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lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social @lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social · 8h

The Pryde Wish List:
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
The Residents Emergency Fund:
www.lgbtqseniorhousing.org/donate

From all of us at The Pryde and LGBTQ Senior Housing,
Thank you.

Gretchen Van Ness
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photo of a smiling older woman with flyaway short grey hair and glasses in a yellow collared blouse, black sweater and black slacks, seated on an orange chair in a room with a rainbow-patterned floor, holding a cell phone and hoping that you will generously donate to support our beloved LGBTQ+ elders.

lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social @lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social · 8h

Individual donors like you helped create a life-changing housing community and welcoming Community Center at The Pryde. Help us sustain and expand our mission by clicking on the links that follow and donating today. 7/

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lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social @lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social · 8h

and is expanding in November to provide No Questions Asked grocery store gift cards.

We do not know what the future holds but we do know that the only way through these times is together. 6/

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lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social @lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social · 8h

our signature onsite free store for residents. Second, by making a monthly donation in any amount to LGBTQ Senior Housing to support our Residents Emergency Fund. This Fund helps residents with unexpected medical and other expenses, matches rent payments when a resident falls behind, 5/

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lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social @lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social · 8h

pay their bills, keep a roof over their heads, and know that they are not alone. You can join this work in two ways: first, by visiting our Amazon Wishlist of household and personal care staples to help stock the shelves at Rita Hester’s Open Vault, 4/

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lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social @lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social · 8h

As we enter this uncertain time of increased costs and constricting benefits, the LGBTQ Senior Housing Team is working hard to expand our ethos of radical hospitality to ensure that Pryde residents and community members in need are able to fill their plates, 3/

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lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social @lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social · 8h

The Pryde, our first housing community, is a supportive and welcoming home for our residents. The Pryde Community Center, unique in Boston, is a supportive and welcoming gathering space for everyone who walks through our doors. 2/

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lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social @lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social · 8h

A Note from Our Executive Director

At LGBTQ Senior Housing, our core mission is to serve low-income LGBTQ older adults and allies by providing affirming, income-restricted housing and programs that uplift and celebrate our LGBTQ family, our communities, and our neighborhood. 1/

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Council President Ruthzee Louijeune @ruthzee.bsky.social · 8d

Yesterday, @mayorwu.boston.gov signed my Surplus Municipal Property for Affordable Housing Ordinance into law. This new law ensures that when city buildings go offline, they’re first considered for affordable housing. Thank you to all the advocates and community members who made this possible!

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Sheila Dillon @sheila-a-dillon.bsky.social · 8d

Congrats to The Pryde, named the 2025 recipient of the AHTCC Recognition of Housing Tax Credit Excellence in the Housing for Seniors category! With City support, The Pryde turned a former school into 74 affordable homes – the first LGBTQ-affirming senior housing in New England. @mayorwu.boston.gov

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lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social @lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social · 5d

We could not have done this without you!

lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social @lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social · 9d

Join us for this at-large Boston City Council candidates forum on Thursday, 10/23, at 6PM at The Pryde Community Center! Co-sponsored by the Hyde Park Neighborhood Association and the Boston Ward 18 Democratic Committee. 🗳️

Poster announcing a public forum for Boston City Council At-Aarge candidates at The Pryde Community Center on Thursday, 10/23, at 6PM. Co-sponsored by the Hyde Park Neighborhood Assoc., the Ward 18 Democratic Committee, and LGBTQ Senior Housing.

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lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social @lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social · 21d

The @wgbh.org filmmakers and producers who made the documentary "Living In Pryde" possible, in all of its power and beauty, joined residents and friends at The Pryde Community Center showing and panel discussion yesterday. We're proud to call this remarkable team our family.

Posed picture of four smiling older adults with four of the filmmakers and producers, also smiling, in The Pryde Community Center, a converted middle school gym. Behind the group is a drop-down screen with a picture of the exterior of The Pryde building against a blue sky, the Pride Progress flag, and the words, "Welcome to the screening of Living With Pryde."

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lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social @lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social · 28d

Six months ago @wgbh.org came to The Pryde to interview a few residents about how it feels to live in this time of backlash and retrenchment against the LGBTQ+ community. The short segment they were planning took on a life of its own and this beautiful film was born. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MHH...

