Michael Adams

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Email Address: madams@bilerico.com

Location: New York City, NY

Project Contributor Since: March 19, 2009

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Michael Adams is the Executive Director of SAGE (Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders). Headquartered in New York City, SAGE is the oldest and largest organization in the country providing services and advocacy for LGBT older adults. SAGE’s programs directly serve thousands of LGBT older people in New York City each month. In addition, SAGE provides technical assistance and training, and engages in advocacy around LGBT aging issues, in New York City and across the country. In 2005, SAGE became the first official LGBT delegate to the diennial White House Conference on Aging. In 2008 SAGE celebrated its thirtieth anniversary and presented its Fourth National Conference on LGBT Aging.

Prior to joining SAGE, Michael was the Director of Education and Public Affairs for Lambda Legal. In that capacity, he oversaw all of Lambda Legal’s community education, communications, and outreach programs throughout the country. Trained as a lawyer, Michael spent a decade leading cutting edge litigation that established new rights for LGBT people, first as Associate Director of the ACLU’s Lesbian and Gay Rights Project, and then as deputy legal director at Lambda Legal.

A graduate of Stanford Law School and Harvard College, Michael has authored numerous publications on an array of LGBT issues. He has taught seminars on Sexual Orientation and the Law, and serves on advisory councils for the AARP, American Society on Aging, and the New York City Department for the Aging. Michael has discussed and debated LGBT issues on hundreds of media programs, including Larry King Live, The O’Reilly Factor, Hannity & Colmes, and NPR’s Morning Edition and All Things Considered. He was named one of the “100 most influential gay men and lesbians” by Out Magazine.