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Mark Segal speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the John C. Anderson apartments, an affordable housing complex aimed at gay seniors, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, in Philadelphia. It’s one of the only such buildings in the nation, serving an untapped market that experts say will continue to grow as the population ages. Gay seniors often fear discrimination, disrespect or worse by health care workers and residents of traditional elder housing facilities, ultimately leading many back into the closet after years of being open. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Shown is the new John C. Anderson apartments building, an affordable housing complex aimed at gay seniors, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, in Philadelphia. It’s one of the only such buildings in the nation, serving an untapped market that experts say will continue to grow as the population ages. Gay seniors often fear discrimination, disrespect or worse by health care workers and residents of traditional elder housing facilities, ultimately leading many back into the closet after years of being open. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Jerry Zeft, 70, explores his new home in the John C. Anderson apartments, an affordable housing complex aimed at gay seniors, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, in Philadelphia. It’s one of the only such buildings in the nation, serving an untapped market that experts say will continue to grow as the population ages. Gay seniors often fear discrimination, disrespect or worse by health care workers and residents of traditional elder housing facilities, ultimately leading many back into the closet after years of being open. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Jerry Zeft, 70, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at his new home in the John C. Anderson apartments, an affordable housing complex aimed at gay seniors, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, in Philadelphia. It’s one of the only such buildings in the nation, serving an untapped market that experts say will continue to grow as the population ages. Gay seniors often fear discrimination, disrespect or worse by health care workers and residents of traditional elder housing facilities, ultimately leading many back into the closet after years of being open. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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FILE - In this, Friday, Dec. 2, 2011 photo, Abosede Oladayo, 36, an AIDS activist living with HIV, speaks during an event to mark World Aids Day at the U.S Embassy in Lagos, Nigeria. Local and international groups fighting AIDS warned on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, that a new Nigerian law criminalizing same-sex marriage and gay organizations will jeopardize the fight against the deadly disease. The United States, Britain and Canada condemned the law, with Secretary of State John Kerry saying Monday that it 'dangerously restricts freedom' of expression and association of all Nigerians.(AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)
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FILE - In this, Friday, Dec. 2, 2011 photo, Abosede Oladayo, 36, an AIDS activist living with HIV, speaks during an event to mark World Aids Day at the U.S Embassy in Lagos, Nigeria. Local and international groups fighting AIDS warned on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, that a new Nigerian law criminalizing same-sex marriage and gay organizations will jeopardize the fight against the deadly disease. The United States, Britain and Canada condemned the law, with Secretary of State John Kerry saying Monday that it 'dangerously restricts freedom' of expression and association of all Nigerians.(AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)
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FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2011 file photo, Rashidi Williams, a gay man, rides in a car in Lagos, Nigeria. Local and international groups fighting AIDS warned on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, that a new Nigerian law criminalizing same-sex marriage and gay organizations will jeopardize the fight against the deadly disease. Human rights activists reported that dozens of gay men were being arrested in northern Nigeria in an apparent response to the law. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)
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FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2012 file photo, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, visits Koluama 2 village, in Nigeria. Local and international groups fighting AIDS warned on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, that a new Nigerian law criminalizing same-sex marriage and gay organizations will jeopardize the fight against the deadly disease. President Jonathan's spokesman confirmed Monday that he had signed the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act on Jan. 7, 2014, providing penalties of up to 14 years in jail for a gay marriage and up to 10 years' imprisonment for membership or encouragement of gay club, societies and organizations.(AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)
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Thai anti-government protesters march with national flags as they head to the office of the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, in Bangkok, Thailand. Anti-government protesters who blocked off intersections across Thailand's capital began marching toward several government ministries Tuesday on the second day of a renewed push to derail elections next month and unseat the prime minister. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)
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Thai anti-government protesters march with national flags while heading to shut down the office of the National Economic and Social Development Board Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand. Anti-government protesters who blocked off intersections across Thailand's capital began marching toward several government ministries Tuesday on the second day of a renewed push to derail elections next month and unseat the prime minister. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)
