East Bay Retirement Community Serves As LGBT Senior Mecca

CBS San Francisco

August 18, 2023

WALNUT CREEK - While the Bay Area is known worldwide for its place in LGBTQ history, the popularity of one Walnut Creek retirement home could come as a surprise.

About 3 million LGBTQ adults over the age of 50 currently live in the U.S. But as they grow older, they're having a hard time finding retirement communities that feel welcoming. A 2018 study by AARP showed 82% of LGBTQ seniors don't feel like they have the social supports they need as they get older.

When Darryl Wong and Michael Kandel, a married couple from New York City, retired a few years ago, they were looking for an affordable, safe and, most importantly, accepting place to in which to settle down.

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