A seniors home for gays and lesbians in the East Vancouver neighbourhood of Mount Pleasant could be the first of its kind in Canada.Surely there's a burgeoning market here for, I dunno... a 24-hour Liza Minnelli satellite channel.
The plan is for a condo development featuring living units, a communal dining room, a fitness centre, a lounge and cabaret.
Joan Ford and her partner, who hope to eventually buy into the development, see it as an investment in their future well-being, since, like many gays and lesbians, they regard health care as one area where they still face discrimination.Yup... gotta get away from those nasty "breeders."
"I don't want to have to face going back into the closet because there's someone looking after me who's homophobic," said Ford.
Segregation... there's the answer.
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