Acrdg to advocy groups, gay people often have trouble fdg retirement facili that are supportive of their liftyle. To kick off our seri on agg Canada, CBC News looks at a Toronto facily that foc on creatg a posive environment for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenred senrs.
Contents:
- GAY SENRS STGGLG TO FD 'SAFE' RETIREMENT HOG
- TOP LGBT-FRIENDLY PLAC FOR GAY SENR TRAVEL AND RETIREMENT
- OLR GAY AND LBIAN CANADIANS FACE DISCRIMATN LONG-TERM RE FACILI
- COMG OUT ALL OVER AGA: WHY THE FIRST GAY-RIGHTS GENERATN FAC FAIAR CHALLENG OLD AGE
- DISCRIMATN PERSISTS FOR GAY SENRS LONG-TERM RE HOM
- SGLE TORONTO GAY GUYS INTERTED IN SENRS DATG
GAY SENRS STGGLG TO FD 'SAFE' RETIREMENT HOG
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The bt-known of the cy’s retirement hom is Fudger Hoe, a recently renovated muny of 250 senrs that’s multi-cultural, LGBTQ-posive, and loted a vibrant downtown neighbourhood near many gay-owned bs.
TOP LGBT-FRIENDLY PLAC FOR GAY SENR TRAVEL AND RETIREMENT
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The LGBTQ muny liv all over the cy, although the tradnal “gay village” of Church-Wellley is Toronto’s historic “gaybourhood” and ntu to thrive wh a mix of f, clubs, shops, and shows, along wh big events like Pri Toronto each June and the annual Halloween Street Ftival.
OLR GAY AND LBIAN CANADIANS FACE DISCRIMATN LONG-TERM RE FACILI
For 85-year-old Alf Roberts, Canada's largt gay pri ftival is a chance to celebrate an inty he only felt fortable sharg his old age. * gay seniors toronto *
The Network formalized self at a day-long planng meetg 2005 om which me Terms of Reference cludg boundari, membership creria, objectiv and mtee Senr Pri Network Toronto is mted to promotg appropriate servic and a posive, rg environment for olr 2-spir, lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, transsexual, queer and tersex people Senr Pri Network Toronto envisns a seri of muni of olr 2SLGBTQI+ people Toronto that are affirmg, supportive and healthy. Home for the agedA gay senr fds a place to ll homeAlf Roberts took part his first pri para when he was 80 years old, shortly after g out of the New Retirement: Senrs CanadaThis week, CBC News lnch a seri on life for people 60 years and olr.
The Toronto senr ro on a b rated by Fudger Hoe, a downtown long-term re home that foc on creatg a posive environment for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenred senrs.
COMG OUT ALL OVER AGA: WHY THE FIRST GAY-RIGHTS GENERATN FAC FAIAR CHALLENG OLD AGE
This supplement is a rource to help anizatns and service provirs adopt approach to help lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer (LGBTQ) senrs strengthen human nnectns. Social isolatn is a silent realy experienced by many senrs, particularly LGBTQ senrs. * gay seniors toronto *
"Fudger Hoe is a forenner clive hog Canada, where mols to meet the hog needs of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenred senrs are velopg slowly both the public and private sectors. 6 per cent of Canadians aged 55 and olr say they are lbian, gay, bisexual or do you feel about the word 'senr'? LGBT senrs often lack the tradnal support work — such as spo and children — enjoyed by their heterosexual unterparts, acrdg to Servic and Advocy for Gay, Lbian, Bisexual and Transgenr Elrs (SAGE), a U.
"Some senrs have been closeted their entire liv and fear g out, some have been rejected by their fai and some are experiencg discrimatn and homophobia var settgs, cludg wh the home support and rintial re systems, " the report found.
DISCRIMATN PERSISTS FOR GAY SENRS LONG-TERM RE HOM
Wh the generatn that led the gay-rights movement reachg retirement age, many LGBT senrs are forced to relive the stggle for acceptance, and even re-closet, as they enter re facili populated wh a generatn raised to believe that homosexualy is a crime. Wency Lng reports * gay seniors toronto *
Wdsor, Ont., gay senrs at risk of gog back the closet There were relatively few programs Vanuver geared specifilly to this agg group of the populatn, acrdg to the report. "We ntue to wa and we are hopeful that we will have a cisn this sprg … after almost three years of wag, " Horne told CBC News an Fudger Hoe, Roberts, now print of the rint uncil, relled his journey of growg up gay.
"But of urse you remember back Toronto years ago there was no gay pri day or gay pri para.
""I hope more long-term re facili bee more acceptg over the years, bee I thk that’s probably somethg an olr gay worri about — ‘Where n I go to live? Popularized to be known as the Toronto Gay Village, this queer neighbourhood is clive, safe and welg for all.
SGLE TORONTO GAY GUYS INTERTED IN SENRS DATG
For 85-year-old Alf Roberts, Canada's largt gay pri celebratn is a chance to celebrate an inty he only felt fortable sharg his old age. Roberts me out when he was 80, shortly after movg to Fudger Hoe, a long-term re facily for senrs Toronto * gay seniors toronto *
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