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When a fear becomes reality

Marsha Wetzel, 68, moved into a senior living facility in Illinois in 2014 after her partner of 30 years died. According to a lawsuit, the abuse began soon thereafter. Wetzel claims other residents called her names and that some physically assaulted her. “I don’t feel safe in my own home,” Wetzel said. “I am scared constantly. . . . What I am doing is about getting justice. I don’t want other LGBT seniors to go through what I’ve gone through.”

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When a fear becomes reality

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Gender Identity Our core sense of who we are as a man, a woman, a mixture of both, or neither.

Gender Expression How we show up in the world through choices like clothing, hair style, mannerisms or tone of voice.

Attraction How we feel toward others sexually, romantically and/or emotionally.

Biological Sex Physical attributes such as reproductive organs and genitalia, chromosomes, genes and hormone levels.

When a fear becomes reality

Featured Content

References:

Dee

Gender Identity Our core sense of who we are as a man, a woman, a mixture of both, or neither.

Gender Expression How we show up in the world through choices like clothing, hair style, mannerisms or tone of voice.

Attraction How we feel toward others sexually, romantically and/or emotionally.

Biological Sex Physical attributes such as reproductive organs and genitalia, chromosomes, genes and hormone levels.

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