‘The effects of discrimination and poverty among LGBT individuals compound over the lifetime.’
Equity in Aging for LGBT Older Adults: A Review of the Past Ten Years and Progress for the Future
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We Must Support LGBT Caregivers Now More Than Ever
‘LGBT caregivers may not be formally recognized as caregivers by healthcare providers.’
Know Oneself, Name Oneself … Or Something Else
‘At age 44, should I have already properly named and mastered myself?’
Trump Set LGBT Rights Backward for Older Adults—but Biden Can Undo That
Biden’s administration and a pro-equality majority in Congress can advance a range of policies supporting LGBT older adults.
Fossil Fuel Pollution Leads to Death, Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer’s Disease
‘Several studies suggest that air pollution might lead to brain damage.’
Better Late: Love and Marriage after 65
‘Alex and I defy the stereotypes and the odds.’
A Two-Eyed Seeing Approach to Addressing Dementia Inequities in Indigenous Populations
Dementia incidence in the American Indian/Alaska Native population is 14.6 percent higher than in the white population.
Digital Equity: A Human Right Whose Time Has Come
The pandemic has made clear that we can no longer ignore the digital divide.
Addressing Health Disparities through Innovations in Managed Care
‘Moving into the post-pandemic world we will be looking at the lessons learned as a field.’
Aging While … Seeking Social Change Through Social Impact Litigation
‘Social impact litigation is a key strategy for eliminating older adult poverty.’
Elder Justice Elusive, But Advocates Are Hard at Work Securing It
‘Access to justice for older adults is under threat.’
LGBT Elders’ Health Affected by Interpersonal, Institutional and Cultural Violence
The lack of data is the data—it exacerbates invisibility.
Resilience Learned After 55 Years of Struggle: A Lesbian Elder Remembers
‘Now one of my primary political concerns is the particular needs of LGBTQ elders.’
Whether Coming Out or In
‘The journey to one’s authentic self and sharing that self with others is a personal decision.’
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Inside This IssueLGBTQ+ Aging in the Post-Trump Era
Generations Today, vol. 42, no. 3 (May-June 2021)
Equity in Aging for LGBT Older Adults: A Review of the Past Ten Years and Progress for the Future
Ten years ago, Justice in Aging and SAGE wrote a report, "Stories from the Field," on discrimination LGBT older adults experience in nursing homes. We heard reports of staff at these facilities refusing to help gay men bathe or to use transgender residents' correct...
We Must Support LGBT Caregivers Now More Than Ever
Editor's Note: This article represents the third in a series by the Diverse Elders Coalition (DEC) to be published in Generations Today. Articles are connected to ASA-hosted webinars; see end of article to register. The series of articles by the DEC...
Know Oneself, Name Oneself … Or Something Else
What does it mean to know one's self and then name one's self based on that knowledge? What does it mean for the complexity that often characterizes the lived experience? Does it mean ideas of the future become organized and labeled in such a way to show that we have...
Trump Set LGBT Rights Backward for Older Adults—but Biden Can Undo That
When I first joined the LGBT aging movement in early 2010, overseeing SAGE's national advocacy efforts, the federal landscape was brimming with promise. I joined SAGE-Advocacy & Services for LGBT Elders months after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
Fossil Fuel Pollution Leads to Death, Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer’s Disease
Many in our society have been appropriately concerned about the burning of fossil fuels because of its impact on our environment in general and on global warming in particular. But the destruction of our planet isn't the only problem with using fossil fuels; it also...
Better Late: Love and Marriage after 65
I pour myself into a cream-colored silk Nicole Miller sheath with a three-foot train that fits like a glove after six weeks of alterations. My youngest granddaughter Francesca looks up at me, her eyes gleaming. “You look beautiful Mimi!” Inside the church, she and her...
A Two-Eyed Seeing Approach to Addressing Dementia Inequities in Indigenous Populations
The inequities facing Indigenous populations around the globe are well established. Health inequities stem not only from a mal-distribution of resources but also from systemic societal barriers such as racism, discrimination and structural violence. Researchers, the...
Digital Equity: A Human Right Whose Time Has Come
Editor's Note: This column is sponsored by the AARP Thought Leadership and International team. Thought Leadership and International seeks to position AARP as a global thought leader by identifying emerging trends around the world, cultivating and elevating new...
Addressing Health Disparities through Innovations in Managed Care
Editor's note: The John A. Hartford Foundation, the Administration for Community Living (ACL) and The SCAN Foundation fund the Aging and Disability Business Institute, led by the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a). The mission of the Aging and...
Aging While … Seeking Social Change Through Social Impact Litigation
Editor's Note: This Generations Today column, “Aging While ...” is sponsored by AARP Foundation. It focuses on creating and advancing innovative solutions that help older Americans build economic opportunity and social connectedness. “Dead Wood. Millstones....
Elder Justice Elusive, But Advocates Are Hard at Work Securing It
It has been almost a year since BLM protests rocked the country and drew much-needed attention to the severe lack of justice for people of color in the United States—an intractable problem for which the work is just beginning. The need for racial equity inspired one...
LGBT Elders’ Health Affected by Interpersonal, Institutional and Cultural Violence
Violence against LGBT people, particularly against transgender communities, continues to plague our society. It is an underreported and insidious epidemic, built into systems often deemed neutral. Thankfully, and despite blatant attempts in the past four years to...
Resilience Learned After 55 Years of Struggle: A Lesbian Elder Remembers
When Esther, the new student, walked into my high school homeroom in 1963, our junior year, it was love at first sight for both of us. We were 16 and our emotions were powerful and true. But Esther and I had no language—words like “out” weren't yet coined and “queer”...
Whether Coming Out or In
Every person has a sexual orientation and gender identity, but most individuals do not question either. Within the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community, “coming out of the closet” is the act of journeying, accepting and sharing one's sexual...