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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 At that moment I felt old, out of date, and superficially shallow.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
California city’s taxpayer-funded housing for ‘LGBTQ seniors’ accused of breaking civil rights laws
Moment Amazon delivery driver attacks elderly man he accused of stealing his parking spot
An art professor beat her colleague with a poker after confessing unrequited “love” for the woman
Rie Hachiyanagi, a 48-year-old art professor at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, has been charged with attempting to murder an unnamed female co-worker over the age of 60 with a rock, a fire poker, and garden shears after the colleague didn’t return Hachiyanagi’s romantic advances. The alleged attack occurred in the early morning hours of Christmas Eve.
An art professor beat her colleague
Kentucky judge accused of having a threesome in the courthouse
Priest removed from ministry after he was busted taking “disturbing” pics of high school wrestlers
Mother walks into daughter's bedroom and finds her being stabbed nearly 20 times
Woman claimed she killed girlfriend in self-defense
Girl, 15, charged with plot to kill classmate blames internet for making her a ‘horrible person’
Ohio woman who took pity on 'homeless' couple decided to take them off the streets
Bisexual wife of female fire captain admits to her murder
Male Rape: A Growing Epidemic That Must Be Confronted
A few weeks ago, I read a gripping account of a man in his early thirties who recounted his experience of being raped when he was in his mid 20s. He only recently decided to share his story with others. The person in question made the case that he decided not to use his real name, but rather employed a pseudonym as he told his experience. His story was intense, graphic, gripping, dramatic and gut wrenching. My heart ached at the pain and psychological trauma this man endured and kept concealed from others. Indeed, it was a wonder the level of understandable anguish he harbored did not overwhelm him or cause him to resort to more drastic measures such as suicide.
Over the past few years, we have seen a number of cases where men have been the victims of rape. From the military to college campuses, private homes and other avenues of American society. In fact, a few years ago in 2012, Trey Malone, a junior at Amherst College and a distinguished student both academically and athletically, took his on life after he was unable to deal with the immense trauma and intense emotions he suffered after being the victim of rape by a co-ed.
Male Rape
Private school boys, aged 15, have gang sex attack prosecution paused
Male Israeli hostage sexually assaulted by Hamas captor describes multiple attacks he suffered
Chicago man used gay hookup app, Instagram to lure victims into sexual assaults, blackmail scheme
California hairstylist convicted for heinous sex assault on client in barber chair
Palm Springs man dies while still seeking answers on husband’s death
SIDNEY STARR MUGSHOT AFTER CHILD MOLESTATION, SODOMY ARREST
Stefon Diggs seals sensational return to the NFL with new team... despite ongoing sexual assault legal battle with male influencer
Disgraced Florida pastor allegedly had sex with young teen 3 times
More than 200 LGBT people have been killed in Mexico in just three years
At least 202 LGBT people have been murdered over the past three years in Mexico.
That’s an average of six homicides every month between 2014 and 2016.
“Trans women are the most exposed to this type of lethal violence,” the report’s authors state.
“It is the first time that the number of trans women murdered exceeds the number of gays,” they added.
Mexican civil rights organisation Letra S SIDA reported that criminals had formed gangs dedicated to targeting gay men, whom they first seduce before attacking and robbing them.
More than 200 LGBT people have been killed
Gay and bisexual Sydney teenagers lured and bashed on camera in IS-inspired attacks
Gay Puerto Vallarta ravaged by violence following killing of cartel leader
Senegal approves tougher anti-gay law as rights groups raise concerns
About four in ten Americans still view homosexuality as immoral
LGBTQ+ people attacked in Indonesia as president brands them ‘national threat’
Trans woman BEGS to return to the US after fleeing Trump's America
Thugs who threw fruit at gay couple fined $591
Calvin Klein's ex-boyfriend charged with attacking man with frying pan
Calvin Klein’s former lover, Nicholas Gruber, 28, was arrested last week (15 March) for the alleged assault of a man with a frying pan.
