Old Lesbians -

“People ask if I regret not having kids. I say, ‘I have hundreds.’ Between the young queers I mentored at the center and my nephews’ kids who call me Auntie M? I’m rich.”

As society continues to evolve and become more accepting of diverse lifestyles and identities, it is essential that we celebrate the lives and experiences of older lesbians. Their stories are a testament to the power of love, resilience, and identity, and they offer a powerful reminder of the importance of community, activism, and social justice. old lesbians

Before marriage equality. Before “love is love” was a hashtag. Before your local coffee shop put up a Pride flag in June—there were old lesbians. They ran the switchboards. They typed and mimeographed newsletters by hand. They bought the houses in “dangerous” neighborhoods because no one else would sell to them. They nursed each other through the AIDS crisis when the rest of the world looked away. They organized potlucks, softball leagues, and blood drives in equal measure. “People ask if I regret not having kids

The poet and activist Audre Lorde—who was, herself, an old lesbian before she died at 58—wrote: “I am deliberate and afraid of nothing.” Their stories are a testament to the power