New film shows heartbreaking isolation of being LGBT and growing old
A new documentary examines what it means to be LGBT in the later stages of life.
āGen Silentā, by Logo, examines the generation gap between the ageing LGBT community and their younger counterparts.
It looks at LGBT people feeling forced to go back into the closet when they enter care homes.
Gay ācureā therapy is also a subject of the documentary, as stories are told of counsellors and pastors attempting to ācureā gay people.
The heartbreaking first trailer for the film has been released by Logo, and explores the importance of bridging the generation gaps in the LGBT community.
In the trailer, the subjects talk about having lost their families, or having been disowned by them.
Speaking to the Huffington Post, director Stu Maddox said: āThe isolation was justā¦ canāt describe it. We queer folk donāt have a patent on growing old alone but we definitely get a double dose of it because our support group is smaller.
āEven now, itās more likely you have a brother or sister who has āissuesā with you and wonāt be there for you in the crunch, or that you lost a lot friends from AIDS in the 80s/90s, or maybe you just donāt want the married with children life.
āAll of these things made me realise that itās extra important to fill my life starting now with people who will really love me enough to wipe my bottom later on. Did I just say that? Yup. Itās true though.ā
Watch the trailer for āGen Silentā below:
