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A 70 year-old lesbian suffered vile homophobic abuse in her senior care home, with one bigoted neighbor telling her ‘Homosexuals will burn in hell.’

Marsha Wetzel said she has been slapped and taunted since moving to the Glen St. Andrews Living Community in Niles, Il, with staff ignoring her pleas for help.

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The widow, who moved there when her partner Judy Kahn died of colon cancer three years ago, has now launched a ground-breaking lawsuit against the home for failing to protect her.

In a YouTube video, Martha spoke of her fear after coming out when she showed a fellow resident a photo of the son she adopted with Judy.




She said: ‘It got out and I thought, ‘Oh no, here we go again’ Gay hate.

Marsha Wetzel says she has been abused by fellow residents at her care home – and that staff have ignored her pleas for help

‘There were a handful of residents, I could tell were really going to give me trouble.

‘I tried to avoid them but they would seek me out to taunt me.

‘I’ve heard every negative homosexual term, I’ve been hit more than once.

‘You can get so scared, you can’t sleep, you can’t eat.

‘You don’t want to take a shower, you don’t want to get dressed. You don’t want to go in the hall.’

Marsha has now launched a groundbreaking federal lawsuit against the home for failing to protect her from abuse

Marsha, who was evicted from the home she shared with Judy by her partner’s homphobic relatives expects to be abused until her death.

She said: ‘I’d look out the window, I’ve got a cemetery out there.

‘That’s when I’ll stop being made fun of because I’m gay.

‘(The) staff dont protect me, dont feel any safety of going to them

‘I want to stick with this and get justice, and I want people to know, stop pushing us around.’

The 7th U.S. Court of Appeals will begin hearing oral arguments in Marsha’s case Wednesday.

If she wins, it could help establish that Fair Housing Act protections extend to LGBTQ tenants.