This week, we’d like to shout out Dr. Marcy Adelman for her advocacy work in the LGBTQ+ SF senior community. Dr. Adelman is a clinical psychologist, respected psychotherapist, LGBTQI Longevity Consultant, Advocate and Policy Advisor.
She is also the founder of the LGBTQ+ Aging Research Partnership as well as the co-founder, alongside her late partner Jeanette Gurevitch, of Openhouse SF – a nonprofit advocacy group that provides affordable, LGBTQ+-friendly senior housing, as well as a safe environment for LGBTQ+ seniors to connect and build community. Programs at Openhouse include resource and housing navigation, community engagement, and wellness services. Openhouse is opening a building in San Francisco this fall at 95 Laguna that will be named the Marcy Adelman and Jeanette Gurevitch Openhouse Community. The Community will include 79 affordable senior apartments, plus an activity center for LGBTQ+ seniors.
Dr. Adelman is known as a pioneer in the field of LGBTQ+ aging and for the last 30 years has worked to make the lives, concerns and contributions of the LGBTQ+ senior community more visible. She is a leading advocate for quality LGBTQ+ elder care and policies ensuring equal treatment.
Thank you Dr. Adelman for your advocacy work in the LGBTQ+ senior community. Your work and research has been pivotal in educating the city and state officials on the needs of the LGBTQ+ elder community.
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