60. Is 30 Gay Death? by A Jaded Gay published on 2023-06-06T22:01:55Z Stereotypical gay culture has idolized youth, beauty, and sex, which has resulted in the concept of Gay Death, the all-too-popular myth that gay men have aged beyond attractiveness once they turn 30. In this episode, we’re discussing why gay men fear growing older, the concept of internalized gay ageism and its negative impacts on our mental health, and how we can embrace our age. Full Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/60-is-30-gay-death/id1619338054?i=1000615839802 Additional Resources: Gay Death (Urban Dictionary) https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Gay%20Death Gay Death (Wikipedia) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gay_death 'Gay Death': They Say 30 is the New 25 https://www.smh.com.au/opinion/gay-death-they-say-30-new-25-20150819-gj3726.html Gay Death Stocktake — A Review https://badapple.gay/2022/09/08/gay-death/ Everyday Ageism and Health https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/156038/0192_NPHA-ageism-report_FINAL-07132020.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y Internalized Gay Ageism, Mattering, and Depressive Symptoms Among Midlife and Older Gay-Identified Men https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/gay-ageism-older-gay-men/ Internalized Gay Ageism, Mattering, and Depressive Symptoms Among Midlife and Older Gay-Identified Men https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4689679/ Internalized Ageism and Homophobia a Toxic Mixture for Older Gay Men https://www.logotv.com/news/79a6si/internalized-ageism-and-homophobia-a-toxic-mixture-for-older-gay-men Yet Another Problem for Older Gay Men: “Internalized Gay Ageism” https://slate.com/human-interest/2015/12/gay-aging-study-says-internalized-gay-ageism-affects-gay-men-as-they-get-older.html LGBT People: Let's Talk About Ageism https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lgbt-people-lets-talk-abo_b_3837461 Op-ed: In Defense of Aging https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2013/08/27/op-ed-defense-aging Old Lesbians Organizing for Change https://oloc.org/about-oloc/ National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging https://www.lgbtagingcenter.org/ 30 is NOT 'Gay Death' Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/gay/comments/jfadef/30_is_not_gay_death/# Get Your Merch https://a-jaded-gay.creator-spring.com/ Support the show https://www.patreon.com/ajadedgaypod Genre News & Politics