Press release from Senior Advice:
Asheville has been named among the best cities in America or LGBTQ-friendly retirement in our 2019 nationwide report. I thought the Mountain Xpress audience would be interested in this story and we would be so grateful if you would help us acknowledge the work being done to accommodate the senior LGBTQ community by sharing the article with your readership.
Top 20 Cities for LGBTQ Retirement in 2019:
https://www.senioradvice.com/articles/top-20-cities-lgbtq-retirement-2019
Highlights Infographic:
https://www.senioradvice.com/pdf/top-20-lgbtq-retirement-cities-2019.pdf
Full Press Release:
This is not another arbitrary list. The third annual ranking was determined using our proprietary data-driven algorithm called SeniorScore™, which evaluates over 100 variables across four broad categories to select the most retirement-friendly locations in America. We also considered a number of metrics that are of specific interest to members of the LGBTQ community, such as 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, cost of living for the area, and more.
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