in conjunction with the city- funded singer care facility, san francisco and implemented a program to stop the unlawful fiscal restraint and drugging of residents. physical restraining and drugging of residents. lgbt elders also face complete disregard for their powers of attorney in advance directives. in my own work, i seen this firsthand. in one case, state officials separated the gay couple, stole their belongings, and cut the help the partner from visiting his sick partner. this went on for weeks, and the man died without his partner getting a chance to say goodbye. we assisted in a similar case two weeks ago in another state. it would do something about this as well. activists are currently pushing for the establishment of a kinship residency registry and san francisco, allow anybody to choose from a menu of options to determine who should make decisions about medical care, finance, and other issues. many seniors to not enter into domestic partnerships. this is a st
the board should also focus on employment discrimination. in national survey found over a quarter of lgbt people plan to wait until the 70 s to retire. lgbt others are more likely to be in poverty than their st. pierre s, and these numbers will rise. for lgbt elders who are recent immigrants and undocumented, the city has a role to ensure their culture reed caught the tend to work with them and their resources and our rich material are culturally sensitive and translations are always available. it is incumbent to ensure that all lgbt seniors are included. lgbt elders also suffered from an ability to access services. they fear access to services when did not have documentation, hiv-positive elders have health needs, and city services serving people with hiv must be inclusive of elder sexually. last but not least, many lgbt elders feel pushed out of the city by the availability of affordable housing. these are all issues that must be explored by the board. we need a concerted c