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Lambda Legal defends the rights of LGBT and HIV-positive seniors who face discrimination related to their sexual orientation, gender identity or HIV status, including discrimination by staff and residents at senior centers; denial of housing; denial of the ability for same-sex couples to share a room in an assisted living facility or nursing home; disrespect of gender identity including while incapacitated or at death; and denial of equal Social Security benefits and survivor benefits as compared to their heterosexual counterparts.

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Franke v. Parkstone Living Center, Inc.
 Case brought against assisted living facility on behalf of retiree and his daughter, after the facility evicted the retiree because he has HIV.
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Stories from the Field
 This report is the result of a survey undertaken by six organizations seeking to better understand the experiences of LGBT older adults in long-term care settings. The survey also sought to capture personal comments that describe some of the varied experiences of LGBT older adults, their loved ones, and the providers who care for them.
Trans Aging: We're Still Here!
 It’s not easy getting older, but transgender and gender-nonconforming (TGNC) people have especially good reasons to know their legal rights as they enter their Golden Years. The discrimination and violations of physical privacy that plague most TGNC people when they are younger become more and more likely, especially with increased reliance on the health care system.
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Matter of the Estate of Ranftle v. Leiby
Case defending a man's right to the estate of his deceased spouse with New York's long-standing law respecting out-of-state marriages of same-sex couples.
5/12/2009
Franke v. Parkstone Living Center, Inc.
Case brought against assisted living facility on behalf of retiree and his daughter, after the facility evicted the retiree because he has HIV
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