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"Do Tell"
The LGBT Aging Project's Monthly Newsletter |
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Celebrating in Style! Mike Turner, a regular at Cafe Emmanuel is serenaded on his 85th Birthday by students from The Boston Conservatory's Cabaret Troop. |
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Greetings!
Greetings from the LGBT Aging Project on this snowy fall afternoon.
In this edition of Do Tell we want to get you information on:
- Alix Dobkin Returns to Boston
- Award Winning Film "Hannah Free" Comes to Boston
- Introducing Our Intern: Kristina Araque
- Matching Grant Update
- LGBT Aging Leadership Retreat
- Special Report from The Mayor's Boat Cruise for LGBT Seniors
- Changing of the Guard at "Out to Brunch"
Bob Linscott
Assistant Director
LGBT Aging Project
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 Alix Dobkin Returns to Boston
In conjunction with the publication of Alix's long-awaited book, MY RED BLOOD: A Memoir of Growing Up Communist, Coming Onto the Greenwich Village Folk Scene, and Coming Out in the Feminist Movement (published Oct 12, 2009) she will be coming your way for a couple of readings & a house concert.
On Sunday November 8th at 3:00pm Sue Reamer will be hosting a reading and intimate concert at her home in Chestnut Hill, MA. To RSVP for this event please call (617) 731-2867.
You can also hear Alix at two Boston area book readings. 1) November 9, 2:00pm at Barnes & Noble /Berklee School of Music for more info call: (617) 747-2402 and 2) November 10, 7pm at Barnes & Noble/BU Bookstore for more info call (617) 236-7405.
Hear an interview with Alix about her memoir: click here |
 Award Winning Film Coming to Boston
After three sold out shows of "Hannah Free" during Women's Week in Provincetown, the LGBT Aging Project is pleased to announce we will be bringing the film to Boston!
Join us on Monday November 2, 2009 at Fenway Health, 1340 Boylston Street at 6:30pm. In addition to the film you will have an opportunity to meet Tracy Baim, executive Producer of Hannah Free.
This event is cosponsored by The Women's Health Department at Fenway Health.
>> More information on Fenway's Women's Health Department click here |
 Meet Our Intern: Kristina Araque
We are pleased to welcome Kristina Araque to the LGBT Aging Project. Kristina is a senior at Northeastern University majoring in Human Services with a concentration in counseling women's studies. Many of you met her on the Mayor's Boat Cruise (Kristina wrote the article about the cruise in this newsletter). Kristina also attended the "Out to Brunch" gathering earlier in the month and fell in love with all the women there. She's very eager to meet more people at Cafe Emmanuel. Kristina is thrilled to be working with us because she has been an ally to the LGBT community for many years and this will also add an important perspective to her career. Welcome Kristina! | |
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Matching Grant Update
Thall Charitable Trust Matching Grant - HALFWAY TO OUR GOAL!
We recently wrote you about the wonderful matching grant from the Roberta Thall Charitable Trust which doubles the contribution of every donor.
Thanks to your generosity, we have received almost HALF of the amount we need to reach the $20,000 match! Help us continue the momentum. Your contribution makes a difference in the lives of LGBT elders: To donate any amount, please click here. This is a unique opportunity: Your contribution gets doubled! Every dollar really makes a difference! |
LGBT Aging Project Director Attends LGBT Aging Leadership Retreat at Rainbow Vision Santa Fe
Lisa Krinsky, Director of the LGBT Aging Project, attended a strategic planning retreat for the Leadership Council of the American Society on Aging's LGBT constituent group known as LAIN (LGBT Aging Issues Network). Ten Leadership Council members from across the country attended this retreat, hosted at Rainbow Vision Santa Fe and spent the weekend reviewing their mission and goals which currently focuses on raising awareness of LGBT aging/caregiving issues within the mainstream field of aging and fostering professional development and research in the field as well. The Leadership Council members also participated in a panel discussion entitled "Current Trends and Issues of LGBT Aging" attended by over 60 members of both the Rainbow Vision and Santa Fe LGBT community and topped off the evening attending a fabulous drag show in Rainbow Vision's Silver Starlight Lounge!
