protects LGBTQ+ and HIV-positive seniors from discrimination in long-term care facilities.Called the LGBTQI+ Senior Bill of Rights, the legislation not only bars discrimination on gender identity, sexual orientation, and HIV status, it mandates training on those subjects for long-term care staff.
It goes even further, banning misgendering of trans patients, allows use of restrooms that comport with users' gender identity, and lifts restrictions on who can share sleeping quarters.Studies conducted by the American Assocation of Retired Persons (AARP) and Services & Advocacy for LGBT Elders (SAGE) cite high levels of anxiety among LGBTQ+ people over possible discrimination at assisted-living facilities and nursing homes.