Build Your Own National Honor Our LGBT Elders Day Event
Social Media
— Celebrating LGBTQ Elders, who through everyday authenticity or activism, have helped improve the lives of all LGBTQ people.
— Save the date! #LGBTEldersDay is coming up!
— You can get involved! 5/16 is #LGBTEldersDay. It’s time to honor the @LGBTElders in your life.
— #LGBTEldersDay celebrates the importance of honoring LGBTQ older adults and their contributions to our organizations and communities around the world.
— Join the movement; share your story and be part of #LGBTEldersDay
— Mark your calendars! 5/16 is coming soon. How will you support your #LGBTElders? Visit https://lgbteldersday.org to learn more. #LGBTEldersDay
#NationalHonorOurLGBTEldersDay
#NationalLGBTEldersDay
#LGBTEldersDay
#LGBTElders
#EldersDay
#ElderPride
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Ideas for Art Communities
— Local Museums
— College of Arts/arts programs at local universities or high schools
— Local Galleries
— Community theater and improv groups
— Life drawing with LGBTQ older adult models
— Put on an ‘paint’ night for Elders to tell the story of their lives in mixed media
— Hold a storytelling class or event with a theater group for LGBTQ Elders
— Take or host a show of intergenerational photo portraits
— Ask a museum to host LGBTQ Elder morning/afternoon special tour or show
— Host a talk or lecture on LGBTQ images in the arts
— Invite an artist (or an LGBTQ Elder artist) to exhibit work of LGBTQ Elders to your community
— Have a theater performance be LGBTQ Elders night
— Screen a movie about LGBTQ older adults and have a panel discussion afterwards
— Partnering with a museum? Tap into their newsletter
— Connect with the local office for promotion of the arts
— Have the designing of the poster/program/invitation be part of the arts project
— Talk with the marketing director of a theater to see what channels they use locally
— Invite school LGBTQ organizations to attend
Ideas for Educational Settings
— Middle School, High School, and University LGBTQ+ Groups
— University/college programs/professors in areas of: Social Work, Public Health, Media
Studies, LGBTQ Studies, Women and Gender Studies, History, Journalism, Creative Writing,
Visual and Performing Arts, and Aging Services
— GLSEN (Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network)
— Greek systems, particularly LGBTQ-oriented sororities and fraternities
— Digital storytelling recording and screening or listening events
— Adopt a LGBTQ grandparent class or dorm floor project
— Class panel discussions featuring LGBTQ Elder speakers
— Sorority/Fraternity service or fundraising projects to support LGBTQ Elders
— LGBTQ history curriculum and class research projects
— GSA Honor Our LGBTQ Elders card-making activity
— Theater project based on an oral history performance
— Public health, nursing, social work, or other department LGBTQ Elders speak-out event
— School newspapers
— University/college websites and social media calendars
— Alumni mailing or emailing lists
— GSA and Greek organization social media initiatives
— Chalk messages on college campuses
— Table tents in school cafeterias
Ideas for Healthcare Settings
— Create an opening and affirming space
— Teach providers how to ask and communicate about LGBTQ health
— Display posters and images of older LGBTQ people around the space
— Provide resources – educational web sites, CME- webinars, literature
— Offer informational tables and events
— Host events with health materials and giveaways from your center
— Event topics might include: sex after 60, safe and fun sex, sexual dysfunction and solutions, STIs to know, Hepatitis C, PrEP/PEP, HIV care, substance use, depression, loss and love
— Partners: Callen Lorde, Howard Brown Health, Lyon Martin, Mazzoni Center, Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Elders (SAGE)
— Resources: American Society on Aging, Fenway Community Health Center, Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, Healthcare Equality Index, National Lesbian and Gay Task Force, Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Elders (SAGE)
Ideas for Social Services Settings
— Local senior community centers or adult day centers
— Local LGBTQ agencies with senior/Elder focus
— Healthcare centers or health insurance agencies
— Senior housing programs
— Legal services agencies
— Local supportive services
— Put on a local health community fairs/expos for LGBTQ Elders
— Hold a lunch and learn workshop or educational seminars that provide dinner
— Coordinate a community café happy hour mixer
— Host support groups for LGBTQ Elders, caregivers, etc.
— Present nutritional demonstration classes
— Offer a health and wellness seminar or event for LGBTQ Elders
— Organize a legal clinic for LGBTQ Elders
— Host a drop in case management event for LGBTQ Elders to get basic needs, services, and
community
— Provide a presentation to agencies on LGBTQ Elders needs
— Connect with local community organizations or partnering agencies/organizations to host
events and to collaborate on marketing campaigns
— Share-for-share: ask partner agencies to share your event info and you do the same for them
— Post to websites, Facebook, and social media calendars
— Design and post fliers in cafes and on community boards
— Provide transportation if possible, to events for LGBTQ Elders
— Involve local youth to help promote events and advocate for LGBTQ Elders
