Wednesday, May 2 • 7 PM • Evanston Public Library
GEN SILENT
by Stu Maddox
What would you do if you were old, disabled or ill – and the person feeding you put down the spoon and said that you are going to hell unless you change your sexual preference? Social workers around the world say it’s happening every day.
Director Stu Maddux touching new documentary GEN SILENT follows the day-to-day lives of several LGBT seniors who must face the difficult question if they will hide their friends, their spouses – their entire lives in order to survive in the care system. This eye-opening exposé reveals gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender older people so afraid of discrimination or bullying by others that many simply go back into the closet.
A post-screening discussion will be led by Serena Worthington, National SAGE Program and Britta Larson, Senior Services Director, Center on Halsted.
Co-presented with the Aging Well Conference.
