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Ashburn | Sherwood Real Estate
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Real Estate properties in Sherwood, New Construction, Gated Communities and Lots for Sale


Ashburn | Sherwood Real Estate
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Real Estate properties in Sherwood, New Construction, Gated Communities and Lots for Sale

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REAL ESTATE!!!!!!!!!
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Sydsvenskan Eva Rothstein 20130131 0768F
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Eva Rothstein (mitten med röd krage), debattredaktör Sydsvenska Dagbladet fotograferad 31 januari 2013 när hon lyssnade pÃ¥ fastighetskonferensen Real Estate Ãresund i Malmö Börshus.
Foto: News Ãresund - Johan Wessman.
© News Ãresund.
Bilden fÃ¥r fritt publiceras under förutsättning att källa anges (Foto: News Ãresund + fotografnamn). Bilden fÃ¥r ej manipuleras.
The picture can be used freely under the prerequisite that the source is given (Photo: News Ãresund + the name of the photografer. Photo manipulation is not allowed.
Originalfil tillhandahålles gratis, kontakta:
News Ãresund, Malmö, Sweden.
www.newsoresund.org
News Ãresund är en oberoende regional nyhetsbyrÃ¥ som ingÃ¥r i projektet Ãresund Media Platform som drivs av Ãresundsinstituttet i partnerskap med Lunds universitet och Roskilde Universitet och med delfinansiering frÃ¥n EU (Interreg IV A Ãresund) och 14 regionala, icke kommersiella, aktörer.

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580EX II Around Corner ppointed at Kitchen, SB 28 CL Bounced into ceiling/wall, SB26 in room bounced off wall. LR/CS4.

Nice Real Estate Los Angeles photos

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Dustin Luther
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Real Estate BarCamp Los Angeles 2009

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Brad Coy
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Real Estate BarCamp Los Angeles 2009

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Nice Arizona Real Estate photos

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Peterson Farms - Chandler Real Estate
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Stetson Valley Real Estate in Glendale Arizona
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Ready Possession J & I Wings in Pethkar Projects' Samrajya, Shivtirthnagar, Paud Road, Kothrud, Pune 411 038

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Ready Possession J & I Wings in Pethkar Projects' Samrajya, Shivtirthnagar, Paud Road, Kothrud, Pune 411 038
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Image by Ravi Karandeekar
Ravi Karandeekar's Pune Real Estate Market News Blog:
Now! Available!! Ready Possession 2 BHK & 3 BHK Flats on the higher floors in Samrajya, Kothrud Pune 411 038


So, i decided to visit B, C & D Towers in Sangria at Megapolis Hinjewadi Phase 3, Pune
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Image by Ravi Karandeekar
2) Ravi Karandeekar's Pune Real Estate Market News Blog:
Sexy Sangria Towers, Megapolis, Hinjewadi Phase 3, Pune - Photo Visit

1) Ravi Karandeekar's Pune Real Estate Market News Blog:
Sexy Sangria Towers, Megapolis, Hinjewadi Phase 3, Pune

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Solana | Sherwood Real Estate
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Sherwood Country Club Gated Communities in Westlake Village & Thousand Oaks, California

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Goodyear Real Estate Consultant
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Peoria Real Estate Consultant
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105 55th St East & West
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Fantastic two condo complex West of Gulf Drive and just a few orange throws to the fabulous white sand beaches of Anna Maria Island. Currently for sale through Island Real Estate of Anna Maria Island.


Cables
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20035 Alexandria Family Room
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20035 Alexandria Drive, Monument CO 80831 - Misty Acres
Brand New 4 Bed + Den, 3 Bath home with over 2,600 finished SF. 1/2 acre lot on cul-de-sac.
20035 Alexandria Drive, Monument CO 80831 - Misty Acres
Brand New 4 Bed + Den, 3 Bath home with over 2,600 finished SF. 1/2 acre lot on cul-de-sac.
Built and Sold by Lennar Homes (719-487-3109) Misty Acres/Lennar website: www.lennar.com/New-Homes/Colorado/Colorado-Springs/Misty-.... Marketed by the Wagner iTeam at Keller Williams Realty 719-434-7525.


