WELCOME
According to the 2020 US Census, there are an estimated 294,951 members of the lesbian & gay* community above age 45 living in the four largest counties of North Texas (Dallas, Tarrant, Collin, & Denton). According to the census, 27% of all people ages 65+ live alone. Many programs have been developed for non-LGBT aging citizens; however, access to these programs for LGBT citizens is a challenge because of continued discrimination and the inability or unwillingness of LGBT persons to go back into the closet.
*Because the U.S. Census does not ask questions related to transgender or bi-sexual identities, it is not possible to estimate the number of persons in those communities.