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Chosen Years

Caregiver & chosen-family resources

Whether you're a partner, an adult child, a relative or chosen family, these guides and organizations help you compare options, protect what matters, and make compassionate decisions, even from another state.

Where to start

Understand the options and language before a crisis.

Supporting from afar

Coordinate care and advocate across state lines.

Protecting chosen family

Legal and visitation rights that recognize your people.

Guides for caregivers

Start with the essentials

The Questions to Ask Before You Move In

Choosing senior living

The Questions to Ask Before You Move In

The questions that reveal whether a senior living community is genuinely affirming, not just polite on a tour. Bring this list, and write down who answers.

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Articles

Timely reading

Supporting a Parent's Care From Another State

Caregiving and dementia

Supporting a Parent's Care From Another State

You cannot be there every day, but you can build a system that works when you are hundreds of miles away. Practical logistics for long-distance caregivers and chosen family.

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Support organizations

Community & caregiver support

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Palm Springs, CA

Nonprofit
SAGE Partner

Fellowship of Older Gays is a SAGECollab-connected organization serving or advocating for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current programs and service area directly.

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LGBTQIA+ Senior Centers

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Golden Rainbows of Illinois South Inc., photo from the organization's website.
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Nonprofit
SAGE Partner

Golden Rainbows of Illinois South Inc. is a SAGECollab-connected organization serving or advocating for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current programs and service area directly.

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LGBTQIA+ Senior Centers

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SAGE Partner

Let's Kick ASS Palm Springs is a SAGECollab-connected organization serving or advocating for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current programs and service area directly.

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LGBTQIA+ Senior Centers

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Lower Adirondack Pride, photo from the organization's website.
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Glens Falls, NY

Nonprofit
SAGE Partner

Lower Adirondack Pride is a SAGECollab-connected organization serving or advocating for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current programs and service area directly.

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LGBTQIA+ Senior Centers

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Palm Springs, CA

Nonprofit
SAGE Partner

PAUSE is a SAGECollab-connected organization serving or advocating for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current programs and service area directly.

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SAGE Partner

Pomona Valley Pride is a SAGECollab-connected organization serving or advocating for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current programs and service area directly.

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LGBTQIA+ Senior Centers

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Pridelines, photo from the organization's website.
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Miami, FL

Nonprofit
SAGE Partner

Pridelines is a SAGECollab-connected organization serving or advocating for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current programs and service area directly.

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LGBTQIA+ Senior Centers

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SAGE Partner

Rainbow Lounge is a SAGECollab-connected organization serving or advocating for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current programs and service area directly.

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SAGE Partner

Sound Alliance of Older LGBTQ is a SAGECollab-connected organization serving or advocating for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current programs and service area directly.

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LGBTQIA+ Senior Centers

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SAGE Partner

The Liam Foundation is a SAGECollab-connected organization serving or advocating for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current programs and service area directly.

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LGBTQIA+ Senior Centers

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SAGE Partner

The LOFT LGBTQ+ Community Center is a SAGECollab-connected organization serving or advocating for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current programs and service area directly.

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TransNetwork Inc., photo from the organization's website.
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TransNetwork Inc. is a SAGECollab-connected organization serving or advocating for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current programs and service area directly.

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LGBTQIA+ Senior Centers

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TurnOut – Thriving Together, photo from the organization's website.
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TurnOut – Thriving Together is a SAGECollab-connected organization serving or advocating for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current programs and service area directly.

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SAGE Partner

West Suburban LGBTQ+ Senior Services is a SAGECollab-connected organization serving or advocating for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current programs and service area directly.

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SAGE Partner

Center on Halsted is a SAGECollab-connected organization serving or advocating for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current programs and service area directly.

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Jacksonville, FL

Nonprofit
SAGE Partner

COLORS Community Center is a SAGECollab-connected organization serving or advocating for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current programs and service area directly.

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The Diverse Elders Coalition advocates for policies that improve aging for communities of color, Native elders and LGBTQIA+ elders, with LGBTQIA+ aging as a core focus. Confirm current priorities directly.

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LGBTQIA+-Centered

The LGBTQIA+ Aging Project at Fenway Health offers programming for LGBTQIA+ older adults, including free virtual discussion and support groups, plus affirming-care provider training. Confirm current programs directly.

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Health & Wellness Programs

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Seattle, WA

Nonprofit
LGBTQIA+-Centered

GenPride provides wellness programming for LGBTQIA+ older adults in Seattle, including movement classes, meditation and peer support offered in person and online. Confirm current program times directly.