Boston’s LGBTQ+ seniors build community in the Trump era | Full doc: ‘Living in Pryde’

YouTube video by GBH News

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lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social @lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social · Aug 20

We were honored to stand with @mayorwu.boston.gov, elected officials, and community organizations from across Boston and our Commonwealth against this baseless attack on our City and our home.

Office of Mayor Michelle Wu 吳弭 @mayorwu.boston.gov · Aug 19

Last week, Boston received a letter from AG Bondi threatening to prosecute officials and withhold funds unless we cooperate with carrying out mass deportations.

The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.

lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social @lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social · Aug 15

The Boston City Council is considering an ordinance to prioritize excess municipal property for affordable housing. Our Executive Director Gretchen Van Ness's (@gvlaw.bsky.social) testimony starts at 1:37.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8hf...

Government Operations on August 15, 2025

YouTube video by Boston City Council

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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · Aug 11

My statement on President Trump placing the D.C. Police Department under federal control and deploying the National Guard in the District:

"If President Trump really cared about safety in D.C., he would have immediately deployed the National Guard on January 6, 2021, and wouldn’t have pardoned hundreds of rioters who broke into the Capitol that day, including individuals convicted of assaulting police officers. Crime is at a 30-year low in D.C., making these steps a waste of taxpayer dollars and an unnecessary escalation clearly designed to distract Americans from issues like rising prices and incompetence from the Trump Administration."

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lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social @lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social · Aug 9

A highlight of our first Pride Month at The Pryde was a visit by the New England Revolution soccer team that also included Ron's Ice Cream and the presentation of an autographed Revs jersey to Executive Director Gretchen Van Ness. @gvlaw.bsky.social
www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/celebra...

Celebrating Pride at The Pryde | Revs visit LGBTQ+ senior housing residence | New England Revolution

“I wish that every place felt as safe as this” – Malcolm Fry

www.revolutionsoccer.net

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lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social @lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social · Aug 6

We are so lucky that The Pryde is represented by this fearless and tireless fighter! Thank you, @markey.senate.gov, for everything you do to support and protect the LGBTQ+ community and for helping make The Pryde a welcoming home for everyone.

Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · Aug 6

I visited @lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social, Massachusetts’ first LGBTQ+ affirming, affordable senior housing.
I fought alongside @warren.senate.gov and @pressley.house.gov to secure $850,000 in federal funding to help make this community a reality.

Everyone deserves a safe, dignified place to live.

Senator Markey with residents at The Pryde

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lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social @lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social · Aug 6

Thank you for visiting The Pryde and meeting with our residents, @markey.senate.gov! You can take pride every day in the community your support helped build!

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lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social @lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social · Aug 5

The Pryde is an Affordable Housing Finance 2025 Readers' Choice Award Finalist! Competition is fierce, but The Pryde and our colleagues in its creation - Pennrose Companies and DiMella Shaffer - deserve all of the honors!
Register and vote before 8/13: www.housingfinance.com/developments...

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lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social @lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social · Jul 16

We are hiring! Check out the posting on our LinkedIn page: www.linkedin.com/posts/lgbtq-...

Come work with us! | LGBTQ Senior Housing Inc

Come work with us! LGBTQ Senior Housing our first Director of Development. If you or someone you know is looking for mission-driven work serving the LGBTQ+ community and the opportunity to build a phi...

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lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social @lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social · Jun 30

On Stonewall Day 2024, we cut the rainbow ribbon for the opening of The Pryde.
vimeo.com/987039937

The Pryde Ribbon Cutting

On June 28, 2024, LGBTQ Senior Housing, Inc., Pennrose, City of Boston, local officials, and project partners celebrated Pride month with the grand opening of The…

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lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social @lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social · Jun 30

Celebrate The Pryde's one-year anniversary with us!
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Year One of The Pryde

This is "Year One of The Pryde" by Pennrose on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social @lgbtqseniorhousing.bsky.social · Jun 23

Thank you, @gvlaw.bsky.social, for your birthday fundraiser to support our continuing work for LGBTQ+ elders!

Gretchen Van Ness @gvlaw.bsky.social · Jun 22

I do not know what to do on this deeply sad day except to link arms with those who believe a better world is possible and continue the work of building communities based on love, acceptance and the commitment to the dignity of all persons. /1

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