More LGBT Resources From AARP

Source: AARP.org | June 2009

• AARP’s PRiSM Network 
• Out and Aging: The Study of Gay & Lesbian Boomers
  By AARP Radio
  The first-ever national poll to measure the concerns of older gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Americans, sponsored by AARP Radio/MetLife, found that those surveyed fear discrimination as they age. Dr. Sandra Timmerman, gerontologist and director of the MetLife Mature Market Institute, joins host Mike Cuthbert to discuss other findings disclosed in the study.
• What Is Marriage? Why Does It Matter?
  By AARP Radio
  How the law defines marriage is not just a controversial political issue. It is also a complicated legal and social issue for many people—from gay couples to older people and people with disabilities. Nancy Polikoff is an LGBT activist and American University law professor; she tackles this issue in depth in her new work, "Beyond (Straight and Gay) Marriage: Valuing All Families Under the Law."
• What Does the Aging GLBT Community Need?
  By AARP Radio
  As we develop new approaches to the issues connected with getting older, some groups have been underrepresented and overlooked—including gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people. Host Mike Cuthbert discusses the needs of GLBT elders with the leaders of two GLBT advocacy organizations, SAGE and National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. 
• Gay Inheritance: No Straight Answers
  By Randy B. Hecht
  Losing her partner at age 55, Joan Albertson* fears she may be forced to sell her home because of various estate taxes and the significant drop in household income. She had met Lee* in 1990, and they moved in together three years later. They could not get married, even though they considered themselves spouses. What can Joan do now?
• HIV/AIDS Prevention Pushed for the 50+
  By Christopher J. Gearon
  Senior centers in New York City and parts of South Florida have added something new to their activities menus—talks on safe sex and condom giveaways. As growing numbers of older adults are diagnosed and living with HIV/AIDS, prevention and counseling services now are being aimed at an older crowd. Read more…
• Same-Sex Couples and the Law
  The Dallas Morning News
  Louise Young and her partner, Vivienne Armstrong, have been together for 37 years. Since their home state, Texas, sees them as two single people, and since they’re in their 60s, they've turned to legal advisers to make sure each will have a say in the other's fate—a right automatically granted to married couples.
• Estate and Tax Issues Complicated for Gay, Lesbian Couples