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"Do Tell"
The LGBT Aging Project's Monthly Newsletter |
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Greetings!
Greetings and happy summer! Our July issue brings you some updates on several important meetings that occurred in the last few weeks:
- New England Roundtable on LGBT Aging
- AARP Diversity Conference
- Meeting with President Obama on the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots that included LGBT Seniors (see our News section).
The 2009 Boston LGBT Pride Festival was one of the best on record and our seniors were a vibrant part of the celebration. This month we want to bring you some of the photos from this year's festival to enjoy as you lounge under the beach umbrella (or the rain umbrella)!
Bob Linscott
Assistant Director
LGBT Aging Project |
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Regional Meeting of National Roundtable on LGBT Aging
The LGBT Aging Project is one of the founding members of the National Roundtable on LGBT Aging which is convened nationally by SAGE and the Task Force. The Roundtable's 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 engaged in this work to share best pratices and raise issues of concern.
 Karen Taylor, SAGE's Director of Advocacy and Training, came to Boston on June 25th, to help us convene a regional network for Massachusetts (and then New England) to support capacity building, leadership development and national collaborations. Participating groups included: AARP, Fenway Institute, LGBT Aging Project, Mass Transgender Political Caucus, New England Association of HIV Over Fifty, Stonewall Communities, and Worcester LGBT Elder Network. |
LGBT Aging Project at AARP Diversity Conference
Lisa Krinsky presented on "LGBT Cultural Competency for Mainstream Aging Services Providers" at AARP's Diversity and Aging in the 21st Century: The Power of Inclusion which was held in Chicago in early June. This was one of many LGBT presentations offered during the two day conference.
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Pride Tea Dance:
To view more photos from the dance: >>click here.
(note: it may take your computer a few minutes to load up all the photos, be patient!)
Want to see some video footage from the dance? Gen Silent Director, Stu Maddux was filming at the dance, you can view some of the raw footage on the Gen Silent website. >> Click here.
Thank You!
We would like to thank the following organizations who sponsored this year's dance:
(Please visit these organizations by clicking on links where provided!)
Premiere Sponsors: Ethos and State Street Bank.
Individual Donors: Dale Mitchell & David Imming, Barrie Atkin, Ron Barbagallo, Susan Black/Credite Suisse, Dr. Julia Ireland, Stephen and Mary Campbell, John Carney, Nancy Deluca, HESSCO, Lois Johnson & Sheri Barden, Lisa Krinsky & Lesley Stone, MassEquality Education Fund, Somerville Cambridge Elder Services, Joseph Szymanski, Richard Langley, Frank LaPiana, Pann Home Services, and Norman Pelletier.
We would also like to thank our FABULOUS 2009 Dance Committee:
Sheri Barden, Anne Campbell, Linda Elsmore, Rebecca Heisler, Lois Johnson, Dottie Mooney, Jane Proctor, Kate Thomas and Gloria Tower
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Thank you to Frank LaPiana and Steve Lord for sharing your wonderful photos from the dance! |
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Pride Parade
Want to see some live footage of the Senior Pride Coalition marching in the Pride Parade? Gen Silent Director, Stu Maddux was filming the parade. You can view a clip of the raw footage on the Gen Silent website. Click here.
Thank You!
Thank you to Mayor Thomas Menino for donating two trolleys for the parade. Also thank you to the gang at Cafe Emmanuel & the Stonewall Community Interns for helping to assemble the wonderful signs we proudly waved during the parade.
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Pride Festival
Thank You
Thank you to Gordon Burns for your tireless effort in organizing the tent and attending the Pride Committee meetings. Also thanks to Steve Lord for the beautiful photos that decorated our tent.
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| In The News: Remembering the 40th Anniversary of Stonewall |
AARP Covers the Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots.By Dave Singleton, AARP Bulletin Today For gay and lesbian Americans, June 28, 1969, was the day that changed everything. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, law enforcement officials kept track of suspected homosexuals and places that catered to them. Police regularly raided gay bars, seizing alcohol, shutting down establishments and arresting patrons. It wasn't uncommon for gay men and lesbians to be exposed in newspapers, fired from their jobs, jailed or sent to mental institutions. >> Read Full Article
A Long Road Travelled: LGBT Seniors Meet With President Obama on Stonewall Anniversary
By Michael Adams, Newsweek Web
There will undoubtedly be political struggles ahead, but for one gay activist, meeting with President Obama on the anniversary of Stonewall was a deeply emotional event. The last time I got as close to the White House as I did this week was many years ago-six years after the Stonewall riots, when I was a 13-year-old National Spelling Bee participant from St. Margaret's School in Lowell, Mass. We spelling bee kids didn't make it into the White House that day-we stood outside as first lady Betty Ford spoke to us from a balcony. By then I already knew I was gay.
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| Information for The LGBT Meal Program |
| Out to Brunch
1st Saturday of each month 11am to 1:30pm
Roslindale House, 120 Poplar Street Roslindale, MA
Next Out to Brunch: Saturday August 1st (No July Brunch)
Cafe Emmanuel
Every Thursday 11am to 1:30pm
Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street Boston, MA
July 16: Guest Author Book Reading:
Scott Pomfret (Since My Last Confession) and Scott Whittier
Reading from their latest book: E-Male
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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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