Topics :: aging

Gay & Gray: New Issues on LGBT Aging

By Bryen Dunn | Wednesday Nov 2, 2011
Various programs in the Canadian province of Ontario provide a look into how we should approach the problems of gay men, lesbians & the transgendered as they age.

Gay Men Need to Start Asking: What Price Beauty?

By Vince Pellegrino | Thursday Oct 27, 2011
As more & more gay men get more & more cosmetic surgery, we need to ask ourselves why we put so much stock on looking ’perfect,’ and the cost to our self-esteem as the inevitabilities of age overtake us.

Baby Boomers Upbeat About Their Future

By CONNIE CASS, STACY A. ANDERSON | Sunday Jul 24, 2011
The generation that once powered a youth movement isn’t ready to symbolize the aging of America, even as its first members are becoming eligible for Medicare. A new poll finds three-quarters of all baby boomers still consider themselves middle-aged.

Baby Boomers Force Cities to Adjust to Aging Populations

By LAURAN NEERGAARD | Saturday Jul 16, 2011
America’s cities are beginning to grapple with a fact of life: People are getting old, fast, and they’re doing it in communities designed for the sprightly.

Gay and Gray: Aging Gracefully in a Youth-Oriented World

By Dr. Vince Pelligrino | Wednesday Apr 27, 2011
Approaching 60, I look forward to years of activity, fun and yes, sex. But I look with sadness at so many gay men who cannot deal with the thought of adjusting to a different way of living.

Aging With HIV

By James Masten | Wednesday Dec 1, 2010
Only a few years ago, this was a problem no one thought possible, but today, people with HIV are living long enough to open a whole new field: HIV gerontology. A prominent expert in the field explains.

Aging and Sleep

Thursday Oct 21, 2010
Maggie Rodriguez speaks with Dr. Jennifer Ashton about how getting older affects sleep patterns and how to counteract it.

Report: More Seniors Living With HIV

By Steve Weinstein | Monday Jul 19, 2010
A new report from the City of New York confirms that the number of older adults living with HIV is skyrocketing. "Geriatric AIDS" is one of the fastest-growing fields of HIV care.

Addressing the Needs of Gay Seniors

By Steve Weinstein | Tuesday May 4, 2010
After years of being ignored, gay seniors are getting a hearing at last. On Wednesday, April 28, U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) joined experts in geriatrics to discuss new legislation to meet the unique needs of older LGBT Americans.

Top Skin Care Tips for Spring

By William Kapfer | Monday Mar 22, 2010
Tips on what we need to do to prepare our skin for the season’s change -- an interview with Kiehl’s consulting dermatological expert and international brand ambassador Adam Geyer, M.D. at his Tribeca Park Dermatology offices in Manhattan.