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Health & Wellness Programs

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Brooklyn, NY

Nonprofit
LGBTQIA+-Centered

GRIOT Circle, a member-led organization serving LGBTQIA+ elders of color, offers communal meals alongside case management and wellness programming. Confirm current meal days and eligibility directly.

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Meal & Nutrition Programs

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Published Recommendation

Howard Brown Health's geriatric medicine and aging services support LGBTQIA+ older adults with primary care, behavioral health, support groups and case management. Confirm current services and eligibility directly.

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Washington, DC

Nonprofit
Published Recommendation

Iona Senior Services, a mainstream aging nonprofit, hosts Silver Circles, peer support groups for LGBTQIA+ older adults in the Washington, DC area. Confirm current meeting times and eligibility directly.

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Support & Peer Groups

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Washington, DC

Nonprofit
Published Recommendation

Justice in Aging is a national legal advocacy organization fighting senior poverty, with dedicated work on the needs of LGBTQIA+ older adults including health-care access. Confirm current programs directly.

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SAGE Partner

LGBTQ Community Center of the Desert is a SAGECollab-connected organization serving or advocating for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current programs and service area directly.

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LGBTQIA+-Centered

The Los Angeles LGBT Center's Senior Services supports LGBTQIA+ adults 50 and older with health, fitness and wellness activities, support groups and social programming at its Weinberg Senior Center. Confirm current schedules directly.

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Metro Inclusive Health – 50 and Better is a SAGECollab-connected organization serving or advocating for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current programs and service area directly.

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Ferndale, MI

Nonprofit
LGBTQIA+-Centered

MiGen, a Michigan organization serving LGBTQIA+ older adults, provides monthly food box delivery across several metro Detroit counties alongside its social programming. Confirm current availability and eligibility directly.

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Published Recommendation

The Movement Advancement Project is an independent research and policy organization whose LGBTQ Older Adults work produces reports and analysis on the challenges facing LGBTQIA+ elders. Confirm current research directly.

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Published Recommendation

The National Center for LGBTQ Rights advances civil rights through litigation, policy and education, and maintains an Elders program addressing discrimination affecting LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current program details directly.

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Oasis Community Pride Center is a SAGECollab-connected organization serving or advocating for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current programs and service area directly.

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LGBTQIA+-Centered

Old Lesbians Organizing for Change is a national community of lesbian elders offering peer support and connection through local groups and regular online gatherings. Confirm current programming directly.

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SAGE Partner

Perfect Pair – Pairs with Pride is a SAGECollab-connected organization serving or advocating for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current programs and service area directly.

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SAGE Partner

Pride Panthers Coalition / Fresno Spectrum Center is a SAGECollab-connected organization serving or advocating for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current programs and service area directly.

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San Antonio, TX

Nonprofit
LGBTQIA+-Centered

Prime Timers Worldwide is a network of local chapters that bring together mature gay and bisexual men for friendship, activities and peer support. Chapter availability varies, so confirm current activities directly.

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LGBTQIA+-Centered

Founded in 1978, SAGE is a national organization advocating for the rights and well-being of LGBTQIA+ older adults through policy work, community programs and support. Confirm current programs directly.

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LGBTQIA+-Centered

SAGE Metro Detroit's Friendly Caller program matches volunteers with LGBTQIA+ older adults for weekly friendly phone calls focused on connection and support. Confirm current enrollment directly.

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Friendly Visitor & Companionship

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Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nonprofit
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SAGE of South Florida is a SAGECollab-connected organization serving or advocating for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current programs and service area directly.

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Syracuse, NY

Nonprofit
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SAGE Upstate is a SAGECollab-connected organization serving or advocating for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current programs and service area directly.

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New York, NY

Nonprofit
LGBTQIA+-Centered

SAGEConnect is a national program that matches volunteer callers with LGBTQIA+ older adults for regular friendly phone and video check-ins to reduce isolation. Confirm enrollment details directly.

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LGBTQIA+-Centered

Through its 50 and Better senior services, The San Diego LGBT Community Center offers free congregate meals for older adults on weekdays, plus a senior food bank. Confirm current times and requirements directly.

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Visuality / The Goldberg Center is a SAGECollab-connected organization serving or advocating for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current programs and service area directly.

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LGBTQIA+-Centered

The Elder Initiative at the William Way LGBT Community Center runs peer support and social groups for LGBTQIA+ adults 50 and older, including regular discussion groups. Confirm current schedules directly.

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