g********d
发帖数: 4174 | 1 Posted on Advocate.com November 17, 2011 05:45:00 PM ET
The Shocking Truth About LGBT Seniors
By Neal Broverman
OLDER MEN SENIORS X390 (PHOTOS) | ADVOCATE.COM
A new report highlights the health and lifestyle disparities of LGBT seniors
, including social isolation and unequal treatment.
The Public Policy & Aging Report, from the groups Services and Advocacy for
GLBT Elders and the National Academy on an Aging Society, is designed to be
the first step in bringing concrete change to this population segment. It's
estimated that there will be over 3 million LGBT people over the age of 65
by 2030.
"Given the voluminous gerontological literature that has built up over the
past half-century, it is hard to imagine that any set of aging populations
has been largely ignored or under-investigated. Yet, LGBT older adults have
remained nearly invisible to the community of advocates, researchers,
practitioners, administrators, and politicians who associate themselves with
the modern aging enterprise," study editor Robert Hudson, chair of the
department of social policy at the Boston University School of Social Work,
said in a statement.
Highlighted in the Public Policy & Aging Reportwere the differences in
health between heterosexual and LGBT seniors — rates of smoking and breast
cancer are higher among gays than straights, for example. Economic gaps are
also glaring, and many LGBT seniors find themselves without children to help
them in their later years. HIV is also a major issue — one demographic
estimate states that one in two Americans living with HIV will be 50 or
older by 2015.
"Despite recent policy advances, LGBT older adults still face significant
barriers to successful aging, such as... unequal treatment under the law and
in programs aimed at aging populations," Michael Adams, executive director
of Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders, said in a statement. Read more
about the report here. | D**S
发帖数: 24887 | 2 So depressing.
Is it getting better for the seniors? | g********d
发帖数: 4174 | 3 首先当然要法律上平等，比如能继承SPOUSE的SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFIT，还要提高对
HEALTH，SENIOR POVERTY问题的AWARENESS，剩下来的就是INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBITY了
，总不能因为你是GAY没孩子所以要救济吧，我看到很有一些同志（非大陆移民）视金
钱为粪土，一辈子都在贫困线（不是弯区贫困线）上挣扎，实在难以理解。作为GAY，
年轻的时候更要多赚钱养老，为自己负责，在这一点上，我要做一次共和党。
接下来的问题，当然就是怎么赚钱？要赚多少钱？前一个问题当然很难回答，第二个问
题也不容易，我有朋友目前的经济状况不错，但是令人惊讶的低估了退休后的
FINANCIAL GOAL，这个问题不搞清也会有退休后钱不够的问题。 | m******1
发帖数: 19713 | 4 说得好像我们大陆移民就不“视金钱如粪土”了似的.lol
【在 g********d 的大作中提到】
: 首先当然要法律上平等，比如能继承SPOUSE的SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFIT，还要提高对
: HEALTH，SENIOR POVERTY问题的AWARENESS，剩下来的就是INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBITY了
: ，总不能因为你是GAY没孩子所以要救济吧，我看到很有一些同志（非大陆移民）视金
: 钱为粪土，一辈子都在贫困线（不是弯区贫困线）上挣扎，实在难以理解。作为GAY，
: 年轻的时候更要多赚钱养老，为自己负责，在这一点上，我要做一次共和党。
: 接下来的问题，当然就是怎么赚钱？要赚多少钱？前一个问题当然很难回答，第二个问
: 题也不容易，我有朋友目前的经济状况不错，但是令人惊讶的低估了退休后的
: FINANCIAL GOAL，这个问题不搞清也会有退休后钱不够的问题。
| g********d
发帖数: 4174 | 5 大陆移民被人家视为太PRACTICAL，自己云里雾里不着调还鄙视别人。
【在 m******1 的大作中提到】
: 说得好像我们大陆移民就不“视金钱如粪土”了似的.lol
| m******1
发帖数: 19713 | 6 没看明白，谁鄙视谁啊？
【在 g********d 的大作中提到】
: 大陆移民被人家视为太PRACTICAL，自己云里雾里不着调还鄙视别人。
| m******1
发帖数: 19713 | 7 我一个很精通理财的朋友说，退休前401K里要有两百万才够用。 |
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