Resources

Local Organizations

• AIDS Project RI/Family Service: https://aidsprojectri.org/

• Bisexual Resource Center: https://biresource.org  

• GLAD (LGBT Advocates & Defenders): https://www.glad.org/

• OLOC – Old Women Organizing for Change Rhode Island Chapter: https://www.facebook.com/oloc.rhodeisland/

• Open Door Health: https://odhpvd.org/home/ 

• PFLAG – Greater Providence Chapter: https://www.pflagprovidence.org/

• Providence VA Hospital LGBT Veterans Information: https://vets.ri.gov/i-am-find-your-benefits/world-war-ii-korean-war-veteran/pvamc-lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-transgender

• RI Elder Info, an elderly support resource website for seniors, caregivers, and professionals in Rhode Island: https://rielderinfo.com/

• RI LGBT Community Archive: https://www.provlib.org/research-collections/community-archives/ri-lgbtq-community-archives

• Rhode Island Prime Timers: https://chapters.theprimetimersww.com/rhodeisland/

• Rhode Island Men’s Chorus: https://www.rigmc.org

• RIWA - Rhode Island Women’s Association: http://www.riwa.net/

• Sojourner House LGBT+ Advocacy Programs: https://sojournerri.org/lgbtq/

• T.G.I. Network: https://www.tginetwork.org/

• Trans Health Access, Thundermist Health Centers: https://www.thundermisthealth.org/

• Wanderground - Archiving Lesbian legacies: https://wanderground.org/about/

Other Resources

• AARP-RI Chapter – Guidebook Prepare to Care: A Planning Guide for Caregivers in the LGBT Community: https://www.lgbtagingcenter.org/resources/resource.cfm?r=881

• A Guide to Finding an LGBT+ Inclusive LTC Community: https://thelei.org/consumer-guide

• Blue Cross Blue Shield Safe Zone Program: https://www.bcbsri.com/safezones

• GenSilent, a 2011 documentary (70 m) View trailer at: https://www.theclowdergroup.com/gensilent

• Lesbian Health Survey – SAGE-RI Final Report (9/2012): https://static1.squarespace.com/static/64014fcd7d1a6b49b7c9c6be/t/64122ae860926932260063c3/1678912235030/sage-lesbian-survey-report-final.pdf

• The National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center – A program of the Fenway Institute at: https://www.lgbtqiahealtheducation.org/resources/   and at: https://www.lgbtqiahealtheducation.org/resources/in/lgbtqia-older-adults/

• National Resource Center on LGBT Aging at: http://www.lgbtagingcenter.org

• SAGE– Advocacy, Services for LGBT+ Elders, a SAGECollab partner of Pride in Aging RI  at: https://www.sageusa.org/

• Welcoming LGBT Residents – A Practical Guide for Senior Living Staff, by Tim R. Johnston, Director of National Projects for SAGE, 2020 (Book available for purchase)

• SAGE National LGBTQ+ Elder Hotline – https://www.sageusa.org/what-we-do/sage-national-lgbt-elder-hotline/ or call 877-360-LGBT(5428)

• Retire Guide’s LGBTQ+ Elder Healthcare Guide & Resources - https://www.retireguide.com/guides/lgbtq-elder-health-care/

• Long-Term Care Services and Supports: LGBT+ Quality (September 2023) SAGE, CFPB, FTC, NCEA at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXBpONmGKo4

• Finding Your True Voice: A Guide to Gender-Affirming Verbal Communication: https://onlinespeechpathologyprograms.org/gender-affirming-verbal-communication/

• Caring.com LGBTQIA+ Senior Housing Options: https://www.caring.com/resources/lgbtqia-senior-housing-options/