Empower your queer dollars to secure your financial future Take Pride in Your Money reveals how current political and legal attacks on LGBTQ+ rights impact financial security and provides actionable solutions to help gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer community members protect their financial future in a rapidly changing world. Get smart strategies to protect your wallet and your rights From overcoming legal and tax obstacles to leveraging wealth for social change, this quick-read, no-nonsense guide offers practical financial steps to help LGBTQ+ folx continue living out loud, proud, and prepared-no matter what comes next. Quick-action callouts include: • • Here's the Tea: Learn valuable lessons from real-life stories of LGBTQ+ people taking control of their money • Proactive Pride: Tips to build a portfolio you can be proud of • Benefit Alert: Discover smart money moves that can pay off • QR Codes: Instantly access valuable planning resources Online videos and advice are included with book purchase: • • 1.5+ hours of financial empowerment lessons • Live financial Q&A sessions • One-on-one financial plan review • Bonus webinars, videos, articles, guides, and more Contents Section 1: Why LGBTQ+ Financial Planning Demands a Different Approach Money = Power Fighting for Financial Equality Paradoxical Politics The "T" Also Stands for Trust Section 2: How to Build Financial Strength in a Changing LGBTQ+ Landscape Who's Got Your Back? Align Yourself With Allies Claim What's Yours: From Benefits to Beneficiaries • • Marriage and Pensions • Marriage and Social Security • Marriage and Individual Retirement Accounts • Marriage and Inheritance • Life, Death, and Marriage • The Gay Divorcée Pride & Protection: The Importance of Insurance • • Disability Coverage • Chronic/Critical Illness Coverage • Life Insurance Payouts • Medicare • Group Coverage • Medicaid • Trusts • Leveraging Long-Term Care Coverage • Caregiving in Our Community "Gay-ging" in America: The Next Revolution • • The Shifting Demographics of LGBTQ+ Aging • Exploring New Models of Communal Living • Left Out or Let In? The LGBTQ+ Aging Dilemma • Strengthening LGBTQ+ Bonds in Later Life Estate Planning Ensures a Happy Ending • • Power of Attorney • Wills & Trusts • Advanced Healthcare Directives • Beneficiaries & Titling • Guardianship Empower Your LGBTQ+ Money to Ignite Change • • Barriers, Behaviors & Biases, Oh My! • ESG & DEI: LGBTQ+ Values In Action • Confessions of A Client Whisperer • What's Your Money Mantra?