LGBTQ+ Resources

Around 3 million LGBTQ+ adults are over age 50, and those that receive a dementia diagnosis face a particularly challenging set of circumstances. Many, including care partners, face disproportionately high levels of social isolation and stigmatization as they age, making it difficult to find support. We have compiled a list of resources and safe supports, both national and local to the DC Metro Area & Virginia.

General Resources - National

• AARP PRIDE – http://www.aarp.org/home-family/voices/lgbt-pride/
• Lambda Legal– www.lambdalegal.org
• National Association on HIV over 50 – https://www.thebody.com/collection/hiv-aging
• National Resource Center on LGBTQ Aging – www.lgbtagingcenter.org
• PFLAG – www.pflag.org
• Services & Advocacy for LGBTQ Elders (SAGE) – www.sageusa.org
• Transgender Aging Network – www.forge-forward.org/aging
• Human Rights Campaign (HRC) – https://www.hrc.org/
• Alzheimer's Association  LGBTQ+ Community Resources - https://www.alz.org/help-support/resources/alzheimers-and-dementia-resources-for-lgbtq-commun
• Aging Rainbows - https://www.facebook.com/agingrainbows/
• Rainbows of Aging - https://rainbowsofaging.org/
• SAGE LGBT Elder Hotline - 877-360-5428

General Resources Local (DC Metro Area)

• IONA LGBTQ Programming – https://www.iona.org/services/lgbtq-programming/
• Seabury Resources for Aging – LGBTQ - https://www.seaburyresources.org/lgbtq-programs
• The Equity Chamber of Commerce DC Metro Area – https://www.eccdc.biz/
• The DC Center for the LGBTQ Community – https://thedccenter.org/
• Mary’s House for Older Adults – https://www.maryshousedc.org/
• Capital Pride Alliance - https://www.capitalpride.org/
• TEAM DC – https://www.teamdc.org/
• WorldPride 2025 - https://worldpridedc.org/
• Freddie's Beach Bar & Restaurant - https://www.freddiesbeachbar.com/

Medical Resources

• Whitman – Walker Health – https://www.whitman-walker.org/
• INOVA Pride Clinic - https://www.inova.org/locations/inova-primary-care/pride-clinic
• LGBTQ+ Healthcare Directory - https://lgbtqhealthcaredirectory.org/

LGBTQ Community Member Centers in Virginia LGBTQ community centers are safe meeting places and resources for all people.

• Cake Society Co - https://www.cakesocietyco.org/
• Power Safe Place Resource Center of Virginia - https://www.powersafeplace.org/
• Casa BruMar Foundation - https://casabrumarfoundation.org/
• TTMO Safe Space - https://www.thrivingtransmenofcolor.org/
• NoVA Prism Center - https://novaprismcenter.gay/
• Diversity Richmond - https://www.diversityrichmond.org/
• He, She, Ze, & We - https://heshezewe.org/
• Side by Side - https://www.sidebysideva.org/
• Us Giving Richmond Connection - https://ugrcrva.org/
• Roanoke Diversity Center - https://www.roanokediversitycenter.com/
• Shenandoah LGBTQ Center - https://www.shenlgbtqcenter.org/

This list is accurate as of February 2024.