20035 Alexandria Kitchen4
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20035 Alexandria Drive, Monument CO 80831 - Misty Acres
Brand New 4 Bed + Den, 3 Bath home with over 2,600 finished SF. 1/2 acre lot on cul-de-sac.
20035 Alexandria Drive, Monument CO 80831 - Misty Acres
Brand New 4 Bed + Den, 3 Bath home with over 2,600 finished SF. 1/2 acre lot on cul-de-sac.
Built and Sold by Lennar Homes (719-487-3109) Misty Acres/Lennar website: www.lennar.com/New-Homes/Colorado/Colorado-Springs/Misty-.... Marketed by the Wagner iTeam at Keller Williams Realty 719-434-7525.


20035 Alexandria Kitchen3
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Image by wagneriteam
20035 Alexandria Drive, Monument CO 80831 - Misty Acres
Brand New 4 Bed + Den, 3 Bath home with over 2,600 finished SF. 1/2 acre lot on cul-de-sac.
20035 Alexandria Drive, Monument CO 80831 - Misty Acres
Brand New 4 Bed + Den, 3 Bath home with over 2,600 finished SF. 1/2 acre lot on cul-de-sac.
Built and Sold by Lennar Homes (719-487-3109) Misty Acres/Lennar website: www.lennar.com/New-Homes/Colorado/Colorado-Springs/Misty-.... Marketed by the Wagner iTeam at Keller Williams Realty 719-434-7525.

At 10:30 am there is a Multi-Agency Joint Evacuation Exercise - Civic Center Area

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At 10:30 am there is a Multi-Agency Joint Evacuation Exercise - Civic Center Area
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Image by Steve Rhodes
Photo of them setting up earlier

MEDIA ADVISORY

This information is under an embargo until 9:00 a.m, Sept. 30th

Multi-Agency Joint Evacuation Exercise - Civic Center Area
"Civic Response 2011" - September 30th 2011, 10:30am

Exercise Overview

This will be a coordinated multi-organization joint evacuation drill involving the facilities management and security agencies, as well as the involved building tenants from within the San Francisco Civic Center area. This multi-agency drill will involve civilian and uniformed responders from the local and state government levels and is aimed at helping ensure public safety in the event of an actual emergency.

There will be approximately 1,500-1,800 building tenants evacuated and dozens of responders involved in this exercise. The participating agencies will activate their fire alarm plans and evacuate their tenants to pre-designated locations at Civic Center Plaza, UN Plaza, and the War Memorial area.

Participating Buildings - City Hall, Dept Public Health at 101 Grove Street, UC Hastings College of the Law, Veteran's Building at 401 Van Ness.

The Command Post will be the SF PUC Mobile Command Vehicle (MCV) which will be parked on Grove Street between Polk and Larkin across from the Bill Graham Auditorium. During the exercise a limited number of media observers will be allowed in the MCV at one time. We will have a video feed from the SF Sheriff's Airwing.

Mission: All participating buildings will execute their evacuation plans simultaneously and safely while keeping aware of the other facilities tenants.

Goal: To conduct a multi-building evacuation drill while measuring the following elements:

Response time to an evacuation (Beginning to Full re-population).

Coordination through a single Command Post & radio frequency.
How tenants of the participating buildings react to the simulated chaos of thousands more people in the general vicinity.

Transportation & Streets: No streets will be closed, no buses will be rerouted. There may be some traffic delays during the initial evacuation response and when tenants return to their buildings.

Participating & Support Agencies:
General Services Agency - Real Estate Division
SF Department of Public Health
San Francisco War Memorial & Performing Arts Center
University of California - Hastings College of the Law
UC Hastings Public Safety Department
San Francisco Sheriff's Department
SF Public Utilities Commission
SF Department of Emergency Management
SF Fire Department

Background: In 2009, the Civic Center Work Group was born with the mission to improve and strengthen communications amongst the Civic Center area building managers and law enforcement of various jurisdictions with a presence in the Civic Center area. Along with non-emergency communications, and joint emergency preparedness, the annual "Civic Response" exercise has become the outcome of our collective efforts.

Having a combined evacuation plan for such a highly dense area like the civic center will help to streamline response efforts during a real emergency. The purpose is to coordinate a practice simulation and assess how we can improve for the future. We want to be as prepared as possible when a real emergency strikes, having all levels of government working together and communicating as effectively as possible.


