Its perfectly ok to take them for granted -=- but we should never forget they came at a price
Ageism is a classic example of what happens when wee do
The older guys that get so much stick on sites like Fitlads Gaydar were the guys that lead the way - made it passable to be out - they largely helped shape the commercial gay scene that simply did not exist 30 years ago
You no longer get arrested for sleeping with guys - all these rights came at terrific cost -
25 years ago when hiv-aids came along - The gay community - or some anyway were first there setting up help lines support and education. And are still operating today and highly respected organisations.
Surely all these things are the reason we can attend PRIDE and have something to be proud about.
The next big challenge will be what the older gay guys do in old age - largely its uncharted territory but I for one don't want to be shunted into some nasty care home
The Gay community should be thinking how we want to be housed - looked after if we become frail
How would you like to be cared for - Surely an alternative old age will be possible - in major centres of London Brighton Manchester etc
Or we can simply say fuck the old codgers - im O.K. - im not going to get old -
YER RIGHT!
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Sylvester
Tribute to Sylvester - By the time Sylvester died on December 16, 1988 of AIDS-related complications, he had firmly cemented his reputation as one of the most original and talented musicians to come out of the disco arena. While Sylvester represented to mainstream America the Black and gay cultural origins of disco music, his body of work included not only crucial contributions to the disco songbook, but also ballads that proved he was a versatile stylist who brought a realness and depth to all his material.
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