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How to Find Out About Gay and Lesbian Retirement Communities

By eHow Relationships & Family Editor

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If you're looking for a retirement community today, your options are pretty much limited to the same communities straights go to as well as a couple just for gays and lesbians, but many gay and lesbian retirement communities are in the planning stages. Here's how to locate some of the groups that are working to give gays and lesbians a place to call their own in their later years.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:

Internet Access

Step1

Contact the folks at the Palms of Manasota (palmsofmanasota.com) in Florida to get your quest off to a good start. The community is one of only a few gay and lesbian retirement communities that are up and running.

Step2

Stay in Florida and you'll find a lesbian retirement community that is also up and running. The Resort on Carefree Boulevard (resortoncb.com) offers opportunities for you to visit for a while, too.

Step3

Get in contact with the folks at Our Town Villages (ourtownvillages.com). They're planning a gay and lesbian retirement community and are doing a market survey that you can sign up to participate in at their Web site.

Step4

Keep in touch with the Gay and Lesbian Association of Retiring Persons (gaylesbianretiring.org).

Tips & Warnings

Lots more resources for older gays and lesbians, including other retirement options, can be found in the Seniors section of the gay search engine and directory Rainbow Query (www.rainbowquery.com).
Find out how to locate other resources for older gay men and older lesbians by reading Related eHows.

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TonyinStpete said

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on 10/13/2007 Many GLBT seniors can not afford in retirement the high costs of the San Francisco Bay Area, New York, or LA or such resorts of the priveliged as Palm Springs or Santa Fe. If you want warm weather, beautiful beaches, and a vibrant GLBT community, consider the St. Petersburg area. With the current decline in prices, one can purchase a very nice condo now in an over 55 and gay friendly community for not much more than $100,000.

If interested in more information, contact me:
tony@earnestrealty.com or at Earnest Realty, (727)323-1706

TonyinStPete

scotthines said

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on 5/27/2007 A brand new active adult community for gays and lesbians is breaking ground in Palm Springs, CA in the summer of 2007. It is very upscale and called Liberty. www.beaumondeliberty.com. There are 156 homes with onsite concierge, clubhouse and other amenties. Call 1-866-450-2328 for more information.

jason28 said

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on 4/25/2007 An additional active adult community for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgendered individuals and allies is in the works for the Rehoboth Beach / Delaware Shore area on the East Coast. Open Circle Communities will include well-appointed homes, wellness and fitness programs, health care, dietary services and adventurous activities. More information can be found at www.opencirclecommunities.com