World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Muhammad Ali, A Black Muslim, Attends The Sect's Service To Hear Elijah Muhammad Deliver The Annual Savior's Day Message In Chicago, 03/1974
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Image by The U.S. National Archives
Original Caption: World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Muhammad Ali, A Black Muslim, Attends The Sect's Service To Hear Elijah Muhammad Deliver The Annual Savior's Day Message In Chicago. The City Is Headquarters For The Black Muslims. Their Million Empire Includes A Mosque Newspaper, University, Restaurants, Real Estate, Bank And Variety Of Retail Stores. The Muslim Leader Died February 25, 1975, 03/1974

U.S. National Archives’ Local Identifier: 412-DA-13795

Photographer: White, John H, 1945-

Subjects:
African-American
Chicago (Cook county, Illinois, United States)
Environmental Protection Agency
Project DOCUMERICA

Persistent URL: arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ExternalIdSearch?id=556247

Repository: Still Picture Records Section, Special Media Archives Services Division (NWCS-S), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, 20740-6001.

For information about ordering reproductions of photographs held by the Still Picture Unit, visit: www.archives.gov/research/order/still-pictures.html

Reproductions may be ordered via an independent vendor. NARA maintains a list of vendors at www.archives.gov/research/order/vendors-photos-maps-dc.html

Access Restrictions: Unrestricted
Use Restrictions: Unrestricted


Building on Your Experience
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Image by Stan1ey
From a real estate agency, on the fence of a construction site.

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Image by Brennan Cavanaugh
12/6/11 -- Occupy Real Estate march in East New York, against bank foreclosures, and for getting people into empty buildings. Housing is a human right. (Photo by Brennan Cavanaugh; Creative Commons rules apply, please use responsibly.)


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Image by Brennan Cavanaugh
12/6/11 -- Occupy Real Estate march in East New York, against bank foreclosures, and for getting people into empty buildings. Housing is a human right. (Photo by Brennan Cavanaugh; Creative Commons rules apply, please use responsibly.)

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Kwik Clicks
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Real Estate Photography

Ashburn | Sherwood Real Estate

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Ashburn | Sherwood Real Estate
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Real Estate properties in Sherwood, New Construction, Gated Communities and Lots for Sale


Ashburn | Sherwood Real Estate
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Real Estate properties in Sherwood, New Construction, Gated Communities and Lots for Sale


Ashburn | Sherwood Real Estate
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Real Estate properties in Sherwood, New Construction, Gated Communities and Lots for Sale

Nice Real Estate Jobs photos

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the iliveisl estate donated land for a few weeks to friends of an Enercay resident

they did a great job making a beautiful wedding spot! =)


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the iliveisl estate donated land for a few weeks to friends of an Enercay resident

they did a great job making a beautiful wedding spot! =)

Cool London Real Estate images

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Clarks Village - Street, Somerset - flags in Cadbury Factory Shop
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Image by ell brown
A return visit to the Clarks Village Outlet Shopping in Street, Somerset.

Went back to Clarks Village on the way home after a week in Dorset.

Flags in Cadbury Factory Shop. For the London 2012 Olympics I think.


Battersea Power Station - 8
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Battersea Power Station - 10
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Cool Nyc Real Estate images

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Case Study - Saint Paul's Chapel
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CORNER FOUR, Block 87, Lot 1:
Saint Paul's Chapel, 2002.
Currently known as St. Paul’s Chapel. George Washington’s place of worship during part of his tenure as the first President of the United States. One of the few pre-independence buildings still existing in New York (c.1766).


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Image by niznoz
Here's link to some info onGhost Signs and the Wall Dogs who painted them, from the the fine folks (otherthings) at Graffiti Archaeology.

Nice New Jersey Real Estate photos

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New & Emerging Schemes in Mortgage Fraud - April 27, 2010
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Image by Eastern Bergen County Board of REALTORS
Members of the EBCBOR Community Service Committee


New & Emerging Schemes in Mortgage Fraud - April 27, 2010
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Image by Eastern Bergen County Board of REALTORS
FBI Supervisory Special Agent Doug Veivia


New & Emerging Schemes in Mortgage Fraud - April 27, 2010
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Image by Eastern Bergen County Board of REALTORS
Members of the EBCBOR Community Service Committee

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Sherwood Development Company | Country Club New Construction
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New construction behind the gates of Sherwood Country Club by Sherwood Development Company.


