FILE - A rainbow LGBTQ+ pride flag, left, along with the transgender pride flag, right, pictured on June 2, 2022. The Oregon LGBTQ+ Aging Coalition is expanding its services to queer seniors through a new collaboration with the nonprofit AGE+.
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The only coalition in Oregon that supports aging members of LGBTQ+ communities is expanding its reach.
Over the past decade, the Oregon LGBTQ+ Aging Coalition has conducted a survey on the needs of older LGBTQ+ adults and helped pass legislation that aims to protect queer seniors living in long-term care facilities. It’s currently a volunteer-run effort, but a new collaboration with the nonprofit AGE+ will allow the group to hire its first paid staff and eventually assume its own nonprofit status.
Brandy Penner is the executive director of the Coalition. She joins us to talk about the new partnership and the needs of this population.
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