Tackling elder abuse in the LGBT community is a challenge, as attendees heard at a recent forum, but they should be proactive and notify authorities.
That was the message to about three-dozen people who gathered at the San Francisco LGBT Community Center March 5 for "Protect Yourself from Elder Abuse — A Forum for the LGBTQ Community," a three-hour session on how to prevent and respond to elder abuse. "People say 'we know elder abuse happens but it doesn't happen in our community,'" said Mary