Currently, there are more than 40 million elder Americans. African-American elders represent 8.4 percent, Latino, 6.9 percent, Asian or Pacific Islander, 3.5 percent and American Indian or Alaskan Native, 1 percent. Combined, people of color (POC) represent nearly 20 percent of the elder population. And according to the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) elders represent between 1.5 to 3 million, or 3.8 percent to 7.6 percent of the U.S. population.
By Laurens Van Sluytman
Currently, there are more than 40 million elder Americans. African-American elders represent 8.4 percent, Latino, 6.9 percent, Asian or Pacific Islander, 3.5 percent and American Indian or Alaskan Native, 1 percent. Combined, people of color (POC) represent nearly 20 percent of the elder population. And according to the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) elders represent between 1.5 to 3 million, or 3.8 percent to 7.6 percent of the U.S. population.