CT's LGBT SENIORS-THE SILENT VOICE

While our state’s seniors face the ever expanding challenges of aging that include, but not limited to: fixed incomes, reduced availability of Medicaid and Medicare primary care physicians and loss of lifelong friends and significant others; there is a portion of that population that experiences a solitary suffering leading to increased depression and a high rate of suicides.

LGBT as this group is commonly referred to stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual and Transgender and for them their circle of safety support is limited due to death of partners with whom they felt physically and emotionally safe to be “out” the majority of their lives but now have that loss of empathy and companionship.

Join Susan Regan, Host of CT Valley Views for a dynamic interview with Kathleen Marschall and Jennifer Bennett, Simsbury and Avon Senior Center Coordinators respectively and guests Diana Lombardi, Director for the CT Trans-Advocacy Coalition and Gustave Keach-Longo, VP of Senior Services Community Renewal Team Inc. This segment provides a candid overview of the challenges facing our LGBT community members and how local organizations can provide a constructive and realistic bridge to solutions for this silent generation.

Watch this informative episode on Cox/Enfield Channel 15 and Frontier Digital TV Channel 99 Friday April 3 at 6:00 PM.

All programs are available on the CTVV website: www.ctvalleyviews.com