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Stay in the Loop
LGBT News for February 2017
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Links and videos of interest to the mature LGBT adult are just a click away.
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Love Poems for
Valentine’s Day
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A lushly lavender sugary flowery assortment of gay love poems “full of cherubs of both sexes … and, yes, delightfully devoid of prudence and prudish good sense.” The Poetry Foundation web page has links to poems by Hart Crane, Michael Field, Allen Ginsburg, Lord Byron, Marilyn Hacker, Audre Lord, Frank O’Hara, Katherine Philips and Reginald Shepherd. Compiled by Brian Reed, associate professor of English at the University of Washington, Seattle.
Click here to read Queer Poems for Valentine's Day
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Health Care for Older Adults
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The January/February 2017 issue of Worcester Medicine includes eight articles about the LGBT community and health care. Two of them concern older LGBT adults: “Aging without Closets” by Shelley Ware, LCSW, and “Health Considerations for the LGBT Older Adult” by Erika Oleson, DO, MS. The magazine is published by the Worcester District Medical Society.
Click here to read the articles
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LGBT seniors talk about what it was like to be gay before Stonewall. The video was made as part of the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s oral history project.
Click here to watch the video
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“Despite the growing visibility and acceptance of transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) individuals, TGNC older adults experience many barriers in accessing competent and affirming health and social services due to anti-TGNC prejudice, discrimination, and lack of competent healthcare training on the part of healthcare workers.” (Clinical Gerontologist, 6/21/16)
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The Rainbow Supper and Lunch Clubs
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Please note Rainbow Supper is February 7th and Lunch is February 8th (back to back days!)
On Tuesday, February 7th, WLEN will hold its monthly evening meal for LGBT older adults, in addition to the two lunches the Rainbow Lunch Club offers every month.
The Rainbow Supper Club meets the first Tuesday of every month; 6:00-8:00pm. Supper meals are followed by social time.
The Rainbow Lunch Club meets the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at noon. In February we gather on the 8th and 22nd. The meal is followed by a program on the 8th and by social time on the 22nd.
Both the Rainbow Lunch and Supper Clubs are held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester, 90 Holden Street, Worcester, MA.
The suggested meal donation for people 60+ is $2.50. Guests under 60 pay $5.50.
Inclement Weather Policy:
If the Rainbow Lunch/Supper Club is cancelled because of inclement weather (snow, icy conditions, etc.), the cancellation will be announced as “Elder Services of Worcester Meals on Wheels and Dining Centers are closed” on: WCRN 830AM, WTAG 580AM and WXLO 104.5 radio stations. You may also call the Nutrition Office at (508) 852-3205 after 8:30am for cancellation information.
Cancellation information is also posted on www.eswa.org by 9:00 am. Please note that evening meals are always cancelled when daytime meals are cancelled.
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In recognition of sponsoring the Rainbow Lunch & Supper Clubs at no cost to Elder Services of Worcester Area we are holding a Food Drive during the Rainbow Supper/Lunch Clubs in February. Please bring non-perishable food donations with you when you come to dine. All donations will be delivered to the Food Pantry of our host, the Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester.
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Study Looks at LGBT Elders
Fordham University professor Tina Maschi conducted a qualitative study that allowed formerly incarcerated LGBT elders to tell their own stories. She found that “a core theme of the participants’ stories was ‘self and the social mirror.’ ” That is, the participants often managed multiple stigmatized identities, such as being LGBT, elderly, a racial or ethnic minority, being HIV positive, or having a mental illness or substance dependency. At the same time, however, Maschi saw resilience in the participants that enabled them to continue a coming out process of ‘learning to accept themselves despite the fact that other people did not.’ ” (Fordham News, 7/11/16)
Click here to read the article
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Trans Identity after Death
“Christopher lived his life in all ways as a man for almost 20 years…. Misgendering his death certificate erased his history and hard-won identity.” What you have to do to guarantee your will be treated in keeping with how you identified in life.
Documents You Need
What you need to put in writing to protect your financial, health care and end-of-life decisions.
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Elder Care Q&A, February 2017,
Helping the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
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Q:What’s the difference between hard of hearing and deaf?
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Hard of hearing (HOH) refers to people who still have some useful hearing, and can understand spoken language in some situations, with or without amplification. Most HOH people can use the phone and use hearing aids. Deaf people, on the other hand, have little or no hearing. They may use sign language of speech reading, and a hearing aid may help make speech understandable. People who use spoken English to communicate are called “oral deaf.” Most deaf people lost their hearing before they learned spoken language, and they see hearing loss not as a medical condition that needs to be corrected, but as a cultural distinction.
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A monthly book club dedicated to reading all things Queer and LGBTQA. January's book is
February 18th; 6:00 - 8:00pm
at Annie's Book Stop
65 James Street, Worcester MA
508-796-5613
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Worcester Pride Farewell to February Party and Fundraiser
Friday February 24th, 6:00pm-9:00pm
Click this link for more information
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LGBTQI Meetup for Central Mass
The purpose of this Meetup group is to help create a vibrant LGBTQI+ community throughout Central Massachusetts. Check this page out for LBGTQI+ friendly events in our area!
LGBTQI+ Meetup for Central MA
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WLEN
– Worcester LGBT Elder Network,
is a joint effort of Elder Services of Worcester Area Inc.,
Central Massachusetts Agency on Aging and the Worcester Senior Center.
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