IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 424 
Supporting the goals and ideals of ‘‘National Honor Our LGBT Elders 
Day’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 17, 2025 
Ms. BONAMICI (for herself, Mr. PETERS, Ms. NORTON, Mr. MOSKOWITZ, and 
Mr. GOTTHEIMER) 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 with-
in 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 will reach 7,000,000; 
Whereas LGBTQI+ older adults face unique challenges as 
they age and are two times more likely to be single and 
live alone, and four times less likely to have children; 
Whereas the Movement Advancement Project and SAGE re-
port that LGBTQI+ older people are more likely to face 
poverty and homelessness, and to have poor physical and 
mental health; 
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•HRES 424 IH 
Whereas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, homophobia, transphobia, and biphobia con-
tribute to disparities in physical and mental health indi-
cators such as depression, substance use, cancer, and ex-
periences of abuse and violence; 
Whereas the LGBTQI+ community is negatively affected in 
numerous ways by attacks from the President, adminis-
tration, and extremist politicians across the country, in-
cluding a recent spike in antitrans legislation, Executive 
orders, and policies; 
Whereas HIV disproportionately affects the LGBTQI+ com-
munity, 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 ex-
pected 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, 
celebrating their identities while persevering through ad-
versity and helping to bring about incredible change for 
all LGBTQI+ people over just a few short decades; and 
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Whereas May 16, 2025, would be an appropriate day for the 
celebration of ‘‘National Honor Our LGBT Elders Day’’: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of ‘‘National 
Honor Our LGBT Elders Day’’; 
(2) encourages the Federal Government, States, 
localities, nonprofit organizations, schools, and com-
munity organizations to observe the day with appro-
priate programs and activities, with the goal of in-
creasing public knowledge of the health disparities 
and unique challenges of LGBTQI+ older adults; 
(3) encourages health care providers to offer 
culturally 
and 
clinically 
competent 
care 
to 
LGBTQI+ elders; and 
(4) encourages the Federal Government, States, 
international funding organizations, and United 
States bilateral and multilateral aid efforts to 
prioritize the health and human rights of LGBTQI+ 
elders. 
Æ 
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