Rainbow Retirement

Gay Old Timers
The GLBT community looks ahead to its golden years
by Will O'Bryan, Metro Weekly
Published on 04/06/2006

"Sitting at the southern tip of the mouth of Tampa Bay, there is a spot akin to somewhere over the rainbow. It's here, in Palmetto, Fla., you'll find the Palms of Manasota, which, according to the literature, is ''America's First Gay & Lesbian Retirement Community."

Walking through the manicured, greenery of Phase I in late December, signs of gaiety in the neighborhood are nearly as rare as children. Occasionally, there is the telltale equality...read Rainbow Retirement piece?

Note: There is a great deal of information and a good number of resource links. Worth the trip.