“I Began to Realize the Possible Consequences of Being Outed”
SAGE Story is our national digital storytelling program for LGBTQ+ older adults that focuses on storytelling as a way to diversify the public narratives on aging, long-term care and LGBTQ+ rights. Through the generous support of the Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund, SAGE Story programs were established at SAGE sites in North Carolina and Pennsylvania to build their capacities as LGBTQ+ aging advocates and to collect stories on the ways in which discrimination has affected LGBTQ+ older people. To highlight this exciting initiative, we will be featuring a special SAGE Story on this blog once a week for the next three weeks. In addition, be sure to watch all of the amazing stories that our LGBTQ+ pioneers share with us on our specific page dealing with discrimination.
This week, we are highlighting Dave’s Story. Dave comes to us from the Western Pennsylvania SAGE at the Persad Center. He had a career in education where he feared that being outed could jeopardize his job. The acceptance and support of friends, family and his church gave him comfort. Watch his story below or on our SAGE Story site.
