Mon, Jan 26, 2009 -- 10:00 AM
LGBT Seniors
As the Baby Boomer population ages, retirement suddenly looms large. But for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender seniors,
comfortably living out the golden years can come with special challenges. We talk to some in the Bay Area who are working
to change that.
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Host: Michael Krasny
Guests:
- Bill Oman, executive assistant to an academic dean at UC Berkeley and a gay resident of Rossmoor in Walnut Creek
- Nancy Flaxman, consultant on LGBT aging issues with Spectrum LGBT Center in Marin, Openhouse and The Castro Senior Center
- Naomi Goldberg, Cooper public policy fellow at The Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law
- Patrick Larkin, coordinator for The Castro Senior Center
- Seth Kilbourn, executive director of Openhouse, an organization that provides LGBT-friendly senior housing along with social and health services and referrals


