From Reuters:
Gay rights took a big stride forward in [the November 6th] elections, with voters in four states affirming the right of same-sex couples to marry. But here’s an issue in the LGBT community that continues to fly under the radar: what happens to LGBT Americans when they get old?
“Our community has been focused for years on other issues, like AIDS/HIV, marriage equality and bullying,” says Mark Segal, a well-known advocate in the LGBT community and founder of the Philadelphia Gay News. “But we’ve never developed a system for LGBT seniors, especially those who are low income and are very endangered.” Read more here.
Click here to read about how the LGBT Aging Project in Boston, MA., is addressing this and other issues facing LGBT seniors.
Seniors have lived through some fascinating times and, as a result, usually appreciate the value of historic preservation. There’s one place that keeps track of all the photos and documents that track the history of our country and the people who live in it: The National Archives. Did you know that you can assist them in cataloging the vast quantity of items they preserve on our behalf and make them accessible to everyone online? Become a Citizen Archivist and you can tag photos and records, transcribe documents, even add your own knowledge of our nation’s history by contributing an article. 
“Worth Repeating” is a weekly feature on the EngAGE Blog that will bring you previous posts that we think are still timely, interesting, or just plain fun! From 11/21/11:
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