A friend of Gruber’s, Brandon Steele, 26 reportedly aided the ex-gay porn star.
Police said the pair attacked an unnamed man following a dispute over money at Steele’s New York City apartment.
The pair have been charged with second-degree assault and unlawful imprisonment in the first degree.
Calvin Klein's ex-boyfriend charged
Man who wept to jailers after allegedly killing his husband with Phillips screwdrivers pleads not guilty
Man started 'celebration of life' GoFundMe after he overdosed his husband
Man who made himself a to-do list after killing his partner and 2 dogs
Deadbeat boyfriend told police his longtime lover's body was 'in the basement'
Florida mayor's extreme age gap ex kills himself on his birthday
Virgin air steward is arrested in Florida for 'shoving' a teenage girl
PORN STAR DRAKE VON ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH DOMESTIC BATTERY
Man fatally shot roommate and boyfriend during spat 'not like any other argument'
Hip hop producer Afrika Bambaataa molested ‘hundreds’ of kids, bodyguard says: ‘There’s always a boy in his house’
Afrika Bambaataa molested “hundreds” of boys who were paraded in and out of his places in the Bronx and on the road, said a man who claims to be a former bodyguard for the hip hop pioneer.
Shamsideen Shariyf Ali Bey, in an interview with an internet radio host, backed up claims from three alleged sexual abuse victims that Bambaataa preyed on them when they were boys.
Afrika Bambaataa molested ‘hundreds’ of kids
Gay association founder under investigation on rape allegations
This Man’s HIV Campaign: Raping Young Gay Men
Michael Jackson’s repulsive legacy should carry the same condemnation as Jeffrey Epstein’s
Dunnellon man who solicited teen on gay dating app gets six months in jail
Heir is sacked after his British brother posts tearful video claiming his sibling sexually assaulted him for years
NY school board VP allegedly kept videos of infants being sexually abused
Midwest woman, 37, filmed herself sexually assaulting two babies
Stephen Fry praises ancient Greek mythology for portraying same-sex love as being ‘just part of the joy of life’
Stephen Fry has praised ancient Greek culture for portraying same-sex love as being “just part of the joy of life”.
The actor and writer made the comments during a live broadcast as part of the digital Hay Festival and said Greek myth presented same-sex love as nothing special.
“We are aware that Hollywood is unlikely to spend too much time over that nature of things, and yes that is a pity, but on the other hand, the beauty of Greek culture is that it didn’t make anything particularly special about LGBT+ relationships,” Fry said during his digital appearance at the festival.
Stephen Fry praises ancient Greek mythology
Homosexuality in Ancient Greece - One Big Lie?
From hospice, Barney Frank urges Democrats to rethink trans rights approach
Chloe Cole vows to return to speak at University of Washington after Antifa threats
THE GAY BOMB
How the Trans Agenda Left Gay and Lesbian People Behind
Why Zoomers Are Souring on Gay Marriage
Business owners threaten to stop paying taxes until leaders address crime
In San Fransisco, one of the metros hardest hit by the recent crime wave, staff and customers are sick and tired of crime — burglaries, vandalism and even assaults.
In the historic Castro district in San Francisco, business owners say they plan to stop paying taxes unless city leaders address the crime crisis, saying city leaders are neglecting their duty to curb crime and they are the ones paying the price.
Business owners threaten
Woman assaulted near Kroger
Dutch government ‘concerned’ about U.S. gun violence
Ransack, toss, cackle and TWERK
Elderly man gets hit in the head with his own wine bottle
America’s most UNSAFE cities
Remote workers flee to the suburbs
Dad killed outside Starbucks after allegedly asking attacker not to vape near his toddler
Ruthless armed Tren de Aragua gangbangers menace residents in Colorado apartment complex
Thieves pry open mailboxes at gated Palm Springs community
Woke lesson segregates kids by hair color then brands blond children stupid
The dark-haired students were deemed privileged, and told they were superior, with youngsters who had blond or red hair deemed less intelligent and inferior.
Both sets of students were given a puzzle to complete, but the light-haired students had a piece missing.
