Gay old dude

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. 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.

Discover the hidden journey of a gay man attracted to senior citizens. #LGBTQ #LoveIsLove #IntergenerationalRelationships. In the LGBTQ community, there are numerous stories of self-discovery and identity, yet one subject remains deeply misunderstood—intergenerational relationships. This article challenges the narrative of "aging gracefully" and explores how older gay men are rewriting the rules of desire, intimacy, and community.

We're so thrilled to have you join our growing community of gay men 40 and over. Whether you're here to connect with like-minded individuals, share your experiences, find support, or simply have a good laugh, you're in the right place. But to the gay men in Gambone’s stories, the path to self-knowledge and emotional fulfillment is filled with thorny obstacles and, in some cases, dead ends.

These fictional boomers are both proving and disproving the cliché that “old age isn’t for sissies.”. Jordan — an effeminate Southern gay actor who for decades occupied his own special corner of queer culture — died Monday morning in a car crash in Hollywood. His agent said it is suspected that Jordan suffered a medical emergency at the wheel. He was Condolences poured in for the Emmy-winning trailblazer as the day went on, from other actors to drag queens to activists to everyday LGBTQ folks, many of whom praised Jordan for never shying away from a wrist flick or a double entendre, centering his queerness unapologetically in his many roles and public appearances.

For many, Jordan was a symbol of the joy of unquestionably visible queerness — of reclaiming and rejoicing in long-held stereotypes about the feminine affects of gay men. Jordan was a teenager as the gay rights movement started to pick up steam.

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Then came the AIDS epidemic. By , a tenth of the 1. Socialization among gay men and gay-centric networks, particularly in gay neighborhoods, has myriad political and social benefits. But some research has shown that it can be associated with an increased risk of drug use. More than two decades ago, Jordan struggled with alcoholism when he was first living in Los Angeles, he said in an interview with People magazine in January His challenges with substance abuse, he admitted, were directly related to his experience as a gay man in those times.

He died more than 20 years sober, a fact that gives Vic Vela comfort. Avoiding anti-LGBTQ discrimination and homophobia remains especially hard for queer people who, like Jordan, are less straight-presenting, which can give people incentives to suppress aspects of their identity. In the ensuing years, he did just the opposite in most of his roles. It was that outward expression of his queerness that became a shining example for younger generations of LGBTQ people to embrace theirs, too.

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