by Diverse Elders | Oct 27, 2019
by Grace Birnstengel. This article originally appeared on Next Avenue. Imani Woody’s father left her his home in Washington, D.C. — the one she grew up in — when he died in 2010. Faced with the decision of what to do with the house, Woody, a lifelong activist for...
by Diverse Elders | Jul 20, 2019
by Grace Birnstengel. This article originally appeared on Next Avenue. HIV/AIDS used to be considered a disease of the young. In the early 1980s, when doctors first reported cases of HIV, nearly 70% of diagnoses were among people under 40. Fast forward four decades...
by Diverse Elders | Jul 3, 2019
By Grace Birnstengel. This article originally appeared on Next Avenue. Multiple conflicting accounts exist of what happened June 28, 1969 at 53 Christopher St. in Greenwich Village. And really, the Stonewall Inn rebellion in New York City that day is just one piece of...
by Diverse Elders | Jun 24, 2019
This article originally appeared on Next Avenue. Gender is much more complex than most of us were taught. Transgender people have existed for as long as people have existed. But due to stigma, poor treatment, lack of knowing others like themselves and fear of...
by Diverse Elders | Jun 17, 2019
This article originally appeared on Next Avenue. When applications opened for New York City’s first affordable housing property for LGBTQ older adults recently, 1,000 people eagerly sent theirs in on that first day. This underscores a genuine need. Not only is New...
