SeniorAdvice.com has ranked Alexandria among the top 20 cities for LGBTQ-friendly retirement.
Not all areas are friendly for those who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning (LGBTQ), so SeniorAdvice.com combined rankings for retirement and LGBTQ support to come up with the list. Both the senior population and the number of people who identify as LGBTQ are increasing.
Alexandria ranked #5 on the list. The top four, in order, were New Orleans, West Palm Beach, Tucson and Toledo. (See the full list here.)
The third annual ranking was determined using SeniorAdvice.com’s proprietary data-driven algorithm called SeniorScore™, which evaluates over 100 variables across four broad categories to select the most retirement-friendly locations in America,” according to the website, which primarily reviews assisted living, retirement communities and other senior life options.
For the LGBTQ score, the website also considered the percentage of LGBTQ population in the area, the city's score according to the Human Rights Campaign Municipal Equality Index, LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce presence, the number of gay-friendly senior communities, local and state legislation protecting the LGBTQ community and other factors.
In Alexandria, the LGBTQ population is around 4% and the senior population is around 13%. “The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) recognized Alexandria as a top LGBTQ city due to practices such as local non-discrimination laws, providing transgender-inclusive health benefits for city employees and offering LGBTQ-inclusive services,” according to the website.
For more information, visit senioradvice.com/articles/top-20-cities-lgbtq-retirement-2019.
