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EVENTS: Author Lucas Hildebrand Discusses His New Book, The Bars Are Ours: Histories and Cultures of Gay Bars in America, 1960 and After (December 5)
When: December 5
Where: Zoom and Facebook
Time: 6:30 p.m. EST
Virtual via Zoom and FaceBook Live
Registration required:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kcI9GBaiR0CF4nZ4e8Tz1A#/registrationConversation Series Hosted by Stonewall National Museum, Archives and Library
Author Lucas Hilderbrand’s new book The Bars Are Ours: Histories and Cultures of Gay Bars in America, 1960, will be released on November 21 and at 6:30pm EST on December 5, 2023, Hilderbrand will be live on Zoom and Facebook to discuss and answer questions.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kcI9GBaiR0CF4nZ4e8Tz1A#/registration
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EVENTS: 12th Annual LGBTQ+ Elders In an Ever-Changing World Conference (Online, June 15)
Save the date:
Thursday, June 15, 2023
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. EST / *4.5 CEUs available
Conference Fee:
$95 – with CEUs / $75 – No-CEUs / $25 – Seniors and Students
Registration details will be provided in a follow-up post.
View the conference website HERE.
A virtual one-day conference focusing on interdisciplinary practice and community engagement for people working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning + older adults and caregivers.
People looking for alternative resources, services, or community programs to help support their individual aging or caregiving needs are also invited to attend.
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EVENTS: Readout – A Festival of Lesbian Literature, February 18-20 (Virtual/Zoom)
Join us for the fifth annual ReadOut Festival! ReadOut 2022 will once again showcase literature by, for, and about lesbians in a unique hybrid event of live-streamed interactive Pods and prerecorded author readings in strings of Pearls. With the magic of Zoom, readers and participants may attend this free event from anywhere in the world. -
EVENTS: Alzheimer’s LA Making Memories Festival Nov. 14 (Los Angeles)
Where: LA State Historic Park
1245 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
When: Sunday, November 14, 2021
Time: 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Price: $25 (general admission)Join us for the Making Memories Festival:
A Celebration of LA Food & Music
Help us honor and celebrate Alzheimer’s LA’s 40 years of service to the community with this multicultural festival! It would not be a celebration of our history and our community if we didn’t include incredible local food vendors and musical artists that truly represent the diversity of LA culture.
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EVENTS: New Hope Celebrates Book Club, ‘Gay Bar’ by Jeremy Aherton Lin
When: Wednesday, Sep 22, 6:30 PMWhere: 162 Carousel Lane,Lahaska, PA 18931
Join us on Wednesday, September 22nd at 6:30 PM at the Lahaska Book Shop for the New Hope Celebrates Book Club! We will be discussing Gay Bar by Jeremy Atherton Lin.Jeremy Atherton Lin is an Asian-American essayist based in the UK. Jeremy studied playwriting at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), then worked as an editor in San Francisco before transplanting to London, where he took a job in retail and hung out at bars. After gaining some attention for his candid observations in blogs and zines, he wound up on the Writing MA at the Royal College of Art (RCA). He has since contributed to The Yale Review, Granta, The White Review, ArtReview, Literary Hub, The Face, W, Tinted Window, and the Times Literary Supplement. His debut book Gay Bar (2021) was selected as a New York Times Editors’ Choice and Guardian Book of the Week. Jeremy’s mixtapes can be heard on NTS Radio, Spotify, and Mixcloud.
Learn more at https://bit.ly/3yQQpAO
Have an event you’d like announced? Email the details to: events @ lgbtsr.com
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EVENTS: Provincetown Events Calendar (Since We’re Here Anyway!)
We’re enjoying our annual trip to Provincetown, with a time share this week every year. This is one of my favorite vacation spots, even with the interminable drive from our home in New Jersey. There’s a lot going on in and around PTown throughout the year, so here’s a link to their events calendar. Check it out, sign up for something, and enjoy!
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Alzheimer’s Los Angeles Offers Virtual Support Group for Caregivers of LGBTQ Persons with Dementia (Second Monday of Each Month)
I was recently contacted by my friend Stephen Dolainski and made aware of the virtual support groups being offered by Alzheimer’s Los Angeles for caregivers of persons with dementia and/or Alzheimer’s. Steve was profiled in 2019 in Spectrum News for his experience with his lifelong friend Al. He’s a member of this virtual support group and we want to let any caregivers know it’s a vital source available for them, and they can join remotely via Zoom every second Monday of the month from wherever they live.
