Pathways to Pride: MetroWest’s Booming LGBTQ Older Adult Initiative
As recently as a few years ago the MetroWest area was considered a “gay desert.” There were no programs, social opportunities, services or resources for LGBTQ older adults.
In the past three years a group...
Pride Month proves a benchmark of progress for Stonewall vets in Boston
On June 28, 1969, Paul Glass and Charles Evans both found themselves in the center of the Stonewall uprising. The men, 19 and 20 at the time, had recently begun a long-distance relationship between...
Marshaling a new era: Boston Pride Grand Marshal Dale Mitchell’s mission to care for...
This year marks the 49th anniversary for the Boston Pride Parade and the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion. With such a focus on the rich history and legacy of the LGBTQ community, it...
Boston musicians set older LGBTQ life experiences to music
Our current LGBTQ elders lived in a time that barely resembles the world today. For starters, homosexuality was against the law in all 50 states and there was no acceptance, protections or community supports....
Gay seniors thrive among straight peers at Bay State senior center
There has been an important shift towards diversity and inclusion in the elder care world that mirrors a trend in the mainstream sector.
In Massachusetts, more senior centers and elder service providers are undergoing cultural...
New Massachusetts law ensures competent home care for LGBT seniors
Every one of us is just a hip fracture away from losing our independence. This is a vision of the future that no one wants to imagine. It’s hard to comprehend that overnight you...
Merrimack Valley LGBT seniors meals program expands into social group, gaining national attention
There is no better state in the country for an LGBT person to age in than Massachusetts.
The infrastructure for aging services, which has been increasingly LGBT friendly and competent for more than a decade,...
Senior Spirit Nov|Dec 2017 column: The Coming Back Out Ball
In October I was asked to represent Fenway Health, The LGBT Aging Project and the city of Boston as a keynote speaker for a national conference on LGBTI Aging in Australia. This included being...
LGBT Seniors Share Stories about the First Boston Pride Marches
For anyone under 45, it may be hard to imagine the range of emotions that surface as seniors share their stories of early Prides. These gathering were not parades or celebrations in those first...
