Some older members of the LGBTQ community are forced to hide their sexuality or gender identity in long-term care or housing facilities because they're afraid of discrimination.
or gender identity in long-term care or housing facilities because they're afraid of discrimination.
"Re-closeting," Adams explained,"looks like: People taking the pictures of their loved ones and their partners down off their walls because they're afraid a homecare attendant will see the pictures and will mistreat them as a result of it." Only 18% of long-term care communities have policies in place that protect LGBTQ residents, SAGE's research shows.Pam DeMoucell, right, dances with her spouse, Jane Beltramini, both of Pembroke, Mass., during an LGBT senior luncheon in Boston on June 20, 2016.
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