I was recently at a conference and someone said to me, ?Oh, I never really thought about gay people being old.? It?s like, did you think we disappeared?? said Lavender Seniors care coordinator Pat Cull with a laugh. ?As the baby boomer generation gets older, we?re seeing a lot of LGBT seniors with failing health with no family, some people lose their homes when their partner dies,? said Cull. ?People are forgetting about this part of the population and we?re giving it a voice.? Cull is especially passionate about the group?s Friendly Visitor program that pairs homebound elderly LGBT individuals with sympathetic volunteers. ?A lot of people from this generation never came out of the closet,? said Cull. ?And even if they did, sometimes they go back in the closet because they?ve become dependent on other people for care.? The Friendly Visitor volunteer helps these seniors with everything from doctor?s visits to grocery shopping, or they may just visit and talk. Despite living in the traditionally liberal-minded Bay Area, Cull says that LGBT seniors still face discrimination on a daily basis. ?Even in Berkeley, we?ve had our rainbow flags stolen, our posters ripped down. People are still afraid to come out,? she said. ?When you live in the closet, you depend on a small group of friends. And when you get older, that group of friends starts to die out. These people are alone and that makes them sad, nervous, and afraid and that?s no way to live.? Friendly Visitor is just one of the Lavender Seniors many ongoing social programs. The group also holds informational meetings on health-care options, potluck dinners, and fun activities. All are welcome to the group?s next regular meeting, at 7 p.m.. on July 11. For more information on the meeting and about the Lavender Seniors, call 667-9655 or visit www.lavenderseniors.org. ----

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