LGBTQ elders struggle with health care, housing and isolation
26 June 2024 at 09:15
LGBTQ older adults are twice as likely as their heterosexual counterparts to grow old single and living alone, according to SAGE, an advocacy organization for LGBTQ elders.
Gene Dinah, left, and his husband, Robert Malsberry.
Robert Malsberry with Cleo, the cat he shared with Gene Dinah.
Robert Malsberry when he was an Air Force lieutenant.
Photographs of Gene Dinah and his husband, Robert Malsberry, throughout the years.
Andrea Montanez said it's "scary to be an elder as a transgender person."
Last Christmas, a SAGE volunteer helped Gene Dinah put up his Christmas tree.
Β© Courtesy Gene Dinah
Β© Courtesy Gene Dinah
Β© Courtesy Gene Dinah
Β© Courtesy Gene Dinah
Β© Courtesy Andrea Montanez
Β© Courtesy Gene Dinah