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Supervisors hear first‑in‑nation ordinance to protect LGBT residents in long‑term care facilities
Summary
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee reviewed an ordinance sponsored by Supervisor Scott Wiener that would amend the San Francisco Police Code to create a bill of rights protecting LGBT residents and patients in long‑term care facilities, adding facility‑specific rules, training requirements, and a private right of action; the committee voted to forward the measure to the full Board with a positive recommendation.
Supervisor Scott Wiener on Thursday asked the Board committee to forward an ordinance amending the San Francisco Police Code to prohibit discrimination against residents or patients in long‑term care facilities on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or HIV status.
Wiener, the measure's sponsor, told the Government Audit and Oversight Committee the ordinance would create an explicit "bill of rights" for LGBT seniors in nursing homes, assisted‑living and other congregate care settings and cited the LGBT Aging Task Force report (March 2014), which estimated about 25,000 older adults in San Francisco identify as LGBT. He said the ordinance spells out specific facility duties — such as designating an LGBT liaison who must undergo periodic training, respecting residents' preferred…
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