He has devoted the past few months to addressing affordable housing and homelessness issues as a neighborhood action coalition member. Nolan says that because he has trouble with his vision he often drops his cane and “wouldn’t want to disgrace” the eagle feathers that are sacred to indigenous people.Īlthough Nolan can currently afford his own rent, the dearth of housing for his peers provoked him to advocate for other LGBTQ elders who aren’t as fortunate. A Taos Pueblo Native American, Nolan wears his long, dark ponytails wrapped in black leather and holds a cane decorated with goose feathers dyed to resemble an eagle’s. “And when you’re 87,” Nolan began, chortling, “a three year waiting period may not be very practical.” In general, Nolan, a New York Times bestselling author of romantic novels, was astonished to find such a great need for housing among the older LGBTQ population. His friend wants to move back to Seattle in the near future, but keeps finding a three-year waiting period for most low-income housing programs. Moreover, like many LGBTQ seniors, Nolan’s friend is low-income with medical needs such as dental work that he couldn’t afford. This friend was in his late 80s and had moved to nearby Port Townsend a few years ago when he was priced out of the Ballard neighborhood he’d lived in for nearly four decades. When Ty Nolan moved back to Seattle from Tempe, Arizona a few months ago, he found a friend in need.
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