SOCIAL ISOLATION… if one can truly HATE a term, for me it is that one! LGBTQ older adults were already more likely to be socially isolated. That is for a number of reasons: we are less likely to have partners, we are definitely less likely to have children and grandchildren, and our children are the built-in caregivers in our society. They say 50% of us LGBTQ folk are single. So for us, sheltering in place meant more likely that you were alone, which for a lot of our community members was a real challenge.
Read MoreI know I am going to lose followers with this blog entry, but I seriously don’t care anymore. It’s heartbreaking to see that there are those that prefer to sit and bitch and bellyache about what is being done that may not be enough, instead of asking “WHAT CAN I DO?” or “HOW CAN I HELP?”!
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