2024 Impact Report
Explore a transformative year for LGBTQ+ older adults, featuring milestones like the opening of Michigan’s first LGBTQ+ Senior Center, the Rainbow Resilience Fashion Show, and the launch of our LGBTQ+ credentialing program. Discover how we’ve advanced advocacy, support, and visibility for LGBTQ+ elders and their caregivers.
2024 LGBTQ+ GLOSSARY
The language we use to describe ourselves is always evolving, and can mean different things to different people at different times. We put together this glossary of terms to help us understand each other a little better. Use this document as a starting point for discussion rather than a definitive list of rules, and always ask individuals how they self-identify instead of assuming.
APRIL 2024 TOWN HALL MEETING
On April 25th, 2024, MiGen hosted our first Town Hall meeting. MiGen’s Executive Director, Angela Gabridge, along with our awesome MiGen staffers and board members, shared their stories about the evolution of the organization, what’s happening with programs and training, and what the future looks like. Check out our slide deck to learn more about how we’ve grown and what we have to offer!
RESIDENTS’ RIGHTS GUIDE
Know your Rights and Protections as a Nursing Home Resident. As a resident at a nursing home, you have rights and protections under Federal and state law that help ensure you get the care and services you need. For example, the nursing home must tell you about these rights and explain them in writing in a language you understand. They must also explain in writing how you should act and what you’re responsible for while you’re in the nursing home. You must acknowledge in writing that you got this information. Download the guide to read more.
RAINBOW RESOURCE GUIDE
The Rainbow Resource Guide is a community resource developed by SAGE Metro Detroit, now MiGen, for older LGBTQ+ adults.
Many obstacles remain for LGBTQ older adults. Our laws fail to provide clear coverage; funding often eludes our communities and fighting discrimination is an ongoing battle. Too often, the community resources and policy makers we turn to for help lack understanding and training. This Rainbow Resource Guide serves to provide a tool to promote awareness, share information and deter discrimination.
CAREGIVER GUIDE
Caregiving and LGBTQ+ Concerns in Michigan: A Guide for Caregivers. If you are caring for an LGBTQ+ older adult, it’s important to understand some of the
unique circumstances individuals face and/or may be concerned about in their care. This guide will provide you with legal, financial, and healthcare info you need to know, including a caregiver checklist and resource guide.
HEALTH NEEDS FOR LATE IN LIFE TRANSITION
In this interview, Marina Martinez-Bateman, CEO of New Coyote Consulting and representing MiGen, speaks with Dr. Renee McLaughlin about the healthcare needs of late-in-life transitions. Dr. McLaughlin, a physician with a long-standing interest in nonbinary and transgender healthcare issues, serves as the National Medical Director for Transgender Health at a national health plan. She is also an advocate in the LGBTQ+ community, involved with several organizations, and was appointed to the Michigan LGBTQ+ Commission.
GET VACCINATED! VIDEO