by Diverse Elders | Jun 22, 2015
I am a 60-Year-Old Trans Female Living with HIV My name is Helena and I am a 60-year-old transgender female living with HIV. I am not a victim. An HIV/AIDS diagnosis is NOT a death sentence, but is similar to living with breast cancer or diabetes, which through some...
by Diverse Elders | Jun 22, 2015
Ty Martin is a Harlem resident, activist and a Community Liaison at SAGE Harlem. I am black. I am gay. I am an older adult. I am resilient. And so is my community. I grew up during the civil rights movement, seeing powerful black activists around me fight for our...
by Diverse Elders | Jun 17, 2015
This blog was written by Liz Margolies, LCSW, Executive Director of the National LGBT Cancer Network, and originally appeared on the Huffington Post. The single biggest risk factor for developing cancer is age and older LGBTQ people are more likely to be living alone...
by Diverse Elders | Jun 1, 2015
Penelope Starr is a writer, artist, founder and producer of Odyssey Storytelling, restorer of Navajo rugs, LGBT advocate and a new citizen folklorist. Her book, Stories Uncensored: The Radical Act of Community Storytelling will be coming out in 2016. Death and dying...
by Diverse Elders | May 26, 2015
My Story: Understanding the needs of many, drawing on the experience of one by Congressman Mike Honda As a member of Congress, it is imperative that you understand the needs of all of the people you represent – not just the ones with similar life experiences to your...
