LGBTQIA2+ Wellness

Carolina Aging Alliance is proud to feature guest contributors who bring insight, compassion, and expertise to the lives of LGBTQIA2+ older adults across the Carolinas. Today, we’re honored to share the work of Butch Segal, is the founder of Butch Law, which provides flat-fee, easy-to-understand estate planning in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina. Making Sure the Right People are in Charge Imagine being in the hospital, unable to speak for yourself. A trusted part

Learn how Carolina Aging Alliance reduces social isolation for LGBTQIA2+ older adults through education, advocacy, and community engagement in Central North Carolina.

LGBTQIA2+ older adults do not age in the same way—and their identities matter. Intersectionality shapes how race, gender identity, disability, income, and geography impact access to care, community, and dignity in later life.

Carolina Aging Alliance is proud to feature guest contributors who bring insight, compassion, and expertise to the lives of LGBTQIA2+ older adults across the Carolinas. Today, we’re honored to share the insight of Joel G. Anderson, PhD, CHTP, FGSA. Joel is the Joan L. Creasia Endowed Professor at the University of Tennessee College of Nursing and a member of the Carolina Aging Alliance Board of Directors. Compared with their straight, cisgender peers, LGBTQIA2+ older adults