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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 At that moment I felt old, out of date, and superficially shallow.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
He once danced on Broadway. Now he’s behind bars after murdering his lover
Marcus Bellamy was a performer. He danced on Broadway as part of “Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark” and a replacement performer for “Tarzan.” He even has a few television and movie roles in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “Smash,” and “Across the Universe.”
Now, his resume includes his latest role: convicted murderer. Bronx Supreme Court Justice John W. Carter sentenced Bellamy to 20 years in prison on Tuesday for the murder of his partner.
He once danced on Broadway
'He was set up'
Gay man murdered by roommate who ‘threatened to drink his blood’
Ex-hooker accused of hiring hitman to kill NYC art-dealer hubby
Blood-covered beauty queen releases video of shocking aftermath following attack by celebrity stylist
N.J. man sentenced for murdering stepfather after heated dispute over gay guest
Man charged with killing gay dancer O’Shae Sibley claims self-defense
Naked wacko who allegedly stabbed man in luxe NYC apartment bathtub may have been social media hookup
Entrepreneur shows shocking photo after his lover allegedly attacked him
Intersex Teacher Lost His Job After Being Mistaken for Transgender
Scalf, who is intersex and identifies as male, is now at the center of an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filing claiming he was pushed out of his job after a school district allegedly concluded — incorrectly, in his view — that he was transgender.
Intersex Teacher
$65K-a-year private school that replaces teachers with AI makes bold boast in SoCal expansion
Black kids don’t need to be taught a separate language in California
ROBOT teachers rolled out in New York school district compared to teachers using email
Taxpayer-funded trans dolls with removable genitalia to hit classrooms
Southern elementary school erupts as parents bitterly divided over new transgender teacher
First Amendment protects anti-LGBTQ postings
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
“Space crime” allegation leads to arrest of lesbian astronaut’s ex-wife
Summer Worden outed her then-estranged wife, astronaut Anne McClain, when she accused her of illegally attempting to access her bank account from the International Space Station last year. It was dubbed the “first space crime” by the media.
But in a surprising turn of events, Worden has now been indicted and charged with making the whole thing up.
The women were involved in a bitter divorce and custody dispute when Worden made the allegation. Claiming McClain had accessed her account from a NASA computer terminal, Worden filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission and NASA’s Office of Inspector General.
After an investigation, federal prosecutors allege that Worden lied about key details about when the account was opened and whether or not McClain had access to the account still.
“Space crime”
Awful final words of fire captain emerge as wife faces trial for murder at their stunning California home
Scandal at Yale as two top athletics directors are accused of being in a relationship
Utah lawmaker accused of aggressive lesbian sex advances towards FOUR women
Mall security guard suspended over shocking video of him erupting at lesbian shopper and her girlfriend
Teen mom tired of being third wheel in 'throuple' takes anger out on 2-year-old
Woman, 23, says she killed ex-lover with a sword after mistakenly blaming her for horrific gang rape
Woman tried to 'scare' partner by 'dousing' her in alcohol, setting her ablaze
Lesbian couple sue casino after alleged brutal anti-gay attack: ‘They did nothing’
Lesbian throuple implodes after glamorous younger third wheel accused self-help guru lovers of denying her $3.5m payout
"In essence, drag queens are clowns. They are not transgender (or haven’t been until very, very recently). They are men, mainly gay..."
"... who make no attempt to pass as actual women, and don’t necessarily want to be women, but dress up as a caricature of a woman. Sure, some have bawdy names, and in the context of a late night gay bar, they can say some bawdy things. But they’re not really about sex at all. They’re about costume and play; their clothes and hair are exaggerated, over-the-top parodies of women’s appearance; their makeup is often cray-cray, their wigs absurd. They also reinforce, rather than undermine, gender norms in a weird, over-the-top way...."
In essence, drag queens are clowns
Why Are Drag Shows Being Targeted By a Federal Judge?
Gay, Not a Fan of EsTitties, Don’t Want to do Drag = I’m Homophobic?
Federal appeals court upholds Florida law restricting drag performances
Antigay former Congressman Aaron Schock busted trying to pick up a guy in West Hollywood
Totally-not-gay-at-all former Republican Congressman Aaron Schock was snapped poolside at the Standard Hotel in West Hollywood by a gay tourist visiting from New York.
The loathed closet case was accompanied by an attractive speedo-clad young gay man who was on Scruff while they lounged by the pool. Later he was spotted chatting up and ogling another young man.
Schock, who made a splash in the nation’s capital with his clothing choices, Instagram photos, and interior decorating choices, resigned after being accused of illegally using campaign funds to finance his over-the-top lifestyle.
