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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Hebrew SeniorLife, Fenway Health, Stonewall Communities and the LGBT Aging Project are sponsoring a program titled "LGBT Aging, Health and Wellness" on September 21, 2009 from 5:00 - 8:00 pm.  This forum will address key health issues facing LGBT people as they age and is specifically focused on health care providers.  By exposing providers to the most important aging, health and wellness issues of the LGBT community, we can better integrate health and community-based services for LGBT seniors.
 
Keynote speaker Jennie Chin Hansen, President of AARP will open the program discussing LGBT aging, diversity and health care reform, followed by a panel discussion addressing medical health and aging, an LGBT consumer's perspective, gender and identity expression and housing and social service options for the LGBT community.
 
Continuing education contact hours will be provided for nurses, social workers and physicians.
 
The LGBT Aging, Health and Wellness Forum will be held on September 21, 2009 from 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM at Fenway Health, 1340 Boylston Street, Boston, MA.  Limited seating.  Parking available on a first come first served basis. 

 

To register, please RSVP online atwww.fenwayhealth.org/LGBTaging or call Alice Cohen at 617-927-6170.  

 

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We are very pleased to share with you the exciting work that is happening in the Central Mass / Worcester area. Each of the local mainstream elder service agencies, (Central Massachusetts Agency on Aging, Elder Services of Worcester Area Inc. and The Worcester Senior Center) participated in the Aging Project's Open Door Task Force, an LGBT Cultural Competency Program for mainstream elder service agencies. After completion of the program the three groups decided to join together for a consolidated outreach effort to connect with the LGBT elders and caregivers in their area. The agencies applied for and received a grant from the Greater Worcester Community Foundation for outreach and community building for the LGBT Senior community in Central Mass.  The newly formed alliance, known as The Worcester LGBT Elder Network (WLEN), has already conducted a number of community meetings to bring together LGBT seniors, caregivers, allies and providers. Since the spring the group has grown to roughly 30 members and they have had three meetings and one social event. The group is now planning events for Worcester Pride which occurs on September 12. Congratulations WLEN!

 

If you would like to become involved with WLEN or to learn more about the organizations involved, contact Kathy McGrath, LGBT Resource Specialist, at kmcgrath@eswa.org or call her at (508) 756-1545 x338.   

The LGBT Aging Project, in partnership with Ethos and The Massachusetts Department of Public Health will once again be offering a number of free LGBT Bereavement Groups starting up again this fall. 

 

If you would like information about the group closest to your area, please contact Bob Linscott at (617) 522-1292. 

 

If you have a friend who has lost a partner/spouse, family member or friend, please pass on this information. These six week groups offer a safe and welcoming environment for people to process their loss and move forward with their life. The groups are open to people of all ages.

The LGBT Aging Project recently lost two very dear friends Roy Brown and Jim Anthony. Roy was a long time member of The Boston Prime Timers and an active member of The Senior Pride Coalition.

 

 

 

 

Many will remember Jim Anthony (pictured on the right below) from the coverage he and his partner Bruce Steiner received in the October 2007 article in the New York Times: Aging and Gay and Facing Prejudice in Twilight (October 7, 2007 by Jane Gross). 

 

Both men will be missed

 

 

 

 

 

We are happy to report that the film is more than 50% complete! Director Stu Maddux has launched a newsletter to update fans and supporters of this project.