NGLTF to host Audio Press Conference on Social Security Privatization

[Ian David]

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NATIONAL GAY AND LESBIAN TASK FORCE
Press Release

MEDIA CONTACT:
Roberta Sklar
Director of Communications
646.358.1465
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Inga Sarda-Sorensen
Deputy Director of Communications
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August 4, 2005

AUDIO PRESS CONFERENCE: Tuesday, August 9, 1PM

Call for registration, call-in number and advance access to the
report:
646.358.1456

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force to release new report titled
Selling Us Short: How Social Security Privatization Will Affect
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Americans

Report reveals lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender retirees
and people with disabilities will be greatly disadvantaged by
Social Security privatization

What:
Audio press conference to discuss findings from the new study,
Selling Us Short: How Social Security Privatization Will Affect
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Americans

Who:
Speakers will include:

Mandy Hu, author , Selling Us Short: How Social Security
Privatization Will Affect Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender
Americans

Matt Foreman, executive director, National Gay and Lesbian Task
Force

Amber Hollibaugh, Task Force senior strategist, specializing in
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender aging issues

Ira Jeffries, a New York City senior who depends on Social
Security for her survival

Sean Cahill, director, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Policy Institute

Jason Cianciotto, research director, National Gay and Lesbian
Task Force Policy Institute

When:
Tuesday, August 9, 1PM

Where:
Telephone: Call 646.358.1456 to register and receive call-in
number.

Why:
Social Security privatization threatens the financial security
of millions of Americans, particularly those who are lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgender. Despite widespread media
attention to the issue, very little has been said about how
Social Security privatization will affect lesbian, gay, bisexual
and transgender (LGBT) Americans. LGBT elders and people with
disabilities are an extremely vulnerable demographic because
they may be more likely to age alone, and are often poorer than
their heterosexual counterparts. Though the current Social
Security system discriminates against LGBT people by refusing to
recognize their partners and families, Social Security remains a
crucial and consistent element of support for LGBT elders and
people with disabilities. Privatization would jeopardize this
support without remedying the inequities of the system.

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