The latest special edition of Generations Journal features op-eds written by experts in the aging space, including SAGE CEO Michael Adams NEW YORK (Dec. 18, 2023) – SAGE, the world’s oldest and [...]
[New York, NY] SAGE, the world’s largest organization for LGBTQ+ elders and older New Yorkers living with HIV, celebrates the New York City Council’s passage of Int. 564, championed by Council [...]
Nationally, roughly a third of LGBTQ+ elders may hide their sexual orientation or gender identity upon entering senior care, according to the nonprofit SAGE, a national advocacy group for LGBTQ+ [...]
To stay abreast of the latest trends in retirement and aging in America, I like to attend the American Society on Aging’s gargantuan annual conference, On Aging. I recently returned from the 2023 [...]
Black History Month is often focused on prolific members of the Black community throughout history who contributed to the world in the name of betterment, and while they are incredibly important [...]
As we enter the holiday season and its risks for isolated elders, I find myself thinking about recently deceased comedic genius Leslie Jordan. Jordan was distinctive not just because he was [...]
To the Editor: Re “Who Will Care for the Kinless Seniors?,” by Paula Span (The New Old Age, Dec. 6): Aging “kinless” may be new to older Americans who are straight. But there’s nothing novel [...]
A generation that grew up in an earlier era worries about discrimination amid a search for senior housing Joseph Rieckhoff relished the palm trees and mountain views from his ranch-style home in [...]
Who would bring you chicken soup if you were sick? For most people of a certain age, that’s easy — a spouse or an adult child would step up. For many LGBTQ people, however, it’s not a simple [...]
Access to physical and mental health care, free or discounted meal deliveries, caregivers and other forms of support are now easier for LGBTQ seniors in New York state to get. Gov. Kathy [...]
At 75, Dina Jacobs has seen it all. The Hawaii-born, Houston-based drag artist and proud transgender woman launched her nightlife career as a teenager in Honolulu, where she got her first gig at [...]
When LGBTQ Americans face retirement, many choose to go back in the closet rather than risk their safety in elder housing. New housing options are making it possible for them to live [...]
The first time Ty Martin stepped into the newly built Whole Foods on 125th and Malcolm X Boulevard, he thought he was in Chelsea on account for the grand assortment of young, gay white men [...]
This is National Suicide Prevention Week, which technically means that during this week we are to raise awareness for suicide prevention. Next week is, among other things, National Child [...]
As the heads of two of the country’s most prominent organizations working on behalf of older Americans from diverse communities, we celebrate President Biden’s signing of the Inflation Reduction [...]
After nearly three years of waiting and with their financial security waning, Suz Atlas and her partner Mary Groce finally moved from Camden to the John C. Anderson Apartments in Center City on [...]
In queer circles, you’ll likely get read for not knowing important moments in LGBTQ+ history, such as the origins and key players of Pride (*read, in this context, meaning thoroughly but gently, [...]
Stonewall generation has a warning for the LGBTQ community post-Roe: ‘Be really afraid right now’ LGBTQ elders fear the hard-fought gains of what some call the first ‘out’ [...]
About 75% of LGBTQ+ adults 45 and older are concerned about having enough support from family and friends. Severe illness and aging can worsen the sense of isolation A gold band decorates Hermina [...]
As lots of U.S. residents have been celebrating Pride this month, many in the medical community have highlighted the devastating disparities in health outcomes for L.G.B.T.Q. adults [...]
