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LGBTQ trailblazers are now older, some without family to care for them. We must step up to help.

Most older members of the LGBTQ community have experienced a lifetime of discrimination and stigma, including from health-care providers. They have unique needs that must be addressed.

Suz Atlas, 79, in the common area of the John C. Anderson Apartments in Center City on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, a facility that opened in 2014 as an LGBTQ-friendly place for seniors to live. The state isn't doing enough to address the unique needs of LGBTQ seniors, writes Terri Clark.
Suz Atlas, 79, in the common area of the John C. Anderson Apartments in Center City on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, a facility that opened in 2014 as an LGBTQ-friendly place for seniors to live. The state isn't doing enough to address the unique needs of LGBTQ seniors, writes Terri Clark.Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer
    by Terri Clark, For The Inquirer
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