Sherwood Development Company | Country Club New Construction
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New construction behind the gates of Sherwood Country Club by Sherwood Development Company.


Sherwood Development Company | Country Club New Construction
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New construction behind the gates of Sherwood Country Club by Sherwood Development Company.

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Steve Harney: Keeping Current Matters in Today's Market - Feb. 11, 2011
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Image by Eastern Bergen County Board of REALTORS
Selected by Inman News as one of the "100 Most Influential Real Estate Leaders" in 2010, Steve Harney is a residential real estate expert and trainer. He is the founder and CEO of Steve Harney Inc., a negotiation and leadership training firm for real estate professionals.

His presentation will taught EBCBOR members how to use current trends and the media to their advantage in diminishing buyer uncertainty and educate uninformed sellers on pricing strategy.

EBCBOR members also learned how top agents are position themselves as experts by helping their clients understand the information and translate that into action.

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Winnie Stachelberg
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Image by Center for American Progress Action Fund
Understanding and Meeting the Needs of LGBT Elders
April 28, 2010, 12:00pm – 1:30pm

To watch the event, click here: www.americanprogressaction.org/events/2010/04/LGBTElders....

We need to address lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender inequality and implement change to ensure that, "we will all be able to live out our final years surrounded by the people we love in exactly the way we choose," Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) told attendees at a CAP Action event yesterday.

Baldwin was joined at the event, "Understanding and Meeting the Needs of LGBT Elders," by a panel of experts that included Michael Adams, executive director of Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Elders; Ineke Mushovic, executive director of the Movement Advancement Project; and Percil Stanford, chief diversity officer at the American Association of Retired Persons. Director of the Women's Health and Rights Program at CAP Action Jessica Arons gave introductory remarks and CAP Action Senior Vice President for External Affairs Winnie Stachelberg gave introductory remarks and moderated.

The event centered around research and recommendations detailed in a new report, "Improving the Lives of LGBT Older Adults," which was released in March 2010 by SAGE and MAP in partnership with the American Society on Aging, the Center for American Progress, and the National Senior Citizens Law Center.

"The LGBT movement today is focused on our headline issues" such as repealing "Don't Ask Don't Tell," working toward marriage equality, and passing the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, Stachelberg said. But there are many more important issues that need urgent attention, such as LGBT elders. A "lack of full LGBT equality has real impact on real people's lives" and LGBT elders in particular face "challenges and obstacles that their straight peers do not" due to a lack of relationship recognition and employment benefits, she said.

All older adults face challenges as they age, but LGBT elders' lives are made even more difficult due to legal inequalities, as well as "homophobia and a hostile health care system" that amounts to institutional discrimination, Baldwin said.

To paint a clearer picture of "inequality in the eyes of the law," she cited the example of Harold and Clay, an older gay couple who lived in Sonoma County, California together for more than 25 years. They outlined their relationship in their wills and powers of attorney, but when Harold was injured and admitted to a nursing home, Clay was not allowed to visit him or take control of his partner's estate. Local authorities referred to them as roommates instead of partners, auctioned off their belongings, and Clay spent the next four months unable to visit his dying partner.

"The cruelty of these cases is unconscionable...but we can and we must take steps to make sure" this type of injustice does not continue, Baldwin said. The way to bring public attention to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender elders is by "putting a face on the issues we talk about...these are real people," she said. It is important for policymakers to hear these stories and know it is a human injustice.

But real stories are not enough. "We need a voice, and we need visibility to tell our stories. But we also need data," Baldwin said. If you cannot prove inequality or discrimination through statistical data, it is impossible to successfully argue that change is needed and pinpoint the specific fixes that would help the most. Questions about sexual orientation and gender identity must be added to general government health surveys to overcome this problem.

Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act, also known as DOMA, will give equal access to federally provided health and income benefits, Baldwin said. She also wants reforms that will put these Americans on an equal footing with their heterosexual counterparts, stressing that "discrimination will not be tolerated."

