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‘Trauma Haunts the LGBTQ Community but Resilience Defines Us’
Stay well and have fun during the quarantine
By Beatrix
/ September 4, 2020
Need a reset like something funny or cute to take your mind off things for a moment? Check out some...
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Housing update 3
By Beatrix
/ February 18, 2020
Now that the LGBTQ-Affirming Senior Housing project has received funding commitments from the city, county, and state, the project team...
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The Lavender Palette – GenPRIDE Field Trip
By Beatrix
/ February 3, 2020
We had a great turnout of 39 GenPRIDE elders and friends for our field trip to The Lavender Palette, an art...
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Sexuality in Later Life
By Beatrix
/ June 3, 2019
Many people want and need to be close to others as they grow older. For some, this includes the desire...
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Rural Area Resource Guides
By Beatrix
/ May 14, 2019
Community Survey to help build Resource Guides for Trans and Non Gender Conforming in Rural AreasTake the Survey Thurston County...
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Special Event Support
By Beatrix
/ April 5, 2019
Provide set up, tear down, hosting of special events.
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Majority of LGBT Adults Concerned About Social Support and Discrimination in Long-Term Care
By Andy Romfo
/ March 6, 2019
Originally posted by The Seattle Lesbian on April 2, 2018 at http://theseattlelesbian.com/majority-of-lgbt-adults-concerned-about-social-support-and-discrimination-in-long-term-care/ NEW AARP NATIONAL SURVEY FINDS MOST LGBT ADULTS WANT BUT DON’T...
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Fact Sheet: Health Disparities by Race and Ethnicity
By Andy Romfo
/ March 6, 2019
Sixty-eight percent of Hispanics had health insurance coverage in 2009 compared to 88 percent of white Americans. Download this fact...
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Building Better Mental Health
By Andy Romfo
/ March 6, 2019
Your mental health influences how you think, feel, and behave in daily life. It also affects your ability to cope...
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Mental Health Basics
By Andy Romfo
/ March 6, 2019
What is mental illness? Mental illnesses are conditions that affect a person’s thinking, feeling, mood or behavior, such as depression, anxiety,...
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Just how gay is Seattle?
By Andy Romfo
/ March 6, 2019
This article originally posted October 7, 2012 by Gene Balk at http://blogs.seattletimes.com/fyi-guy/2012/10/07/just-how-gay-is-seattle/ The battle is heating up over Referendum 74, which will ask voters...
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An epidemic of loneliness
By Andy Romfo
/ February 16, 2019
This article originally posted January 6th, 2019 by The Week Staff at https://theweek.com/articles-amp/815518/epidemic-loneliness Nearly half of all Americans today say they...
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3 Differences Between the Terms ‘Gay’ and ‘Queer’ — and Why It Matters
By Andy Romfo
/ February 12, 2019
Originally posted March 1, 2016 by Hari Ziyad at https://everydayfeminism.com/2016/03/difference-between-gay-queer/ For a while, I thought I was gay. And maybe I was for some of...
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Most LGBTQ People are Cyberbullied. Here’s How to Stay Safe Online
By Andy Romfo
/ February 12, 2019
Originally posted by Sarah Turner at https://www.vpnmentor.com/blog/lgbtq-guide-online-safety/ We at vpnMentor conducted a survey in which we asked 695 LGBTQ+ people worldwide about their experiences...
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Black, Gray and Gay: The Perils of Aging LGBTQ People of Color
By Andy Romfo
/ February 7, 2019
Cecelia Hayden Smith, 72, knows exactly how she wants to live out the remainder of her golden years: lounging lazily...
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Seattle LGBTQ Organizations and Periodicals Timeline
By Andy Romfo
/ February 1, 2019
Here are brief descriptions of many of Seattle's LGBTQ civil rights organizations, listed according to the decade of their founding....
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HIV and Older Adults
By Andy Romfo
/ February 1, 2019
Key Points According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2014, an estimated 45% of Americans living with...
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What men can gain from therapy
By Andy Romfo
/ February 1, 2019
Speaking for my gender, there are two qualities that define most men: we seldom like to ask for help, and...
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How simply moving benefits your mental health
By Andy Romfo
/ February 1, 2019
While it is obvious that your feelings can influence your movement, it is not as obvious that your movement can impact...
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