by Diverse Elders | Jun 10, 2019
It is estimated that 10,000 adults turn 65 and older everyday. Amidst an aging population and shrinking healthcare workforce, caregivers play a crucial role in the long-term care of older adults, accounting for more than 85% of all elder care in the US. According to a...
by Diverse Elders | Feb 10, 2019
by Aspen Christian. This article originally appeared on the SAGE blog. Fifty years ago this coming June, LGBT elder pioneers started the fight for LGBT equality at the Stonewall Inn in New York City. As the nation nears the 50th anniversary of this watershed moment...
by Diverse Elders | Jan 31, 2019
by Lisa Gillespie. This story was originally broadcast on 89.3 WFPL. New preliminary survey research from the University of Kentucky shows that many older LGBTQ adults feel isolated and aren’t tapped into senior services. And that research is shaping programming of a...
by Hank Trout | Jan 22, 2019
This article originally appeared in A&U Magazine. For a handful of months now, I’ve been contemplating a decision that I know many long-term HIV survivors have contemplated before me. Letting go. That is, I have considered going off my medications—all of them—and...
by Hank Trout | Oct 11, 2018
This article originally appeared in A&U Magazine. Every long-term HIV survivor on the planet has stories to tell about friends, lovers, co-workers, and/or family members whom they lost to the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s and 90s. Anyone familiar with my writing...