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Gay elders' distinctive challenges get closer look (AP)

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081005/ap_on_re_us/gay_elders"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081004/capt.b29c98edd3034d1f91eee54fe5103350.gay_elders_ny345.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=U2uuZsAwCcvnc3M3OP6jKA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="SAGE (Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Elders) volunteer Gigi Stoll, right, helps Frank Carter straighten out a wheel chair order during her weekly visit, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008 in New York. America's estimated 2.5 million gay seniors are twice as likely to live alone, four times less likely to have adult children to help them, and far more fearful of discrimination from health care workers. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)" border="0" /></a>AP - Frank Carter was once a globe-trotting professional dancer; his world is smaller now. He battles multiple health problems, walks with a cane and rarely leaves his compact Manhattan apartment.</p><br clear="all"/>