“I didn’t realize how much it meant to me,” said Bill LaValle, collapsing into sobs of relief and joy after learning that he had been picked in the lottery to get into Triangle Square, the historic affordable LGBT senior housing facility created by the nonprofit Gay & Lesbian Elder Housing.

“I think I’ve reached the top of the roller coaster,” said Margo Strik, somewhat stunned after opening her letter of acceptance.

LaValle and Strik were among seven low-income LGBT seniors featured in the powerful and moving documentary A Place to Live: The Story of Triangle Square, screened at the Outfest film festival July 12. Director Carolyn Coal followed the building’s development alongside the seniors’ emotional journey as they desperately, frankly and courageously fought against the stalking terror of homelessness—the silent scourge of institutionalized anti-LGBT discrimination.

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