GLBT elders have been called an invisible generation. A search of Google scholar using the terms “invisibility of GLBT elders” will show more than 2,000 journal articles referencing this phenomenon. Some older folks, especially those in the “pre-Stonewall” generation (those aging prior to the late 1960s), lived a discreet personal life, which enabled them to survive in a hostile social environment. Many in this WWII generation are proud they were able to hide their sexual orientation.
By Ken South
GLBT elders have been called an invisible generation. A search of Google scholar using the terms “invisibility of GLBT elders” will show more than 2,000 journal articles referencing this phenomenon. Some older folks, especially those in the “pre-Stonewall” generation (those aging prior to the late 1960s), lived a discreet personal life, which enabled them to survive in a hostile social environment. Many in this WWII generation are proud they were able to hide their sexual orientation.