Please join me in Blogging for LGBT Elders on November 9, in conjunction with the television premiere of Logo’s documentary on LGBT elders, Gen Silent. Whether you’re an elder yourself, want to honor our LGBT elders, or don’t want your children to worry about you when you do get older, we want your voice to be heard.
On Monday, November 9, 2015, a team of LGBT and progressive sites will run posts dedicated to raising awareness for the issue of LGBT aging. The day of visibility coincides with the TV premiere of Gen Silent, a powerful documentary that follows six LGBT elders as they navigate the hardships facing LGBT seniors. The film premieres Monday, November 9, at 9 p.m. ET on Logo.
The number of LGBT elders is expected to grow to 3 million by 2030. But too many of these elders, who pioneered the road for equality, are forced back into the closet as they enter nursing homes and assisted living situations. Can they still proudly hold the hand of their partner or will the nurses and other elders treat them differently?
Watch a trailer below and learn how to get involved in this day of awareness.
How can my site/organization participate in #GenSilent?
POST: Run a post about the importance of lending a hand to LGBT elders using #GenSilent. Some suggested topics:
- How can we help LGBT seniors?
- Are LGBT elders invisible in today’s movement?
- How can we move the LGBT Elder Americans Act forward? It was introduced to Congress in July 2015 by Sen. Michael Bennet (D- CO).
SAGE has great resources to pull from.
Submit a link to your post at Mombian (at the bottom of this post), where it will be compiled and showcased with all other participants on November 9.
REVIEW THE FILM: Logo will provide a digital screener for you to review and respond to the film. (Contact Richard.ferraro@logostaff.com.)
INTERVIEWS: Interview one of the subjects of “Gen Silent” or director Stu Maddux.
GUEST POST: Run a guest post from a LGBT elder in your community. What are their unique challenges of growing older while being LGBT?
IN ALL POSTS PLEASE INCLUDE:
Raise awareness by including the trailer to “Gen Silent” and noting that it airs on Monday, Nov. 9 at 9pm ET/PT on Logo. TRAILER: http://logo.to/
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