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MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Mel Byer, seniors advocate, in his home on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. As the first generation of publicly out LGBTTQ* seniors age and prepare to enter community living, some advocates fear that without affordable queer-friendly housing, some will be forced back in the closet. For Malak story. Winnipeg Free Press 2023.