When we go places we make sure seniors who wouldn't be able to afford tickets have them. The YWCA has a computer class where they had eighteen seats open. We negotiated with them and took all eighteen seats, so our members are taking computer lessons. Members who don't have computers at home or want to practice can also use the computers here in the office. When we have seminars we try to use people from our community, gay seniors of color, to present the information.
Housing is a big issue as well as social contact.
I didn't realize there was such a need for housing. I received at least ten calls, even from people who I didn't think would be interested, like seniors who owned their own house. Another woman we're trying to help really needs assisted living. There are seniors who have no one to take care of them as they age, most people live by themselves. Members have talked about having to go back into the closet at age seventy when they needed their family to take care of them.