Patients in the healthcare system must be treated with dignity and respect. Staff at nursing homes, hospitals, and other health care facilities need to be educated about LGBT issues and trained to provide this population with the same level of care afforded to others.

Short of fully repealing DOMA and enacting marriage rights for gay couples, federal programs such as Medicaid and Social Security could be amended to include same-sex couples. These couples currently receive 24 percent less in annual Social Security benefits than their heterosexual married counterparts, despite the fact that gay couples pay into the system at the same rate as straight couples.

"The time to address these issues is now," Adams said. The Baby Boomer generation is starting to enter their senior years and this is the first generation to have lived openly LGBT lives. They are also two times as likely as their heterosexual counterparts to be single and four times less likely to have children, which reduces the chance that they have someone who can help care for them in their later years. Those who do have close family members are also in a bind, because their families are often not legally recognized. Our current laws do not provide any protections to these families of choice, and are instead based upon the presumption of heterosexual marriage.

Cumulatively, these challenges negatively impact LGBT seniors' financial security, health and wellbeing, and social and community connections.

The report offers a host of recommendations to minimize or eliminate these negative outcomes, Adams said. One approach is to create a legislative model that includes "permanent partner" benefits in Social Security, Medicaid, family medical leave, hospital visitation, inheritance laws and estate taxes, and other policies. Congress should also pass nondiscrimination laws that include public accommodations—which include nursing homes and hospitals—and should work with health care providers on nondiscriminatory policies and cultural competency training.

Making sure that LGBT elders have healthy, secure, and rewarding lives requires reaching out to the mainstream aging community. The AARP has taken in a lead in this area, as Stanford described in his remarks. "What we do, we do for all," he said. He further said that, "as an organization, we're certainly committed to social change" and we "cannot afford to segregate based on color, sexual orientation, gender identity" or anything else.

Keynote speaker:

Rep. Tammy Baldwin, (D-WI)

Featured panelists:

Michael Adams, Executive Director, Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Elders
Ineke Mushovic, Executive Director, Movement Advancement Project
Percil Stanford, Chief Diversity Officer, American Association of Retired Persons

Moderated by:

Winnie Stachelberg, Senior Vice President for External Affairs, Center for American Progress Action Fund


Rep. Tammy Baldwin, (D-WI)
real estate auctions
Image by Center for American Progress Action Fund
Understanding and Meeting the Needs of LGBT Elders
April 28, 2010, 12:00pm – 1:30pm

To watch the event, click here: www.americanprogressaction.org/events/2010/04/LGBTElders....

We need to address lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender inequality and implement change to ensure that, "we will all be able to live out our final years surrounded by the people we love in exactly the way we choose," Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) told attendees at a CAP Action event yesterday.

Baldwin was joined at the event, "Understanding and Meeting the Needs of LGBT Elders," by a panel of experts that included Michael Adams, executive director of Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Elders; Ineke Mushovic, executive director of the Movement Advancement Project; and Percil Stanford, chief diversity officer at the American Association of Retired Persons. Director of the Women's Health and Rights Program at CAP Action Jessica Arons gave introductory remarks and CAP Action Senior Vice President for External Affairs Winnie Stachelberg gave introductory remarks and moderated.

The event centered around research and recommendations detailed in a new report, "Improving the Lives of LGBT Older Adults," which was released in March 2010 by SAGE and MAP in partnership with the American Society on Aging, the Center for American Progress, and the National Senior Citizens Law Center.

"The LGBT movement today is focused on our headline issues" such as repealing "Don't Ask Don't Tell," working toward marriage equality, and passing the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, Stachelberg said. But there are many more important issues that need urgent attention, such as LGBT elders. A "lack of full LGBT equality has real impact on real people's lives" and LGBT elders in particular face "challenges and obstacles that their straight peers do not" due to a lack of relationship recognition and employment benefits, she said.

All older adults face challenges as they age, but LGBT elders' lives are made even more difficult due to legal inequalities, as well as "homophobia and a hostile health care system" that amounts to institutional discrimination, Baldwin said.

To paint a clearer picture of "inequality in the eyes of the law," she cited the example of Harold and Clay, an older gay couple who lived in Sonoma County, California together for more than 25 years. They outlined their relationship in their wills and powers of attorney, but when Harold was injured and admitted to a nursing home, Clay was not allowed to visit him or take control of his partner's estate. Local authorities referred to them as roommates instead of partners, auctioned off their belongings, and Clay spent the next four months unable to visit his dying partner.

