On March 13, SAGE’s held it's first-ever National Day of Advocacy. LGBT elders, people living with HIV, and allies gathered in Washington, D.C., and shared their stories face-to-face with their elected representatives. Now it's your turn. Help us amplify our voice as one community by joining us “virtually” online during this pivotal year, the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising.

Our LGBT elders were on the front lines at the Stonewall Inn. These fearless trailblazers started the modern LGBT movement. They have lived through witch hunts and violence, criminalization, conversion therapy, and the AIDS crisis. Now more than ever, we must stand with our LGBT elder pioneers, and those living with HIV/AIDS, so that they can get the protection and services they deserve in order to age with dignity and respect.

• No one should have to go back into the closet because they’re scared of being “out” at a nursing home.
• No one should be denied housing because they have a same-sex partner or because of their gender presentation.
• No one should be refused medical services because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
• No one should be denied HIV medication because of a lack of funds.

As we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, we must do better by our LGBT elder pioneers and those living with HIV/AIDS.

That’s why we are asking you to tell your representatives that LGBT elders and those living with HIV/AIDS matter and need specific federal protections! Remind them about the resiliency of those who started the resistance. Tell them about the challenges facing LGBT older people. Ask them to stand up and protect the LGBT pioneers who bravely and proudly stood up for their rights 50 years ago and who are "Still Out in Front."

If ever there was a year for our older LGBT pioneers, it’s 2019—50 years since Stonewall.