LGBT-friendly independent living building to open in Houston
Ground was broken Aug. 6 in Houston for the Montrose Center’s Law Harrington Senior Living Center.
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New law prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity
Assisted living communities are prohibited from discriminating against residents on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under a bill signed into law by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker.
Taking pride in LGBT-friendly communities
Watermark Retirement Communities said is the first nationwide senior living company to pursue the top-level SAGE Platinum credentials for all 58 of its communities. Learn more, and find out how to submit your photos!
Healthcare, civil rights groups join states in suing federal government over ‘conscience rule’
Lambda Legal, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the “conscience rule” issued earlier this month by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights.
23 states, cities, municipalities sue federal government over ‘conscience rule’
A coalition of 23 states, cities and municipalities filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the federal government for a final rule that allows individual healthcare workers as well as healthcare organizations to decline to provide care that conflicts with their religious and moral beliefs or mission.
HHS says new rule allows healthcare workers, organizations to honor religious and moral principles in care provision
Individual healthcare workers as well as healthcare organizations can decline to provide care that conflicts with their religious and moral beliefs or mission under a final rule issued Thursday by the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. Some fear the rule could lead to discrimination against LGBT individuals.
First-ever index will measure treatment of LGBTQ residents in senior living
Elder advocacy group SAGE and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation today are announcing plans for what they believe is the first-ever nationwide tool to assess how well senior living and other long-term care facilities are treating residents who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer.
New Orleans tops LGBT-friendly cities for retirement
New Orleans tops a list of the most LGBT-friendly cities for retirement released Tuesday by SeniorAdvice.
Bipartisan legislation would add LGBT protections to civil rights laws
Bipartisan legislation reintroduced Wednesday in the Senate and the House of Representatives, if passed, would amend existing federal civil rights laws to explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing, education, credit, federal jury service, public accommodations and the use of federal funds.
Senior living must be truly inclusive to reflect its mission
A recent court case decision takes aim at the heart of senior living, which is about connection, meaning and relationships.
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