"The cruelty of these cases is unconscionable...but we can and we must take steps to make sure" this type of injustice does not continue, Baldwin said. The way to bring public attention to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender elders is by "putting a face on the issues we talk about...these are real people," she said. It is important for policymakers to hear these stories and know it is a human injustice.

But real stories are not enough. "We need a voice, and we need visibility to tell our stories. But we also need data," Baldwin said. If you cannot prove inequality or discrimination through statistical data, it is impossible to successfully argue that change is needed and pinpoint the specific fixes that would help the most. Questions about sexual orientation and gender identity must be added to general government health surveys to overcome this problem.

Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act, also known as DOMA, will give equal access to federally provided health and income benefits, Baldwin said. She also wants reforms that will put these Americans on an equal footing with their heterosexual counterparts, stressing that "discrimination will not be tolerated."

Patients in the healthcare system must be treated with dignity and respect. Staff at nursing homes, hospitals, and other health care facilities need to be educated about LGBT issues and trained to provide this population with the same level of care afforded to others.

Short of fully repealing DOMA and enacting marriage rights for gay couples, federal programs such as Medicaid and Social Security could be amended to include same-sex couples. These couples currently receive 24 percent less in annual Social Security benefits than their heterosexual married counterparts, despite the fact that gay couples pay into the system at the same rate as straight couples.

"The time to address these issues is now," Adams said. The Baby Boomer generation is starting to enter their senior years and this is the first generation to have lived openly LGBT lives. They are also two times as likely as their heterosexual counterparts to be single and four times less likely to have children, which reduces the chance that they have someone who can help care for them in their later years. Those who do have close family members are also in a bind, because their families are often not legally recognized. Our current laws do not provide any protections to these families of choice, and are instead based upon the presumption of heterosexual marriage.

Cumulatively, these challenges negatively impact LGBT seniors' financial security, health and wellbeing, and social and community connections.

The report offers a host of recommendations to minimize or eliminate these negative outcomes, Adams said. One approach is to create a legislative model that includes "permanent partner" benefits in Social Security, Medicaid, family medical leave, hospital visitation, inheritance laws and estate taxes, and other policies. Congress should also pass nondiscrimination laws that include public accommodations—which include nursing homes and hospitals—and should work with health care providers on nondiscriminatory policies and cultural competency training.

Making sure that LGBT elders have healthy, secure, and rewarding lives requires reaching out to the mainstream aging community. The AARP has taken in a lead in this area, as Stanford described in his remarks. "What we do, we do for all," he said. He further said that, "as an organization, we're certainly committed to social change" and we "cannot afford to segregate based on color, sexual orientation, gender identity" or anything else.

Keynote speaker:

Rep. Tammy Baldwin, (D-WI)

Featured panelists:

Michael Adams, Executive Director, Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Elders
Ineke Mushovic, Executive Director, Movement Advancement Project
Percil Stanford, Chief Diversity Officer, American Association of Retired Persons

Moderated by:

Winnie Stachelberg, Senior Vice President for External Affairs, Center for American Progress Action Fund


Percil Stanford
real estate auctions
Image by Center for American Progress Action Fund
Understanding and Meeting the Needs of LGBT Elders
April 28, 2010, 12:00pm – 1:30pm

To watch the event, click here: www.americanprogressaction.org/events/2010/04/LGBTElders....

We need to address lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender inequality and implement change to ensure that, "we will all be able to live out our final years surrounded by the people we love in exactly the way we choose," Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) told attendees at a CAP Action event yesterday.

Baldwin was joined at the event, "Understanding and Meeting the Needs of LGBT Elders," by a panel of experts that included Michael Adams, executive director of Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Elders; Ineke Mushovic, executive director of the Movement Advancement Project; and Percil Stanford, chief diversity officer at the American Association of Retired Persons. Director of the Women's Health and Rights Program at CAP Action Jessica Arons gave introductory remarks and CAP Action Senior Vice President for External Affairs Winnie Stachelberg gave introductory remarks and moderated.