Woke lesson segregates kids by hair color
School test scores plummet
How U.C. Berkeley tried to buoy enrollment of Black students
Now children's home bosses are told not to call residents boys or girls
...woman 'bullies lesbian' for having bumper sticker that doesn't include transgenders
Now woke schools teach pupils that Stonehenge was built by black people
‘Have You Considered Changing?’
Hooray! America is finally heading toward race and gender fairness
Goodbye to DEI, crushed by the weight of its own hypocrisies
EVEN GAY INFLUENCERS SAY HOLLYWOOD SHOULDN’T INDOCTRINATE TODDLERS
Father who killed his son because he was gay let out of jail after two years behind bars
A father who is accused of killing his own son for being gay has been placed on house arrest. Now the victim’s mother is speaking out.
In 2017, Giovanni Melton, 17, was shot and killed in Henderson, Nevada. His father Wendell Melton was arrested because police believed that he was responsible for the murder.
Now a judge has let Wendell Melton out on $200,000 bail and placed him on house arrest as he awaits trial.
“I felt betrayed,” said Veronica Melton, Giovanni Melton’s mother.
Father who killed his son because he was gay let out of jail
Man pleads no contest in fatal shooting of local gay rights activist
Teen allegedly stabbed his gay dad to death in horrific attack
Man Allegedly Shoots Teen After ‘Senior Assassin’ Prank
A Kansas teen was left paralyzed from the waist down after a fellow teen’s father shot him amid a game of “senior assassin,” according to law enforcement documents released this week.
Man Allegedly Shoots Teen After ‘Senior Assassin’ Prank
Fender-bender turns into WWE-style chaos
Car smashes through window and into influencer couple reviewing their meal
Neighborhood stunned by huge teen brawl in Chipotle
Curfews imposed for children across America as they run riot in 'teen takeovers' at major cities
At least 19 injured in suspected stampede at South Carolina’s Atlantic Beach
5 officers struck by car after ‘teen takeover’ hits Chicago’s West Side
Terrified Seattle neighborhood builds massive barricade across streets amid horrific crime wave
Violent men are ganging together to promote attacks on the women who reject them
Vengeful men on social media are staging punches, simulating stabbings and pointing firearms at the camera phones — which they call “training in case she says no.”
The “she” in question? Women who reject their romantic advances.
Violent men are ganging together
Nurse sexually assaulted and killed by jealous ex during hours-long attack
Husband shot wife dead 'because she didn't take his back pain seriously'
Man set fire to house and burned woman to death after his romantic advances were rejected
...Judge Orders Him to Pay $6.5Million to 'Rape' Accuser
'I'm going to get you'
'She loved me and I stabbed her'
Boyfriend shot pregnant girlfriend in head to 'kill the unborn child' he didn't want
Husband tried killing wife after learning one of their kids wasn't his
Pregnant woman miscarried after drinking 'passion fruit liquid IV'
Cab driver, 52, beaten to death by raging teens
Porter faces gang assault and theft charges. Investigators are still looking for the three other teen girls, through to be aged 13, 15, and 16, involved.
Cab driver, 52, beaten to death by raging teens
NYC thug, 55, put on gloves to knock out diner
Gov. Hochul personally orders ARREST of NYC 'gloved beast'
Progressives have spawned a bloody war on the streets
Man steals $250 from 64-year-old victim in wheelchair
One-punch attack
OLDER L.A. COUPLE BRUTALLY ATTACKED
Fox News Weatherman Severely Beaten
El Paso mall shooting live updates
Hundreds of hooligans brawl in back-to-back ‘teen takeovers’
'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'
I cared for dying gay men during the AIDS crisis. Now, younger queers treat me like I’m invisible
I went to my Pride planning committee meeting and had a really awful experience with a younger man who disagreed with me about something. The man was probably in his late 20s or early 30s. As we were talking, he rolling his eyes and butting in to call me “out of touch” and “silly” in front of the entire room.
I cared for dying gay men during the AIDS crisis