This week in surprising-listicle-news to no one, Asheville has been recognized as a hub for LGBTQ retirees.

SeniorAdvice, an online publication for seniors and caregivers, weighed 100 factors from livability to LGBTQ representation in government to rank Asheville the #14 city in the nation for LGBTQ folk living out their golden years.

SeniorAdvice highlighted Asheville's booming population of retirees — a whopping 17% of residents are over 65 — and the area's affordability (which has been a matter of some contention between listmakers and people slogging their way through the Asheville real estate market), in addition to the surprising density of senior living facilities.

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The article pointed to local support networks for LGBTQ retirees, including the Campaign for Southern Equality, an Asheville-based nonprofit that advocates for "legal and lived" equality for LGBTQ citizens, and LGBTQ Elder Advocates of Western North Carolina. SeniorAdvice also name checked Asheville's "first openly lesbian county commissioner" Jasmine Beach-Ferrara and "Lesbian Tammy Hooper," who served as Asheville's first female police chief from 2015-18.

Beach-Ferrara, who is also the executive director of the Campaign for Southern Equality, said it was "heartening" to see Asheville on the list — but that things aren't always so rosy for LGBTQ seniors in Beer City.

"North Carolina lacks critical LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections at the state level, and HB142 prohibits cities like Asheville from passing their own LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinances," Beach-Ferrara said.

"Until we can ensure these comprehensive protections, LGBTQ people will continue to face and fear discrimination and harassment – whether it's as overt as being directly denied a lease, mortgage, or space at a senior living facility or more subtle, such as facing hostility at a senior center or being given inadequate health care."

"LGBTQ seniors shouldn't need to consult a list of the most supportive, inclusive cities out there," Beach-Ferrara emphasized. "That's why we are working to ensure that LGBTQ people can live their lives freely and equally in every town and city in every state across the South"

SeniorAdvice also cited Asheville's vibrant art scene and easy access to the outdoors as major attractants for LGBTQ retirees. Topping the list is New Orleans home to the Gay Easter Parade, the Saints and Sinners LGBT Literary Festival and the United States' oldest continuously operating gay bar, Cafe Lafitte in Exile, which was founded in 1933.