Gay Seniors Crash My Wedding!

Not really. 😀

Seppo and I got married at Madison’s at the Lake Merritt Hotel last year.

I randomly stumbled upon an article entitled, “Closets are for clothes, not for seniors” which outlines a new LGBT retirement community in Oakland, slated to open in the fall of this year. In the same hotel we got married in. Awesome!

Hoping to “revolutionize senior housing,” three openly gay housing specialists announced today the opening this fall of one of the country’s first urban independent-living communities for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) seniors—in the historic landmarked Lake Merritt Hotel.

The project, Barbary Lane Communities at Lake Merritt, takes its name from the address of the lively community in the book “Tales of the City” by San Francisco novelist Armistead Maupin.

I think it is fantastic. Seppo and I support our LGBT community and friends wholeheartedly. When we got married, we specifically questioned the person who did our ceremony to ensure that she wouldn’t object to performing gay marriages. So I meet this news with welcome and a touch of bemusement. According to the website, we’ll be able to go to the restaurant (renamed Madrigal’s Terrace Room) for lunch and Sunday brunch! Brunch with the seniors!

I’m looking forward to it. 😀

Teaming up

Seppo, Uyen, and I have formed a little team through Hands On Bay Area to volunteer for stuff! I’ve been wanting to volunteer again for a long time now, but have always been too chicken to go on my own.

We were all psyched for cleaning up the Morcom Rose Garden, which is about 10 minutes walking distance from our house, but sadly, Seppo and I will be out of town the weekend of Earh Day. Instead, we’ll be cleaning up around Lake Merritt next weekend, if the signup process all goes well.

We are thinking about doing something with kids and old people and the homeless in the coming months too. There are a lot of one-time volunteer opportunities, which is great for busy people like us.

I’m so excited!