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It has been recognized throughout history and across cultures that life usually consists of four stages—youth, adult, elder and ancestor. We come from a wide range of backgrounds and are united in our primary purpose of being useful to younger gay men and of service to the gay and larger community.

An older senior citizenold persongolden oldy and so forth is often a person who celebrates a birthday each year and waits for death with little sense of a larger role for himself in the community. In the process of growing from one stage to the next, both the community and individuals are transformed.

Those who wish to work as mentors and elders have to keep one eye on the youth—and another on conditions in the village. Ed Hansen, Rel. This is a group for gay older men and younger men. This space is for those of us older who have been through much more and can't always relate to what the younger guys are feeling.

At our first planning meeting, Ray Hogenson, a founding member, put it succinctly:. He often retires, disappears or is discarded. Meetups will be an open environment for all generations to think.

GAY MEN OVER 50

Find local non-profit groups and organizations that engage in advocacy or provide services and programs to LGBTQ+ elders through our SAGECollab partner network across the country. Locate a SAGECollab partner near you to connect with like-minded people in your community.

A healthy and thriving community honors ancestors, needs elders, depends on adults and invites youth. Design ntoriodesign with SKT. The bigger question may be whether a village can be created that can truly accept and receive them.

The GAY ELDER CIRCLE is designed to assist gay men and others to make the transition from adult to elder, in the process consciously assuming a new role in the community—a life of continuing usefulness to to others within the context of group support, encouragement, and genuine brotherhood.

Community for those gay men over the age of Most of the gay spaces in reddit are run by very young members of the LGBT community.