Homeless Shelter for LGBT Youth in New York Named After Bea Arthur

Legendary actress, television star, and indisputable gay icon Bea Arthur died in 2009 at the age of 86, but one of the biggest gifts she left behind has just been revealed, and the card attached said: the Ali Forney Center.

While that was a slightly labored opening sentence, just to work in a reference to the Golden Girls theme song, what’s pretty damn graceful is the fact that Arthur left a cool $300,000 to the organization, which helps and houses at-risk and homeless LGBT youth (who are disproportionately more likely to be on the streets). The Ali Forney Center announced that Arthur’s generous donation is funding a new, 18-bed homeless shelter, named for the star, which will open in 2017.

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