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Sharron
Passion for change: Promoting the sexual rights of older people
I was recently interviewed for The Psychologist (magazine of the British Psychological Society) about my work on the sexual rights of […]
Older Women Rock!
Wow. I have just found this amazing project Older Women Rock! by Leah Thorn. The project is about exploring and […]
Safer-sex in the over-60s
As part of our project Sex, Age & Me which we recently carried out in Australia we talked to 53 […]
Older people do not have sexual rights
Oh yes they do! And there is an urgent need to protect these sexual rights, as evidence continues to grow […]
A triple whammy of stigma: Sexuality & older people
A wonderful write-up of our Ageing and Sexualities symposium, that featured in the The Psychologist: the magazine of The British […]
Grandma Williams talks sex and love
There has been a lot of interest in the sex lives of older people recently. Indeed, hardly a day goes […]
Sex, Age & Me: What everybody ought to know
Two years ago I wrote about the Sex, Age & Me project that we had launched in Australia. It is […]
STDs never get old: Rapping the safer sex message to older people
Regular visitors to my website will have spotted that I’ve blogged about sexually transmitted infections (STIs) or diseases (STDs) in […]
Short of dropping Viagra in his tea, I don’t know what to do!
We know that sex can be important to older people’s quality of life. Lots of studies tell us about the […]
Knowledge, stigma and risky sex: STIs in the over 45s
Why over 45s are at risk of sexually transmitted infections – new findings Jenny Dalrymple, Glasgow Caledonian University One consequence […]
Creases: Tate Modern explores age, sexual identities, anxieties and desires
As part of the Bedfellows Sex Re-education programme of events, Tate Modern is hosting a performance called ‘Creases’ which […]
Backseat Bingo: Sexy seniors seeking the same
Produced by the film maker Liz Blazer, Backseat Bingo is a short animated documentary which explores ‘sexy seniors’ who are […]
Old, beautiful bodies
Once again I have found an artist who is doing wonderful work on the ageing body beautiful. Jade Beall […]
Old bags: The art of midlife women
What a fantastic way to use visual art to challenge the (negative) social constructions of gender and ageing. I’ve […]
Farm-to-vagina lube? Grace and Frankie tackle intimate dryness
Well, what can I say? Grace and Frankie (the fabulous show starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin) take on the […]
I Know a Woman Like That
I Know a Woman Like That is an uplifting documentary produced by Elaine Madsen and her daughter Virginia Madsen. They […]
Sexy, sassy and over 50
‘Sexy, sassy and over 50’. That’s the subheading given to a feature recently published in Huff/Post 50. The […]
Invisible and silent: The sexual assault of older women
My post re-blogged from the Journal of Advanced Nursing’s interactive blog, which marked the United Nation’s 16 Days of Activism […]
The secret sex lives of older people that can make us rethink our idea of intimacy
It’s not often you see people over-50 having sex on screen. It’s so rare, in fact, that the sex scenes […]
Dr. Sharron Hinchliff 