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How to do it well because we are all going to do it
Growing "Golder"

With so much of gay culture focused on the young, maintaining a healthy attitude about getting older is difficult for many men in the gay community. A new book, entitled Golden Men: The Power of Gay Midlife, helps gay men see aging in a more positive light. This illuminating Q & A with author Harold Kooden, Ph.D. explores some of the book's broader themes.

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Diseases & Conditions
Aging
  • Balding, male pattern baldness, alopecia
  • Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
  • Hair loss
  • High Blood Pressure
  • Hypertension
  • Osteoporosis
  • Prostate Tumors
  • Articles

    Age really IS just a number
    The average age of all the cells in an adult’s body may be as young as 7 to 10 years

    Gay seniors face healthcare abuse
    A Canadian study shows mistreatment of gay and lesbian patients

    Report: U.S. failing in HIV/AIDS efforts
    Though a leader in the worldwide fight aganst HIV/AIDS, the U.S. is failing to effectively combat the disease at home

    Exercise Can Improve Mood in Elderly
    An effective way for the elderly to turn a grimace into a grin is through regular exercise.

    Emotional Health Improves As We Age
    You might think that the burden of aging, loss, illness and death would harm the emotional well-being of older adults. But researchers have found that emotional health improves as we get older.

    Let Us Decide: Healthcare Proxies and Living Wills
    Here's some information that helps define what healthcare proxies and living wills are and how they may help your family. Take the quiz at the end!

    More Young Gay Men Are Contracting HIV from Steady Partners
    In recent years, young gay men have become more likely to contract HIV from a steady sexual partner than from a casual one, according to a study of men in the Netherlands.

    Sensitivity Training on LGBT Aging Scheduled in San Francisco and Philadelphia
    The American Society on Aging (ASA) is providing training for service providers and other professionals concerning the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) elders.


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