The event centered around research and recommendations detailed in a new report, "Improving the Lives of LGBT Older Adults," which was released in March 2010 by SAGE and MAP in partnership with the American Society on Aging, the Center for American Progress, and the National Senior Citizens Law Center.

"The LGBT movement today is focused on our headline issues" such as repealing "Don't Ask Don't Tell," working toward marriage equality, and passing the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, Stachelberg said. But there are many more important issues that need urgent attention, such as LGBT elders. A "lack of full LGBT equality has real impact on real people's lives" and LGBT elders in particular face "challenges and obstacles that their straight peers do not" due to a lack of relationship recognition and employment benefits, she said.

All older adults face challenges as they age, but LGBT elders' lives are made even more difficult due to legal inequalities, as well as "homophobia and a hostile health care system" that amounts to institutional discrimination, Baldwin said.

To paint a clearer picture of "inequality in the eyes of the law," she cited the example of Harold and Clay, an older gay couple who lived in Sonoma County, California together for more than 25 years. They outlined their relationship in their wills and powers of attorney, but when Harold was injured and admitted to a nursing home, Clay was not allowed to visit him or take control of his partner's estate. Local authorities referred to them as roommates instead of partners, auctioned off their belongings, and Clay spent the next four months unable to visit his dying partner.

"The cruelty of these cases is unconscionable...but we can and we must take steps to make sure" this type of injustice does not continue, Baldwin said. The way to bring public attention to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender elders is by "putting a face on the issues we talk about...these are real people," she said. It is important for policymakers to hear these stories and know it is a human injustice.

But real stories are not enough. "We need a voice, and we need visibility to tell our stories. But we also need data," Baldwin said. If you cannot prove inequality or discrimination through statistical data, it is impossible to successfully argue that change is needed and pinpoint the specific fixes that would help the most. Questions about sexual orientation and gender identity must be added to general government health surveys to overcome this problem.

Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act, also known as DOMA, will give equal access to federally provided health and income benefits, Baldwin said. She also wants reforms that will put these Americans on an equal footing with their heterosexual counterparts, stressing that "discrimination will not be tolerated."

Patients in the healthcare system must be treated with dignity and respect. Staff at nursing homes, hospitals, and other health care facilities need to be educated about LGBT issues and trained to provide this population with the same level of care afforded to others.

Short of fully repealing DOMA and enacting marriage rights for gay couples, federal programs such as Medicaid and Social Security could be amended to include same-sex couples. These couples currently receive 24 percent less in annual Social Security benefits than their heterosexual married counterparts, despite the fact that gay couples pay into the system at the same rate as straight couples.

"The time to address these issues is now," Adams said. The Baby Boomer generation is starting to enter their senior years and this is the first generation to have lived openly LGBT lives. They are also two times as likely as their heterosexual counterparts to be single and four times less likely to have children, which reduces the chance that they have someone who can help care for them in their later years. Those who do have close family members are also in a bind, because their families are often not legally recognized. Our current laws do not provide any protections to these families of choice, and are instead based upon the presumption of heterosexual marriage.

Cumulatively, these challenges negatively impact LGBT seniors' financial security, health and wellbeing, and social and community connections.

The report offers a host of recommendations to minimize or eliminate these negative outcomes, Adams said. One approach is to create a legislative model that includes "permanent partner" benefits in Social Security, Medicaid, family medical leave, hospital visitation, inheritance laws and estate taxes, and other policies. Congress should also pass nondiscrimination laws that include public accommodations—which include nursing homes and hospitals—and should work with health care providers on nondiscriminatory policies and cultural competency training.

Making sure that LGBT elders have healthy, secure, and rewarding lives requires reaching out to the mainstream aging community. The AARP has taken in a lead in this area, as Stanford described in his remarks. "What we do, we do for all," he said. He further said that, "as an organization, we're certainly committed to social change" and we "cannot afford to segregate based on color, sexual orientation, gender identity" or anything else.

Keynote speaker:

Rep. Tammy Baldwin, (D-WI)

Featured panelists:

Michael Adams, Executive Director, Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Elders
Ineke Mushovic, Executive Director, Movement Advancement Project
Percil Stanford, Chief Diversity Officer, American Association of Retired Persons

Moderated by:

Winnie Stachelberg, Senior Vice President for External Affairs, Center for American Progress Action Fund

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