‘You’ve got to live your truth’: Two trans elders on what resistance and resilience mean to them


Media coverage of transgender people is often focused on youth. While younger generations are far more likely to identify as LGBTQ+, transgender older adults exist and have always existed.

It is difficult to know how many transgender older adults there are right now, according to Kylie Madhav, senior director of diversity, equity and inclusion at SAGE, the largest national nonprofit representing the interests of LGBTQ+ older adults. [..]

Click here to read the full piece. This story was originally published by The 19th on June 26, 2023.