We are proud to announce that our staff have received training from the National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging and the State Unit on Aging is now a Safe Space for our friends in the LGBTQ+ community.
Guide to finding LGBT affirming care services as you age
Advocacy
SAGE LGBTQ+ Elder Hotline
This hotline offers peer-support to callers who are often very isolated sometimes still closeted, and in need of a caring, non-judgmental person to talk with. The folks on the hotline don't give advice, instead they listen and they care!
Open Monday- Friday 4pm-midnight, Eastern Time and on Saturday from noon- 5pm Eastern Time.
Phone: 1-888-234-SAGE (7243)
email: SAGE@GLBThotline.org
Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
Made up of parents, families, friends, and straight allies united with people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT), PFLAG is committed to advancing equality and societal acceptance of LGBTQ+ people through its threefold mission of support, education and advocacy.
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network
GLSEN works to ensure that LGBTQ+ students are able to learn and grow in a school environment free from bullying and harassment.
Connecticut Transadvocacy Coalition
The mission of the Connecticut TransAdvocacy Coalition (CTAC) is to make Connecticut a safe and tolerant place for the trans and gender non-conforming individual through education and social advocacy.
Phone: 860-255-8812
“Together we are greater than AIDS”: be educated, informed and empowered to advocate for and take care of yourself and others.
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force trains activists, organizing broad-based campaigns to defeat anti-LGBTQ+ referenda, and advances pro-LGBTQ+ legislation, as well as generating groundbreaking research.
Phone: 202-393-5177
SAGE offers supportive services and consumer resources for LGBTQ+ older adults and their caregivers, advocates for public policy changes that address the needs of LGBT older people and provides training for aging providers and LGBTQ+ organizations.
Phone: 212-741-2247
The National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging
The National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging provides training, technical assistance and educational resources to aging providers, LGBT organizations and LGBT older adults.
The mission of HIV.gov is to expand visibility of timely and relevant Federal HIV policies, programs, and resources to the American public.
Care Services - Formerly AIDS CT
AIDS Connecticut (ACT), in partnership with its member agencies, improves the lives of people impacted by HIV through care and supportive services, housing, advocacy and prevention.
Phone: 860-247-2437
Email: info@act-ct.org
The American Association of Retired Persons’ dedicated page to LGBTQ+ issues and concerns.
Stonewall Speakers, a program of the Connecticut Stonewall Foundation, Inc., is an all-volunteer speaker's bureau comprised of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, non-binary, pansexual, queer people and their allies.
Phone: 860-523-9799
email: coordinator@stonewallspeakers.org
Community Centers
650 West Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06850
Executive Director: Edson Rivas
Phone: 203-853-0600
Email: tcc@ctpridecenter.org
New Haven Pride Center
84 Orange Street, New Haven, CT 06510
Executive Director : Patrick J Dunn
Phone: 203-387-2252
Email: info@newhavenpridecenter.org
Hartford Gay & Lesbian Health Collective
1841 Broad Street, Hartford, CT 06110, and
64 Church Street (HC East), Manchester, CT
Executive Director: Linda Estabrook
Phone: 860-278-4163
Community Living Resources
In March 2010 Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) was funded to create the National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging. A Resource Center website was launched in October of 2011 and can be accessed at http://lgbtagingcenter.org.
SAGE is a non-profit agency that has been addressing the needs of LGBT elders for over 30 years. SAGE works with LGBTQ+ elders to address and overcome the challenges of discrimination in senior service settings, while also being an essential component in the creation of informal caregiving support, and development of new "family" networks. A network of SAGE affiliates has been created across the country to serve LGBTQ+ elders at the local level.
Legal Support
Lambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.
Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal Fund
CWEALF is a statewide non-profit organization dedicated to empowering women, girls and their families to achieve equal opportunities in their personal and professional lives.
Phone: 860-247-6090
Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders
Through strategic litigation, public policy, and education, GLAD has achieved scores of legal victories to end discrimination based on sexual orientation, HIV status, and gender identity and expression.
Phone: 800-455-GLAD
Research & Information
AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
ACRIA offers critical HIV healthcare education to HIV-positive people and their caregivers all around the world and provides a variety of consulting services (technical assistance, monitoring and evaluation, curriculum development, and web-based learning among them) to strengthen AIDS and other service organizations across the country.
Phone: 212-367-1057
HIV.gov The mission of HIV.gov is to expand visibility of timely and relevant Federal HIV policies, programs, and resources to the American public.
MedlinePlus LGBTQIA+ Health Resources
LGBTQIA+ individuals have special health concerns besides the usual ones that affect most men and women. MedlinePlus has a section on their Website that provides information about these specific health issues.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
A page dedicated to information and resources on older adults and HIV/AIDS.
Support Groups
LGBTQ Bereavement Drop-In Group
A monthly support group for LGBTQ women and men who are grieving the death of a partner. The group is open to past and present widows, widowers, partners and longtime significant others of the deceased. Group is hosted by a LGBT community volunteer and a WCP therapist. The group is drop in and people are welcome to attend one or ongoing meetings. There is no fee to attend. Meets 2nd Wednesday of each month 7:00pm-8:15pm
Location: Women’s Center for Psychotherapy, LLC
784 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford, CT 06110
Contact WCP at 860-523-4450 x51 for more information
Caregiver Support Group
3rd Wednesday of the Month at 7:00pm. Participants must pre-register before attending.
Location: Spring Glen Church
The Great Hall
1825 Whitney Ave, Hamden, CT 06517
Contact John Proto
Phone: 203-654-9189