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Groundbreaking Planned for 1 of America's First LGBT Senior Homes

Started by linton. Last reply by James T. Rahilly Feb 2. 5 Replies 3 Likes

Chicago will soon break ground on one of the first affordable housing centers in America meant for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered seniors, and to some, the adventure is seen as a new frontier.With construction slated for this winter, the senior housing development at 3600 N. Halsted in Lake View is addressing a booming…Continue

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UK:- TV company ITV orders mature gay sitcom starring Derek Jacobi and Ian McKellen

Started by linton. Last reply by Marty Oct 29, 2012. 1 Reply 1 Like

ITV has commissioned a brand new sitcom starring Sirs Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi (pictured), according to reports.Vicious old queens  will see the pair, both gay in real…Continue

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BRITISH PENSIONER CAMPAIGNS FOR GAY RETIREMENT HOMES

Started by linton. Last reply by Paul Oct 26, 2012. 1 Reply 0 Likes

A  British gay pensioner who brought up a family in Burnham before coming out is campaigning for more specialist retirement homes for homosexuals.George Montague, who lived in the village until 1997, said discrimination against same sex relationships is 'rife' amongst the senior community and maybe forcing some homosexual pensioners…Continue

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USA:- Boston’s LGBT Aging Project - Gay Seniors, Hidden From the Community

Started by linton. Last reply by sodo man Oct 15, 2012. 1 Reply 1 Like

We all know that gay people exist and that, as a rule, people age. So why have the LGBT elders remained unseen for so long? This is a cultural phenomenon of sorts that has roots in discrimination. When you envision the average heterosexual elder, they typically have family support from spouses, children and even grandchildren. And their social support systems may include senior…Continue

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UK:-British men convicted of homosexual offences pre-1967 can clear record

Started by linton. Last reply by Osiel Oct 10, 2012. 1 Reply 0 Likes

THOUSANDS OF elderly British men convicted of homosexual offences before homosexuality was decriminalised in 1967 will be able to have their criminal records erased under new legislation promised before the 2010 general election by Conservative leader and prime minister David Cameron.Under the Protection of Freedoms Act, gay or bisexual men convicted…Continue

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USA:- Original Pride: The Satyrs Motorcycle Club - The oldest gay organization in the world

Started by linton Oct 7, 2012. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Founded in 1954, the Satyrs Motorcycle Club is the oldest, continuously running gay organization in the world. The men in this motorcycle club were profoundly affected by the two world wars and Stanley Kramer's film, The Wild Ones, which featured a leather-clad icon Marlon Brando. Through archival photos, vintage film footage, and first hand accounts by the men who were there, Original Pride: The Satyrs Motorcycle Club offers a revealing look at the…Continue

Vintage Gay USA 1977

Started by linton Oct 7, 2012. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Arthur Bressan created a gay-America panorama when he commissioned filmmakers throughout the country to record all June 1977 Lesbian and Gay Pride parades and marches. He then cut on-the-street interviews - gay women and men talking about their lovers and how they came out - with the resulting footage, including lesbians marching against housework and drag queens protesting fascism. A revolutionary document."When the Anita Bryant debacle happened I was hurled into making this political…Continue

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USA:- Vintage film 1976 Castro Street Fair Scenes

Started by linton. Last reply by J Michael Berryhill Oct 5, 2012. 4 Replies 4 Likes

From the Daniel Smith (Queer Blue Light) archival collection. More than an hour of raw footage from the 1976 and 1978 fairs plays all this week at the GLBT History Museum, 4127 18th Street in San Francisco.Continue

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USA:- The conveniences of retirement living are possible even in the Gayborhood

Started by linton Oct 5, 2012. 0 Replies 0 Likes

For the ones that can afford it:-  Retirement communities can offer gay couples the conveniences of a hotel with the independence of single family living. story:-dallasvoice.comContinue

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UK Vintage film :- Britain's Most Gorgeous Man (1950) 'Mr Apollo'

Started by linton. Last reply by Hans-Jürgen Puschmann Oct 5, 2012. 1 Reply 1 Like

Britain's most gorgeous man contest, called 'Mr Apollo', an original British Pathe newsreel from 1950 entitled "Britain Looks Around for Mr Apollo".Men parade around in their pants before a judging panel that includes Sylvia Wren (winner od Holiday Bathing Girl contest 1949) and popular wrestle Jack Doyle.The winner is called "Jack Bunney"Continue

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