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"Do Tell"
The LGBT Aging Project's Monthly Newsletter |
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Greetings!
Spring is definitely here. It was worth the wait! Welcome to the April edition of The LGBT Aging Project's newsletter. This month we are bringing you a special focus on LGBT Caregiving. Highlights in this edition include:
- LGBT Caregiving Reception & Resources
- ASA Conference & National Roundtable on LGBT Aging
- Ethos Celebrates 5 Years of Serving LGBT Elders
- Boston LGBT Film Festival Honors LGBT Aging & Elders
- 2009 Pride Update
- New LGBT Bereavement Groups Forming
Enjoy!
In closing I would like to take a moment to congratulate Iowa and Vermont for becoming the 3rd and 4th states to allow same-sex marriages.
Bob Linscott
Assistant Director
LGBT Aging Project |
 LGBT Caregiving 101: Did You Know?
· That most people who care for a loved one don't realize that there is a name for what they are doing? Caregiver.
· That in a recent Met Life Study (Out and Aging 2006) 75% of LGBT adults expect to be caregivers for family or friends.
· That you are a caregiver whether you are providing care right in your own home or traveling great distances to help out a loved one like an ailing parent.
· That there are people whose job it is to provide consultations, in-home assessments, develop care plans, and highlight opportunities for funds for equipment or respite care to give you a break. There are the Care Advisors and there is one in every community. Do you know who your care advisor is?
Important Links:
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LGBT Caregiver Reception:
Come and meet other LGBT Caregivers. Meet the Boston-Area Care Advisors. Learn how we can help you provide the best care for your loved one even if you are providing long distance care.
Monday May 4th
5:30 to 7:00pm
James's Gate Restaurant
5 McBride Street, Jamaica Plain.
Free parking. Closest subway: Forest Hills (4 blocks or take 39 Bus from station)
Bring friends or family and enjoy great food provided by the James's Gate Restaurant.
Sponsored by The Caregiver Alliance of Suffolk County and The LGBT Aging Project. This event is part of Ethos' Senior Palooza celebrating Older Americans Month. |
New Alzheimer's Support Group for Gay and Lesbian Caregivers:
An opportunity for people in the LGBT community to meet with others who are caring for a partner or parent with dementia, to share their experiences and learn from one another and from the group's facilitators.
The group is free and is set to meet one Wednesday evening each month in Jamaica Plain Starting May 20th. Group leaders are Brenda Steinberg, PhD and Mike Lew.
To register and for more information contact Brenda Steinberg at (617) 354-1938.
Sponsored by the Alzheimer's Association
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LGBT Aging Project at the American Society on Aging's Annual Conference.
Lisa Krinsky was one of four panelists addressing "Aging and Diversity in the 21st Century: New Strategies, Enduring Goals" which was a featured program presented by both ASA's LGBT Aging Issues Network and Network of Multicultural Aging. Topics included identifying current and emerging diversity related trends in aging, strategies to build coalitions to advance inclusion and ongoing areas of resistance to full inclusion.
Bob Linscott and Lisa Krinsky presented a workshop entitled "Creating a Congregate Mealsite for LGBT Seniors" which focused on the tremendous success of both Cafe Emmanuel and Out To Brunch. Topics included ways for mainstream elder service providers to create a welcoming environment for LGBT seniors and their friends and how these programs have built community for their participants.
Beth Prullage presented on "Bereavement Groups with LGBT Elders." As the facilitator of the LGBT Aging Project's Bereavement Groups Beth addressed the clinical issues, underlying treatment assumptions and evaluation of effectiveness of the groups.
Lisa Krinsky has been appointed to the Leadership Council of LAIN (LGBT Aging Issues Network) - ASA's LGBT constituent group - and attended their annual meeting, held during the conference as well. | |
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LGBT Aging Project at the National LGBT Aging Roundtable
Lisa Krinsky attended this year's meeting of the National LGBT Aging Roundtable on March 14, 2009. The LGBT Aging Project is a founding member of the Roundtable whose mission is "to move forward work that improves the overall quality of life for LGBT seniors, reduces discrimination against LGBT older adults, and provides an opportunity for people who engage in this work to share best practices and raise issues of concern." The Roundtable members focused their daylong meeting on three areas: Policy/Advocacy, Organization and Capacity Building and Movement Building. Action Teams will continue to work in their respective groups until the next convening. |
Care, Compassion, Equality
Ethos Celebrates 5 Years of Serving LGBT Elders
In 2004 Ethos launched New England's first and only meal site for LGBT seniors and their friends. This highlighted their commitment to inclusive programming and outreach to the LGBT senior community. In addition to initiatives like the LGBT Friendly Visitor Program, Ethos launched a second LGBT meal site in 2007. The new site, "Out to Brunch" was the agency's commitment to reaching out to older LBT women and their friends.
Join Ethos for a very special lunch to celebrate this historic anniversary.
