Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Lesbian and Gay Aging Issues Network
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- 19.5 linear feet (15 cartons, 1 manuscript box)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Lesbian and Gay Aging Issues Network records. GLBT Historical Society
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection contains administrative records; board materials; correspondence; grant proposals; media outreach files and coverage of LGAIN; membership materials; newsletter editorial and production files; materials related to other professional organizations, including newsletters from other LGBT senior groups; subject files, including articles and resources on aging, healthcare, housing, and long-term care; and ASA conference materials, including audio recordings of sessions. There is also documentation of earlier LGBT initiatives at the ASA and collaborations with the National Association of Lesbian and Gay Gerontology. GSSO linked terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C16269
- Biographical / historical:
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The Lesbian and Gay Aging Issues Network (LGAIN) was the LGBT interest group of the American Society on Aging (ASA), a San Francisco-based national membership association for professionals in the field of aging. LGAIN was established in 1994 and changed its name to the LGBT Aging Issues Network (LAIN) in 2008. It works to identify and address the concerns of LGBT elders, to advocate on their behalf, and to encourage LGBT cultural competence among service providers.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Gerard Koskovich, on behalf of the American Society on Aging, on September 4, 2008.
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Aging
Medicine and Health
Health
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research.
- Preferred citation:
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Lesbian and Gay Aging Issues Network records. GLBT Historical Society
- Location of this collection:
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989 Market Street, Lower LevelSan Francisco, CA 94103, US
- Contact:
- (415) 777-5455