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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 407 

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Honor Our LGBT Elders Day. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 16, 2023 

Ms. BONAMICI (for herself, Mr. POCAN, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. LEE of California, 

Ms. NORTON, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. WILLIAMS of 

Georgia, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. JACOBS, Mr. TONKO, Mr. 

TORRES of New York, Mr. SOTO, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania, and Mr. BLUMENAUER) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Honor Our 

LGBT Elders Day. 

Whereas the National Resource Center of LGBTQ+ Aging 

reports that by 2030, studies project the population of 

LGBTQI+ people over 50 to reach 7,000,000; 

Whereas LGBTQI+ older adults face unique challenges as 

they age and are 2 times more likely to be single and live 

alone, and 4 times less likely to have children; 

Whereas the Movement Advancement Project and SAGE report that LGBTQI+ older people are more likely to face 


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poverty and homelessness, and to have poor physical and 

mental health; 

Whereas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention, homophobia, transphobia, and biphobia contribute to disparities in physical and mental health indicators such as depression, substance use, cancer, and experiences of abuse and violence; 

Whereas the LGBTQI+ community is negatively affected in 

numerous ways by attacks from extremist politicians 

across the country, including a recent spike in antitrans 

legislation; 

Whereas HIV disproportionately affects the LGBTQI+ community, and LGBTQI+ older people are no exception; 

Whereas 30 years ago the idea that someone with HIV would 

live decades was unimaginable, and now people with HIV 

are living well into their golden years, with 39 percent of 

people living with HIV being aged 55 years or older, 60 

percent being aged 50 or older (with that number expected to reach 70 percent by 2030), and 10 percent of 

all new HIV diagnoses in the United States in 2020 

being in people aged 55 and older; 

Whereas, despite all of these challenges, LGBTQI+ older 

people are living vibrant, full lives throughout every part 

of the country and around the world; 

Whereas LGBTQI+ older people were the pioneers who stood 

up and pushed back at the Stonewall uprising, and the 

caregivers who stood by friends and loved ones through 

the height of the AIDS epidemic; 

Whereas LGBTQI+ older people are models of resilience, 

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versity and helping to bring about incredible change for 

all LGBTQI+ people over just a few short decades; and 

Whereas May 16, 2023, would be an appropriate day for the 

celebration of National Honor Our LGBT Elders Day: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports the goals and ideals of National 

3 Honor Our LGBT Elders Day; 

4 (2) encourages the Federal Government, States, 

5 localities, nonprofit organizations, schools, and com6 munity organizations to observe the day with appro7 priate programs and activities, with the goal of in8 creasing public knowledge of the health disparities 

9 and unique challenges of LGBTQI+ elders; 

10 (3) encourages health care providers to offer 

11 culturally and clinically competent care to 

12 LGBTQI+ elders; and 

13 (4) encourages the Federal Government, States, 

14 international funding organizations, and United 

15 States bilateral and multilateral aid efforts to 

16 prioritize the health and human rights of LGBTQI+ 

17 elders. 

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