Five US Senators are putting the needs of elder LGBT Americans front and center.
Tammy Baldwin (WI), the first openly gay US Senator, along with Senators Michael Bennet (CO), Jeff Merkley (OR), Edward Markey (MA) and Al Franken (MN), all Democrats, introduced the LGBT Elder Americans Act today.
This bill adds on to the Older Americans Act of 1965. It includes LGBT seniors within the scope of that original bill.
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