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Age of Love: a risqué art exhibition with Pete McKee
I’m delighted to share the news that I have been working with the brilliant Pete McKee on a project for […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
The secret sex lives of older people that can make us rethink our idea of intimacy
Imaging intimacy: Challenging stereotypes of age, sex and health
I recently came across this fabulous project led by Andy Chen. The project involved designing a sexual health promotion […]
When it comes to older people and sex, doctors put their heads in the sand
The sex lives of older people have received a lot of attention recently. From the Netflix sitcom Grace and Frankie, […]
Geriatric porn? Tom Ford’s Forever Love
It’s rare to see images of older people caught in the throes of passion. That’s why I love Tom Ford’s […]
Older people and sexual risk-taking: Combating rising STIs among older Australians
I’m excited to tell you about a project that has just started Sex, Age & Me which will explore older […]
Putting ageing and sexual health and wellbeing on the agenda
On Friday 6th February 2015 the Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing (MICRA), Manchester Metropolitan University, Age UK and […]
Don’t ask don’t tell: Helping health professionals to better address the sexual health needs of their older clients
Research consistently tells us that health professionals (HPs) can experience significant barriers to addressing the sexual and intimacy needs of […]
Dr Sharron Hinchliff 