In this episode, Barbara Satin discusses the magnificence of life after 60, why trans people choose their battles carefully, developing a culture of respect for age, the importance of educating service providers around LGBT-specific issues and the relevance of the welcoming church movement.

As a trans woman, I guess the issues that I face are concern that I won't be treated respectfully, that services I receive will not be affirming of who I am and that I'm gonna have to fight for services. Barbara Satin is a transgender activist involved with both the local and national gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities. She is a founder of GLBT Generations, a group that works to educate people about the needs of LGBT persons as they grow old. Nationally, she serves on the Executive Council of the United Church of Christ, the first transgender woman to have a national leadership role in that denomination, and is the Interim Program Director for the Institute of Welcoming Resources, a program of the National Gay Lesbian Task Force, working to support the unconditional welcome of people of all sexual orientations and gender identities and their families in the church home of their choice.

From the Long View: LGBT Elders and Experts Speak is a five-part interview series from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force that features selected members of the first-ever National LGBT Aging Roundtable.


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