LGBT Center Film Series Screening of "Gen Silent"

Gen Silent startlingly discovers how oppression in the years before Stonewall now affects older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people with fear and isolation. Many who won the first civil rights victories for generations to come are now dying prematurely because they are reluctant to ask for help and have too few friends or family to care for them. 

Gen Silent shows the disparity in the quality of paid caregiving from mainstream care facilities committed to making their LGBT residents safe and happy, to places where LGBT elders face discrimination by staff and bullying by other seniors. As we watch the challenges they face, we are offered new hope as each person crosses paths with impassioned people trying to change LGBT aging for the better.

Presented in collaboration with Handwerker Gallery and Ithaca College Gerontology Institute.

Thursday, February 16, 2017 at 6:00pm

Handwerker Gallery

Individuals who would like to request accessibility accommodations should contact Lmaurer@ithaca.edu. We ask that requests be made as soon as possible to ensure they can be met.

Event Type

Screening

Departments/Offices

LGBT Center

Contact Email:

Lmaurer@ithaca.edu

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