Out and Aging The MetLife Study of Lesbian and Gay Baby Boomers The baby boom generation has lived through a period of tremendous cultural change, including significant shifts in social attitudes toward lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues.
AIDS Patients Face Downside of Living Longer Jane Gross, The New York Times
CHICAGO — John Holloway received a diagnosis of AIDS nearly two decades ago, when the disease was a speedy death sentence and treatment a distant dream.
Nicole Bengiveno/The New York TimesJohn Holloway, 59, survived AIDS but has more health problems than his 84-year-old father.
Yet at 59 he is alive, thanks to a cocktail of drugs that changed the course of an epidemic. But with longevity has come a host of unexpected medical conditions, which challenge the prevailing view of AIDS as a manageable, chronic disease.
Being Gay or Lesbian and Past 50 Gary Geyer, 50+Magazine
Once upon a time there wasn't a gay rights movement. Gays and lesbians were harassed by the police and ridiculed by most everyone else. Many kept their homosexuality a secret.
That was only thirty five years ago, in 1969, (the same year as Woodstock), gay activists took a stand at the Stonewall Inn in New York City and the gay rights movement began.
Most of the people who were there from the beginning, if they are still alive today, are certainly 50+, and many of them are seniors.
Thank heaven attitudes have changed. Or have they?
When We Grow Old Atlanta’s gay seniors discuss hopes, fears of twilight years ZACK HUDSON, Southern Voice Their voices would have to be heard. Some, though, had an easier time than others saying exactly what was on their minds.
“I don’t want to grow old next to a farmer from Gay, Ga. I want to grow old next to a drag queen,” popped a woman’s voice from the crowd.
Gay and growing older Atlanta’s gay seniors discuss hopes, fears of twilight years DYANA BAGBY , Southern Voice What does the future hold for gay Atlanta residents as they age? That’s the question numerous individuals are pondering as they face becoming old in a largely heterosexual society.
"Rainbow Trainers" Educate Senior Centers on Gay Issues More volunteers needed to improve services for aging gays DYANA BAGBY , Southern Voice What does the future hold for gay Atlanta residents as they age? That’s the question numerous individuals are pondering as they face becoming old in a largely heterosexual society.
GLBT Elders Family policy issues affecting GLBT elders include unequal treatment under income support programs, caregiving issues, and anti-gay bias in senior centers, nursing homes, and long term care facilities.
