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Tag Archive for ‘stereotypes’
The art of romance & everlasting love
Love that lasts. The Elderlies is a visual story of older couples who have been together for many decades. London-based […]
Come again? Older adults benefit from talking about sex with friends
Sex. It’s not a topic of conversation for older adults, or is it? We’ve all heard of the stereotype that […]
The Art of Aging
At a time when the coronavirus pandemic is revealing a deeply held prejudice towards older adults, it is a delight […]
Meet the woman campaigning for anti-ageist sexual health
Author: Maggie Scaife for Bricks Magazine Sexual health amongst the older generation isn’t considered a priority for healthcare services and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Twiggy effect? Older women as models in fashion and beauty campaigns
Over the past 12 months there’s been an increase in the number of female celebrities aged 50 and older appearing […]
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 […]
Middle-aged women, nakedness and sex: Making the invisible visible
Two articles published 24 hours apart in the lifestyle sections of two very different UK news websites covered similar […]
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 […]
Sexism, ageism and all the other isms: Prof Jenny Saul on implicit bias and stereotype threat
In a previous post I wrote about implicit bias: a term that is used to describe the process when stereotypes […]
Dr. Sharron Hinchliff 