New top story from Time: The Story Behind Netflix’s Late-in-Life Coming-Out Documentary A Secret Love — technopc

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https://www.youtube.com/embed/ghv3-lpFOcc?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent Terry Donahue and Pat Henschel came together in a different world. The women fell in love in 1947, when norms around living openly as a gay person in the United States were far from what they are today. Though essentially inseparable from the moment they met, Donahue…

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COVID-19 is hitting older LGBTQ adults especially hard — Healthy and Happy

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Photo: Ted Eytan via Flickr The coronavirus pandemic has put the LGBTQ community at increased risk for severe illness and death if they develop COVID-19. A lifetime of systemic discrimination and poorer health outcomes can make older LGBTQ people especially vulnerable, according to LGBT advocates. Response to the…

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