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The host of the Gay & Grey Podcast is our Outreach & Community Development Worker, Nikki Machin. In addition to her background in support work and active listening, Nikki is a musician and slam poet (www.thatnikkiyouknow.com). In this short episode, she talks a bit about her background, her work and the group's activities. We look forward to our LGBTQ Caregiving Conference : Care Outside the Closet on March 19th where we will screen the documentary GenSilent from The Clowder Group. After the film, we will facilitate a Q&A via Zoom with the filmmaker, Stu Maddux, and the program manager for Fondation Émergence's Aging Gayfully program, Julien Rougerie. To learn more about Gay & Grey Montreal, check out their website (https://gayandgreymontreal.com/) or find them on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. Music from this episode was donated by Tim Charman. If you would like to donate music to this podcast project, please email us at staff@gayandgreymontreal.com .
With the legalization of marriage for all Americans and the greater level of acceptance for LGBT people, we could come to the mistaken conclusion that bias no longer affected LGBT people. But far from it, aging and dying LGBT people face an uphill climb to get the support they need; from family, facilities and professionals. Gen Silent is an intimate portrait of some of the people directly affected by outdated attitudes and beliefs. The political battle fought over these beliefs has a deep personal affect on the aging population. What does this struggle have to tell us about the great need for all aging and dying people to have access to compassionate, sensitive and acceptant care? In learning more about the special needs of this population, we may also have a window into the how to support all people in our individuality as we age and die.
With the legalization of marriage for all Americans and the greater level of acceptance for LGBT people, we could come to the mistaken conclusion that bias no longer affected LGBT people. But far from it, aging and dying LGBT people face an uphill climb to get the support they need; from family, facilities and professionals. Gen Silent is an intimate portrait of some of the people directly affected by outdated attitudes and beliefs. The political battle fought over these beliefs has a deep personal affect on the aging population. What does this struggle have to tell us about the great need for all aging and dying people to have access to compassionate, sensitive and acceptant care? In learning more about the special needs of this population, we may also have a window into the how to support all people in our individuality as we age and die.
Whether they expose past tragedies or family tragedies, ghosts reveal what is hidden away, under the layers of social etiquette, historical revisionism, and taboo. A poltergeist may expose unethical building practices as a ghost on videotape may reveal an unsolved murder. In that way, the monster is really a messenger: of a past that won’t stay buried, of feelings that haven’t been acknowledged, of a heartache that still stings. In this episode, we’ll be talking about the storytelling potential of ghosts and the truths that emerge when they appear. First, Stu Maddux, the independent filmmaker behind the web series Queer Ghost Hunters, will speak on the task of unearthing hidden queer histories. Then you’ll hear Margaret “Maggs” Williams of the Bench Breaking Broads, an all-woman ghost-hunting crew that operate in the American South. Enjoy the show, and don’t forget to check out our Ghosts issue of Bitch magazine, on newsstands now!
With the legalization of marriage for all Americans and the greater level of acceptance for LGBT people, we could come to the mistaken conclusion that bias no longer affected LGBT people. But far from it, aging and dying LGBT people face an uphill climb to get the support they need; from family, facilities and professionals. Gen Silent is an intimate portrait of some of the people directly affected by outdated attitudes and beliefs. The political battle fought over these beliefs has a deep personal affect on the aging population. What does this struggle have to tell us about the great need for all aging and dying people to have access to compassionate, sensitive and acceptant care? In learning more about the special needs of this population, we may also have a window into the how to support all people in our individuality as we age and die.
With the legalization of marriage for all Americans and the greater level of acceptance for LGBT people, we could come to the mistaken conclusion that bias no longer affected LGBT people. But far from it, aging and dying LGBT people face an uphill climb to get the support they need; from family, facilities and professionals. Gen Silent is an intimate portrait of some of the people directly affected by outdated attitudes and beliefs. The political battle fought over these beliefs has a deep personal affect on the aging population. What does this struggle have to tell us about the great need for all aging and dying people to have access to compassionate, sensitive and acceptant care? In learning more about the special needs of this population, we may also have a window into the how to support all people in our individuality as we age and die.
Award winning film director, Stu Maddux and Author Dr. Loren Olson get together for a visit on LGBT History and Stu's new documentary, Reel In The Closet. Listen in and learn how Stu and Loren are creating Healing Ties all around us!
Award winning film director, Stu Maddux and Author Dr. Loren Olson get together for a visit on LGBT History and Stu's new documentary, Reel In The Closet. Listen in and learn how Stu and Loren are creating Healing Ties all around us!
Award winning film director, Stu Maddux and Author Dr. Loren Olson get together for a visit on LGBT History and Stu's new documentary, Reel In The Closet. Listen in and learn how Stu and Loren are creating Healing Ties all around us!
Many of those who fought the first battles for LGBT rights now face fear of discrimination, bullying and abuse in the health and nursing care system, forcing many to return to the closet rather than confront their health care choices. Filmmaker Stu Maddux followed the lives of six LGBT elders living in Boston for a year to tell their story. Stu Maddux joins us in advance of a free screening of Gen Silent at WHRO this Thursday, find out more here.
On Tuesday, March 19th we welcome Stu Maddux, Director and Producer of the critically acclaimed documentary, 'Gen Silent' to our show. The real life stories of love, commitment, discernment, hope, happiness and despair told through the lens of “Gen Silent” are gut wrenching, yet important for all audiences in order to understand the plight of LGBT seniors in America. "The Generation that fought Hardest to come out, is going back in...To Survive." Producer/Director Stu Maddux does a splendid job in piecing together these LGBT pioneers who helped paved the way for what we know today asGay Pride. "The filmmaking is personal, heartbreaking, and the issues are real" - Huffington Post Through our conversation today, Stu will help us all learn how to 'Be A Healthy Caregiver'
On Tuesday, March 19th we welcome Stu Maddux, Director and Producer of the critically acclaimed documentary, 'Gen Silent' to our show. The real life stories of love, commitment, discernment, hope, happiness and despair told through the lens of “Gen Silent” are gut wrenching, yet important for all audiences in order to understand the plight of LGBT seniors in America. "The Generation that fought Hardest to come out, is going back in...To Survive." Producer/Director Stu Maddux does a splendid job in piecing together these LGBT pioneers who helped paved the way for what we know today asGay Pride. "The filmmaking is personal, heartbreaking, and the issues are real" - Huffington Post Through our conversation today, Stu will help us all learn how to 'Be A Healthy Caregiver'