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Is Being an Older LGBTQ+ Person as Terrifying as It Sounds?
Someone asked me the other day what my favorite movie was, and I immediately said Arthur, like I always do. Then they said, “Never heard of it? When did it come out?” I didn’t answer 1981, nearly 40 years ago. At that moment I felt old, out of date, and superficially shallow.
Thus, I was not surprised by a new report from The Fenway Institute that found older LGBTQ+ adults in the state of Massachusetts have been diagnosed with depression at twice the rate of their straight, cisgender peers. It could be Massachusetts or any other state, or any other country because depression among older LGBTQ+ people is real, and no doubt much more widespread than we ever realize. I always tell people that if it could happen to me, the proverbial life of the party, it can happen to anyone. Having dealt with severe depression, and then having sought out many older LGBTQ+ people who also experienced similar circumstances, I found it remarkable that we all suffered from some sort of PTSD from our youths.
Again, not surprised that the report also found that LGBTQ+ individuals were twice as likely to fall and be injured in a fall over the past year, and I wouldn’t be shocked to hear if some of that was related to dangerous behavior about feeling alone and useless. Another woman, a lesbian, told me that she had a life-threatening operation, and has not been the same since and feels there’s nothing to live for, except her cat, who is 10. Otherwise, she is alone, without her partner who died, and without a family to take care of her. The family has made her feel shame for who she is, and she worries about being alone for the remainder of her life. Some days, she doesn’t feel like getting out of bed, and subsists on her Social Security checks, desperately afraid that she’ll end up in a nursing home left to die. We didn’t discuss it, but I’m sure she feels equal trepidation about not being able to pay the costs of round-the-clock care.
Is Being an Older LGBTQ+ Person as Terrifying as It Sounds?
...health care employees ‘smacking’ around 29-year-old with autism
...woman allegedly hits elderly sister in the head with cellphone, pushes wheelchair...
Senior living facility worker shoved 76-year-old woman so hard she died
Outrage as seniors are 'kicked out' of their homes in retirement mecca to make way for luxury housing boom
I’m a 64-year-old single gay man and I hate my life
Outrage erupts as Chicago announces it will provide free CONDOMS to all public school children ages 10 and up
Elementary schools will receive 250 condoms initially from the Chicago Department of Public Health, while high schools will receive 1,000.
When they run out, principals will be tasked with asking for more from CPS and the CDPH.
'Young people have the right to accurate and clear information to make healthy decisions,' CPS’ top doctor, Kenneth Fox, said in a recent interview, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
'And they need access to resources to protect their health and the health of others as they act on those decisions,' Fox continued.
'What is happening to this country?'
Teacher taught 6-year-olds that it 'feels good' to touch penis, vulva
Reality TV star encourages her 12-year-old daughter to take pregnancy tests
NY Times blasted for defending 'pornography literacy'
Pole dancing class for children causes outrage
Teachers Are Quitting in Droves
Not ONE incoming 8th grader at LeBron James' school has passed state's basic math test in over three years
Son runs away from home due to parents' polyamorous lifestyle
'Romeo and Juliet' clause exempts consensual teen sex
Fed-up parents in affluent town take matters into their own hands as they hit out at school board's 'LGBTQ+ plan'
'I Found Love At 90 With A 31-Year-Old—After Finally Coming Out'
It had been a while since I'd been on a date so I was really anxious about how he would react to me. I'm old and everybody knows that, and I wondered what he would think when he saw my face.
At first I thought I would just say goodnight and go home, but I suggested we go out to my car and sit there to talk. Right after we got into the car John reached over and took my hand. I remember thinking, "Oh my!" and I did not pull my hand back.
When we finally said goodbye, John started towards his car, but then he came back and opened my car door: he'd forgotten his phone. He then asked if he should follow me home in his car, to spend more time together, and I couldn't turn him down. We talked and kissed and he finally left just as the sun was about to come up.
'I Found Love At 90 With A 31-Year-Old—After Finally Coming Out'
Haters be damned: I’m 23 and I love my ‘wrinkly’ 60-year-old girlfriend
'I've been living a lie'
The movies that made them gay
In the spirit of the Oscars, we asked each of our editors to share the movie that most moved them as young LGBTQ+ people. And while the Academy overlooked most (but not all) of these titles the year they were released, they still hold a special place in our hearts and always will.
The movies that made them gay
Gay VOICE is a thing
Primetime's First Openly Gay Character
Sally Field's son says he's 'probably gay' because of 'Steel Magnolias'
Cassandra Peterson Comes Out
“I’m very aware that there will be some who will be disappointed and maybe even angry, but I have to live with myself, and at this point in my life, I’ve got to be truthful about who I am.”
Cassandra Peterson Comes Out
Cassandra Peterson accuses late NBA star of sexual assault
...former child star reveals she finally feels 'comfortable' to come out as bisexual
Feeling more anxious than usual about sex?
“I’m hoping my hookups decide to cancel these days,” he says. “To be honest, I think I’ve gotten bad at sex, and with all of these expectations you see online and in porn, I’m concerned that I’m a terrible fuck now, which will make me retreat into my head, and the feedback loop continues.”
Feeling more anxious than usual about sex?
Girlfriend gifts her super horny boyfriend a doll
I’ll sleep with their husbands
Young men are stressed out about sex
Gay guys asked their ultimate mood-killers
It's Not Right But It's OK (Thunderpuss Mix) - Whitney Houston
Smooth
Dance Challenge
Part 3
Hit The Road
Eti
Do U
What I Like
Jason
Designed
Crazy Beatbox
Love Me Wrong - Lana Del Rey
One Last Day
One Last Chance