Schock was a reliably anti-gay vote for Republicans, despite the parade of young men who visited his DC apartment, and his outing by journalist Itay Hod in 2014. Hod claimed he had walked in on his male roommate and Schock showering together.
Antigay former Congressman Aaron Schock busted
Gay SF Supervisor Joel Engardio recalled by voters
Mexico’s first openly gay mayor killed
Alaska Airlines launches gender-neutral uniform
"We have updated our uniform guidelines, effective today, to provide more freedom and flexibility in individual and gender expression," the airline said in a statement on Monday.
Alaska Airlines launches gender-neutral uniform
Passenger is arrested for 'masturbating FOUR times
LA County Vote To Stop Travel To Texas & Florida Over Anti-LGBTQ+ Measures
Will No Longer Address Passengers As
Traveler claims United flight attendant refused to serve him because he’s gay
Is it cool to vacation in countries where it’s illegal to be gay?
Egypt turns away cruise ship with mostly gay men after Turkey blocked same voyage from docking
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
An LGBTQ+ student was suspended for rapping...
According to Lower Hudson Valley outlet The Journal News, the lawsuit filed in federal court earlier this week argues that Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, New York, violated the student’s First Amendment rights when officials suspended him for three days for violating the district’s policy against hate speech.
An LGBTQ+ student was suspended for rapping...
High school student is suspended for saying 'illegal alien' in class
Rep. Ilhan Omar's Daughter Suspended From Barnard
DeWitt Public Schools cancels pronouns lesson after threats
HS Principal Replaced After Video Surfaces of Drag Queen Performing at Local Prom
Ca. district pays $360K to teacher who refused to use students’ pronouns
Parents' fury over school bulletin board encouraging students to 'have a gay summer'
So long, salad bar: Grocers get creative, consider robots to revive prepared food
Grocery stores have shut down self-serve salad bars during the pandemic. They’ve taken away displays of fresh olives and dips. And they’ve replaced giant kettles of ready-to-ladle hot soup with sealed to-go containers.
The deli and prepared food areas that used to draw traffic to stores and differentiate grocers have fallen from favor as customers worry about the spread of the coronavirus, cook more from scratch and try to limit their time in stores.
Grocers are trying to revive those parts of the store with new approaches. At Publix, salad bars and hot bars have reopened, but employees dish out each item. Wegmans moved hummus, olives and more behind a counter where cheese shop employees fill orders. And at Texas-based H-E-B, some coolers carry prepared meals from local restaurants and a former food bar became an ice chest of beers.
So long, salad bar
Robotic waiter makes some restaurant customers recoil
Palm Springs Stores on the Chopping Block in Kroger-Albertsons Merger
California’s $20 fast food minimum wage could be hiked again
... and replacing them with something even worse
Costco workers slam ‘entitled’ shoppers over infuriating free sample demands
Nightclub allegedly kicked out patrons for being too gay
“A club employee came to see me around 11:45pm to tell me regular customers think we don’t have a place here. Some clients found our clothes turbulent, our dance movements turbulent, but especially our people were annoyed. So the employee asked us to leave before the battle was over,”
Nightclub allegedly kicked out patrons for being too gay
Airbnb Host Refuses Booking to Gay Couple
Nightlife-hating Gen Z now planning morning raves
More than 100 people detained after police raid on queer nightclub
Shots fired at Myrtle Beach gay nightclub, one detained
Outrage sparked by Pride president's alleged assault of a go-go dancer in a gay club
Man arrested for threatening to shoot restaurant employee while shouting anti-gay slur
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'
Ohio school board unanimously fires 7 coaches after Jewish student-athlete was allegedly forced to eat pepperoni pizza
The incident unfolded at the McKinley Senior High School in Canton on May 25 when the 17-year-old player said that head coach Marcus Wattley told him to sit in a chair in the middle of their gym and eat an entire pepperoni pizza. The student had been absent from a voluntary strengthening and conditioning practice.
Gilbert said that the student was under threat of having the other players being punished if he refused to eat the pizza. They also implied that he might be kicked off the team, he claimed. The student received therapy over the trauma from the incident.
Ohio school board unanimously fires 7 coaches after Jewish student-athlete was allegedly forced to eat pepperoni pizza
Football player SUES his coaches for $4m for forcing him to eat pepperoni pizza
Christian lifeguard gets an exemption to raising the rainbow flag
School bus driver charged with child abuse after allegedly pulling 6-year-old boy’s hair
School janitor makes sick confession about tampering with children's meals
Substitute teacher charged with assaulting student at elementary school
Man Accused of Beating 5-Year-Old Allegedly Targeted Boy 'for Being Gay'