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Planning with Purpose: Legal Basics for LGBT Elders
NCLR Releases New Publication for LGBT Elders
Planning with Purpose: Legal Basics for LGBT Elders points the way on legal issues
07.06.09—Today, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) released a new publication to help lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) elders and their families and caregivers navigate legal issues. Planning with Purpose: Legal Basics for LGBT Elders provides basic information about select areas of the law that are important to LGBT elders, especially individuals and couples who are age 55 and over, based on NCLR’s experience advocating for LGBT elders.
This guide includes information about issues related to relationship recognition, finances, health care, long term care, planning for the care of minor or disabled children, inheritance, elder abuse, and discrimination against LGBT elders. It covers many of areas where rights, benefits, and protections are generally provided to heterosexual people based on spousal status, but are denied to same-sex couples, even if married or in other legal unions. It also highlights issues unique to transgender elders.
Sherrill Wayland, MSWExecutive Director
SAGE Metro St. Louis
(314) 821-4845
www.SageMetroSTL.org
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