A Documentary Series on LGBTQ Seniors, Life, Love and the Wisdom of Growing Older TELUS Optik Local supports compelling, original stories told by filmmakers from BC and Alberta.   The March Sweater Project is a series of videos about LGBTQ2+ Elders who share their stories about growing older. The March Sweater Project – Episode 1 – ...

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Please save the date for the following Symposium, invite all your friends and colleagues, and circulate this email widely. Elder Abuse in the LGBTQA Community Monday, November 14 from 3:00-5:30pm Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre 181 Roundhouse Mews www.roundhouse.ca 604 713 1800 Please register at the Roundhouse FREE Although LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, ...

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Note: Like Vancouver, American cities, including San Francisco and Philadelphia, are seeing the LGBT community displaced from traditional neighbourhoods by high rents and housing prices – especially seniors. When Ray Rudolph landed in San Francisco in 1976, he knew he’d found his moment. “There were a lot of gay people coming here from all parts ...

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Have you seen this happen to your loved one’s and friends who are seniors and need senior housing or hospital care. Despite the advance and strides made in the LGBT community, seniors face challenges most of use don’t think about often or at all. It’s a truly scary realization for many LGBT seniors who fear ...

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For 85-year-old Alf Roberts, Canada’s largest gay pride festival is a chance to celebrate an identity he only felt comfortable sharing in his old age. “At last, after all these years I don’t have to be careful when people ask me if I’m gay,” Roberts said. “I just say yes, I am.” Roberts came out ...

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