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EVENTS: William Way LGBT Community Center Offers ‘Trans Way’ Weekly Social Group Zoom Meetings (Thursdays)
TransWay: Zoom Meetings
When: Thursday, August 5 (ongoing)Thursdays, 7:30pm – 9:00pmDescription
Weekly: Thursdays
A weekly social group for the transgender and gender nonconforming community. To join this group make a request on the group’s Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/group s/TransWayWilli amWay/ -
EVENTS: Senior Planet Offers Digital Essentials for Older Adult Caregivers & Recipients of Care (8/9 – 9/21)
Course Description
Digital EssentialsRegistration is Open – RSVP Below – All sessions are in Eastern Time Zone
This virtual course was designed specifically for older adult caregivers age 60+ and recipients of care. The course will meet twice per week over Zoom for 75 minutes. Training sessions will demonstrate how digital tools and platforms make everyday tasks easier and can be used to improve your physical and mental well-being. By the end of the 6-week course, you will be able to:
- Use Zoom to attend events (and class!) virtually
- Understand best practices for navigating the internet safely
- Explore a demo banking website and appreciate the benefits of online banking
- Order groceries online and have them delivered to your home
- Recognize the benefits of telemedicine and home delivery for prescription medicines
- Use messaging apps to stay in touch with friends and family anywhere in the world
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Gay Travelers Magazine: L.A. Black Pride Weekend Kicks Off Free Community Drive Festivities
This article is reprinted with permission from Gay Travelers Magazine
L.A. Black Pride Weekend Kicks Off Free Community Driven Festivities
Throughout Los Angeles and West Hollywood
The 7th Annual LA Black Pride celebration is taking place this year from Thursday, July 1 – Monday, July 5,2021. This 5-day Black Pride celebration is curated and produced by BBE Group, Founder and CEO, Brandon Anthony and his team.Last year, Anthony led the charge on organizing the ALL BLACK LIVES MATTER MARCH which brought together over 20,000 people marching down Highland Ave to La Brea to amplify black queer voices and support BLM. Anthony’s goal has always been rooted in creating safe spaces for LGBTQ and the Black queer community. This year’s 2021 LA Black Pride has evolved into a weekend of conversation, events and initiatives that are set forth to truly change the representation of the Black queer community in Los Angeles.
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EVENTS: National Leaders Convene June 8-11 for First Virtual Aging Conference
The National Council on Aging will hold its first virtual conference Jun 8-11.
Age+Action to focus on key issues impacting older adults
May 7, 2020 (Arlington, VA) – The National Council on Aging (NCOA), a trusted national leader working to ensure that every person can age well, has announced that its annual conference that brings together thought leaders in aging is going virtual this year.
The 2020 Age+Action Conference, June 8-11, originally scheduled for Dallas, TX, will now be turned into a virtual experience for hundreds of leaders from community-based organizations across the country to discuss trends and issues impacting older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
With older adults and aging services professionals at higher risk for the virus, NCOA quickly worked to shift its conference from in-person to virtual. The event will feature over 150 sessions and 100 speakers, allowing professionals to connect, learn, and share best practices to better serve older Americans in their communities.
“Now more than ever, professionals who are serving our nation’s older adults need to come together to learn and share,” said Josh Hodges, NCOA Chief Customer Officer. “While we must be physically distant, we must stay professionally connected. That’s why we quickly moved to a virtual conference this year. Our local partners are grateful that they can stay safe and still stay connected, so they can continue their important work.”
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EVENTS: NADRC Webinar: What We Can Do to Support LGBT Adults Living with Dementia
The National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center (NADRC) is holding a webinar on [Monday] April 13, “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Dementia Care: What We Can Do to Support LGBT Adults Living with Dementia.”LGBT older adults may be at greater risk for dementia and yet many services are not designed with LGBT individuals in mind. The San Francisco LGBT Dementia Care Project is an innovative project with the goal of increasing access to dementia-capable care for the LGBT community. The webinar will highlight the importance and challenges of reaching a vital but invisible population and discuss ways individuals and organizations can be more attuned to the needs of LGBT constituents with dementia by adapting policy and programmatic changes.
The webinar is part of the NADRC web seminar series, sponsored by the Administration for Community Living. It is being hosted by the American Society on Aging (ASA).
For more information and to register, click here.