About Rainbow Vision:
RainbowVision Santa Fe, now 3+ years old, is the groundbreaking vision of 4 partners who asked the question: "What will happen to me as I age? Who will take care of me?" The only community of its kind in the world, RainbowVision Santa Fe offers 146 residences spread over 13+ acres with gorgeous mountain views. The residences range from condominiums, to independent leased residences to an assisted living community offering up to 6 levels of care. Within the El Centro clubhouse are the Billie Jean King Fitness Center and Spa, the E. Scissorhands Image Salon, The award winning SilverStarlight Lounge and Cabaret and Garbo's fine dining. RainbowVision has become the de facto LGBT and allies clubhouse of Santa Fe offering an enormous range of activities from massage to functional fitness to dance parties to bar-b-q's and holiday feasts, to community events benefiting some well known local non-profits. Truly this is Life Made Easy. >> More about Rainbow Vision click here |
 Mayor's Boat Cruise for LGBT Seniors
With the sun shining, a warm temperature, and a cool water breeze, we couldn't have asked for a more perfect day for Mayor Menino's First Boat Cruise for Boston's LGBT Seniors and Caregivers. The Senior Pride Coalition, which consists of The Boston Prime Timers, The LGBT Aging Project, OLE (Older Lesbian Energy), NEAHOF (New England Association HIV Over Fifty), and Stonewall Communities, worked with Boston's Commission on Affairs for the Elderly to spread the invitations for this special event. Held on Thursday September 24th, about 70 seniors, many of whom are regulars of Ethos' Café Emmanuel and Out to Brunch, shook the hand of Mayor Menino as they boarded the Provincetown Ferry for a couple of hours of lunch, entertainment, and good company. Equipped with his fedora hat and 1940's style suit, impressive twenty-something singer Zack Miller kept the spirit light and fun, bringing back classic songs from Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. "There was a bit of nostalgia for me. It reminded me of when I was young, going out on a cruise much like this one and sneaking a dance with a guy," Café Emmanuel regular Sam Goldfarb reflected about the day. Along with the music and nostalgia came great conversation and a nice setting to mingle. After stepping off, some were already reflecting on how pleasant the day was, while others didn't quite want to leave, ready to hop on the next boat. Maybe we could do this again sometime.
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 Changing of the Guard at "Out to Brunch"
Please join us in extending a warm thank you to Gloria Tower, Out to Brunch's first site coordinator. We are pleased to let you know that Gloria will be staying on as part of the "O2B" family by focusing her skills on programming and special events for the brunches. Gloria, you did an amazing job, thank you for all your energy and enthusiasm.
We are also pleased to introduce to you Mel Larson, who has already stepped on board as the new Site Coordinator for Out to Brunch. Mel has volunteered many times at O2B and we are so lucky to have her on board in this new role. Mel and Gloria already have some exciting plans in store for the coming year!
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| In The News |
The High Price of Being a Gay Couple By Tara Siegel Bernard and Ron Lieber, The New York Times
Much of the debate over legalizing gay marriage has focused on God and Scripture, the Constitution and equal protection.But we see the world through the prism of money. And for years, we've heard from gay couples about all the extra health, legal and other costs they bear. So we set out to determine what they were and to come up with a round number - a couple's lifetime cost of being gay.
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| Information for The LGBT Meal Program |
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Next Out to Brunch
Saturday November 7th 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
Next Concert: Thursday October 22. New England Concervatory: Jazz Ensemble ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 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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Support The Important Work of The LGBT Aging Project |
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Our mission 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.
You can support our mission by making a tax deductible donation or bequest. Help us ensure equal access and respect for ALL LGBT elders.
>>Click here to make an online donation on our secure web site.
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