View source for Community Experts on LGBTQ Housing and Ageing Issues

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Two prominent topics within the LGBTQ community today are those of ageing and housing.  While both issues have their distinct characteristics and challenges, they also overlap and share several common issues.  These include concerns such as discrimination, homelessness, and health.

There has been significant research published on both issues in the past few years and this has raised their profile around the world.  This research has encouraged local activists to step up their work to address the concerns.  This focus mirrors changes in society itself, where the population is ageing and housing is becoming less affordable for the average individual.  

Many LGBTQ individuals within the community play an active role in both housing and ageing issues.  Some are politicians and government ministers whose remit includes these areas.  Others are with activist organizations such: as SAGE (Service and Advocacy for LGBT Elders) and Aging With Pride in the United States; Egale in Canada; or Stonewall Housing, the Albert Kennedy Trust, and HouseProud in Great Britain.  Several high profile celebrities have made these issues their point of focus, including television actor [[Robert Gant]] and interior designer [[Todd Oldham]].   

We have identified the following LGBTQ individuals who are active on issues of LGBTQ housing and ageing.  Simply click on their names to read more about their fascinating biographies. 

'''Australia'''

* [[Stephen Bates]]
* [[Peter Robinson]]
* [[Jennifer Westacott]]

'''Canada'''

* [[Mark S. Bonham]]
* [[Lia Grimanis]]
* [[Kathleen Wynne]]

'''Chile'''

* [[Pedro Felipe Ramirez]]

'''France'''

* [[Emmanuelle Cosse]]

'''Germany'''

* [[Hans-Georg Stumke]]

'''Great Britain'''

* [[Andrew Boff]]
* [[Angela Eagle]]
* [[Joanie Evans]]
* [[Bob Green]]
* [[Ian Green]]
* [[Cath Hall]]
* [[Tim Sigsworth]]

'''Japan'''

* [[Aya Kamikawa]]

'''Mexico'''

* [[Samantha Aurelia Vicenta Flores Garcia]]

'''New Zealand'''

* [[Chris Carter]]

'''United States'''

* [[Roberta Achtenberg]]
* [[Michael Adams]]
* [[Ruth Berman]]
* [[Gabriel Blau]]
* [[Raphael Bostic]]
* [[Ivy Bottini]]
* [[Brian Campion]]
* [[Colleen Carpenter]]
* [[Kevin M. Cathcart]]
* [[Elyse Cherry]]
* [[Fred Davie]]
* [[james Esseks]]
* [[Robert Gant]]
* [[William J. Gilbane III]]
* [[Todd Gloria]]
* [[Naomi Goldberg]]
* [[Leslie Herod]]
* [[Taylor Hirschberg]]
* [[Amy Hoffman]]
* [[Amber Hollibaugh]]
* [[Jody Huckaby]]
* [[Rebecca Isaacs]]
* [[Susan Jester]]
* [[Christina Kahrl]]
* [[Maya Keyes]]
* [[Connie Kurtz]]
* [[Dale McCormick]]
* [[Charles Middleton]]
* [[Lisa C. Moore]]
* [[Todd Oldham]]
* [[Matthew Olson]]
* [[Loren Ostrow]]
* [[Jerry Peterson]]
* [[Mona Pittenger]]
* [[Laura Ricketts]]
* [[Rosalyn Richter]]
* [[Mark Segal]]
* [[Charlita Shelton]]
* [[Winnaretta Singer]]
* [[Stan Sloan]]
* [[Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor]]
* [[Glennda Testone]]
* [[Justin Utley]]

==See Also==

* [[Notable LGBTQ Individuals in Real Estate and Property Markets]]
* [[LGBTQ Experts on Pensions and Retirement]]
* [[Immigration, Migration, and Refugee Activists in the LGBTQ Community]]

==Further Reading/Research==

* http://age-pride.org/
* https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/LGBT-Aging-A-Review.pdf
* https://www.surrey.ac.uk/mediacentre/press/2018/new-research-reveals-concerns-lgbtq-residents-social-housing
* https://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-espinoza/lgbt-people-our-longing-f_b_4858491.html
* https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/04/06/federal-fair-housing-law-protects-lgbt-couples-court-rules-for-first-time/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.3e3ebdcaf0ea
* https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/208988_en.html

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