- Every week 10,000 LGBT Americans reach retirement age. (Source: The LGBT Aging Project of Massachusetts)
- There are an estimated three million gays and lesbians over the age of 55 in the US. (Source: US Census Bureau)
- By 2020 the number of gays and lesbians over 50 in the US will have gone up to nearly six million. (Source: Packaged Facts)
- The number of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans over 65 will more than double in the next 25 years, from an estimated 3 million to 7 million. (Source: National Gay and Lesbian Task Force)
- 51 percent of LGBT boomers have yet to complete wills or living wills spelling out their long-term care and end-of-life wishes. (Source: MetLife Mature Market Institute)
- 67 percent of gay seniors in the US live alone, twice the proportion of their straight peers, and 90 percent have no children. (Source: SAGE)
- 27 percent of LGBT boomers are concerned about discrimination as they age. (Source: MetLife Mature Market Institute)
- Over 20 gay and lesbian retirement communities are under construction or on the drawing board. (Source: American Society on Aging)
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