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When aging forces you back into hiding your true self

I'm 82 and gay and moving into a senior community where I'll probably have to go back in the closet because these people won't understand.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Marginalized identities face renewed invisibility in traditional care settings, forcing painful choices between safety and authenticity.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Identity in old age and approaching death?”

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