5th Anniversary Luncheon
Thursday May 14 from 11am to 2pm
Footlights Club, 7 Elliot Street (across from the Monument) Jamaica Plain
Entertainment: New England Conservatory's Jazz Vocal Quartet
Reservations Required: Call Bob at (617) 522-1292
This event is part of Ethos' Senior Palooza celebrating Older Americans Month
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Boston LGBTQ Film Festival: Honors LGBT Elders
The Boston LGBTQ Film Festival is celebrating its 25th Anniversary. This year they have introduced a new category of films on LGBT Aging and Elders. We are pleased to co-sponsor two of the films in this series.
Saturday May 9th, 11am
Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston
Discussion on LGBT Senior Housing in Greater Boston to follow film
Cosponsored by LGBT Aging Project and Stonewall Communities.
Tuesday May 12th, 7pm
Fenway Health (new location) 1340 Boylston St, Boston
Co-sponsored by The LGBT Aging Project
>>More Information on the Film Festival |
 Pride Update!
The Dance Committee for our annual Pride Tea Dance is busily gathering sponsors and volunteers for this year's dance. If you or your organization would be interested in being one of our sponsors or volunteering please contact us at (617) 522-1292.
Pride Tea Dance for LGBT Seniors & Friends
Sunday June 7th, 3:30pm to 7:00pm
Holiday Inn, 1200 Beacon Street, Brookline MA
Tickets: $10 in advance or $12 at the door.
The Senior Pride Coalition has arranged for 2 Trollies for the Pride Parade this year. Please consider marching and/or riding with us. We will also have a tent set up again at the fair grounds. You can reserve a space in one of the trolleys by calling: (617) 369-9090 x2.
Pride Parade and Festival
Saturday June 13, 12 noon
Begins on Tremont/Rutland St, South End |
 New LGBT Bereavement Groups Forming
South Shore
Meets Wednesday Evenings 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Starting Wednesday April 29th
Northampton Area
Meets Saturday Mornings 10:30am to 12 noon. Starts Saturday May 30th
The LGBT Bereavement Group is a free six week support group for anyone grieving the loss of a loved one (partner/spouse, parent, family member or friend).
For more information or to register for the group, contact:
Beth Prullage, LICSW at (413) 695-2236
The group is funded by the Mass. Department of Health and facilitated by Ethos and The LGBT Aging Project. |
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Thank You!
We would like to take this opportunity to extend a special thanks to Kristen Proter's Dyke Night productions for honoring the LGBT Aging Project as one of it's beneficiaries for a recent Dyke-Night fundraiser. The event drew a crowd of 800 and raised $2,000 for the LGBT Aging Project. The other beneficiary for that event was the Annual Dyke March which also recived $2,000. Thank you to Kristen Porter and all who were involved with this event.
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| In The News |
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Lesbian Nation
By Ariel Levy, New Yorker
The lesbian separatists of a generation ago created a shadow society devoted to living in an alternate, penisless reality. There were many factions from the Gutter Dykes in Berkeley to the Radicalesbians in New York City. The most colorful separatists, although they were not the most influential, nor the most ideologically stalwart, were the Van Dykes, a roving band of van-driving vegans who shaved their heads, avoided speaking to men, and lived on the highways of North America for several years.
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| Upcoming Community Events |
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Film & Discussion with Bishop Gene Robinson
Film: "So The Bible Tells Me So"
Tuesday May 12, 6pm
Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston
Sponsored by Emmanuel Center
Northampton Pride
Want to celebrate LGBT Pride more than once a year?
Join the LGBT Aging Project for a road trip to NoHo Pride.
Saturday May 2nd 11:30am
>> For more information contact us at (617) 522-1292 |
| Information for The LGBT Meal Program |
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Saturday May 2nd 11am to 1:30pm
Roslindale House, 120 Poplar Street Roslindale, MA
Cafe Emmanuel
Every Thursday 11am to 1:30pm
Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street Boston, MA
Cafe Emmanuel Concert Schedule:
April 23 Classical Piano Concert, Andrei Bauman, New England Conservatory
April 30 Renaissance Choir, New England Conservatory
May 7th Ravel Trio, New England Conservatory
May 14 Jazz Vocal Quartet (at Anniversary Party, Footlights Club)
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Cafe Emmanuel and Out to Brunch are lunch and social programs for LGBT Seniors their friends. Both cafes are part of the nutrition program at Ethos, a non-profit elder service agency in Jamaica Plain. The cafes serve a nutritious meal and offer social and educational events to anyone aged 60 and over. Cafe Emmanuel and Out to Brunch are co-sponsored by the LGBT Aging Project. Suggested donation for meals is $1.75. |
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About The LGBT Aging Project |
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The mission of the LGBT Aging Project is to ensure that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender elders have equal access to the life-prolonging benefits, protections, services, and institutions that their heterosexual neighbors take for granted.
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