Old gay seniors
“Given half a chance, the youth will take their steps and trust the river of life. The bigger question may be whether a village can be created that can truly accept and accept them. Those who want to work as mentors and elders have to keep one eye on the youth—and another on conditions in the village.”
—Michael Meade, Elder and Storyteller
WE ARE A GROUP OF GAY MEN, more or less fifty-five or older, who have assembled to support each other in becoming gay elders. We come from a expansive range of backgrounds and are united in our primary purpose of creature useful to younger lgbtq+ men and of service to the gay and larger community.
A healthy and thriving community honors ancestors, needs elders, depends on adults and invites youth. In the process of growing from one stage to the next, both the community and individuals are transformed. the CIRCLE understands the West African saying:
“If elders are missing, adults will be lost; and if adults are lost, youth will be lost.”
It has been known throughout history and across cultures that life usually consists of four stages—y
The Caftan Chronicles
Hi there Caftaners, I hope this finds you well as Thanksgiving weekend winds down. I'm taking some of this stretch of free time to note up this interview I did a few days ago with my longtime friend Alex Snell, a Gen Xer like me, about his transition from corporate America to social work university to becoming a professional care manager for senior same-sex attracted men, which I think is a really cool thing that I wouldn't mind exploring myself.
It makes meaning, doesn't it? Senior gay folks often don't have children and/or a spouse (particularly a significantly younger partner) of their own to care for them, and often don't like to be cared for by a straight person after a lifetime of moving in gay circles. And they often don't want to travel into a longterm care facility that might not be very gay-savvy or gay-friendly. At the same time, younger/middle-age gay men are often looking for some kind of career, or career change, that feels more meaningful and connected than sitting in front of a laptop all day (See: me! lol).
To put some need-to-know info at the top of thi
Is Kindness Worth More Than Funds ?
In this episode I relate a STORYTIME about something that happened to me in the late 90's. I hesitated to tell this story because almost all of my friends consideration I was being an idiot. While I often cop to being an idiot, perhaps in this story I wasn't one? I do ask for your opinion if your podcast player allows comments. If not, you can reach me at AnOlderGayGuyShow@ If you wish to aid this show at no price to youVOTE in the Podcast Awards ! To vote for An Older Gay Guy Display in this year's Podcast Awards, please follow these instructions. 1. Go to 2. Click the Blue Box that says: Signal Up to Vote Now. 3. Register your email (they delete it once the awards are done). 4. It will accept you to the Nomination Page. 5. Using the drop-down menu, select An Older Gay Guy Show in the both the People's Choice category (it is the first one) and then importantly, scroll down to the LGBTQ category and vote for the show. Should you only want to vote in one category, please make it the LGBTQ category. 6. So, So I
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Jim Crowley remembers the old days, a time long ago, when he married a chick and had a family to conceal the fact that he was gay. A time when, as a schoolteacher, he feared that people would learn his sexuality because of the inevitable discrimination that might obey . There was no such acronym as &#;LGBTQ.&#; The word &#;gay&#; was a catch-all for anyone who wasn&#;t heterosexual, and most of all, it was a word whispered quietly.
Now, closing in on 80, and diagnosed with an illness that made it impossible to exist at home alone any longer, this retired educator is thankful for the leaps and bounds in civil rights that have occurred in his lifetime. And, to have found one of the first assisted living facilities in the United States that aims to provide a safe, welcoming place for older gay people to spend their days with the care they necessitate, and, as importantly, without apprehension of discrimination.
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