Generation You- Project Crysp's forum on inter-generational realtionships.

I always try to imagine what we all are missing because of the deaths of so many wonderful people to AIDS. The impact on our culture is so great but do we even know just how great it is? Take a moment and think about the art that will never be made, the stories that will never be told, the costumes that will never be sewn, the play that will never be staged or the hugs and kisses you’ll never get.

So how do we remember?

Chris Bartlett, has started The Gay History Wiki to reclaim the memories of thousands of people who died from AIDS.

You may remember Chris Bartlett, the director of the Greater Philadelphia LGBT Leadership Initiative who participated in the Project Crysp forum Generation You.

From the New York Times Article:

“So much was lost when those lives were ripped out of the heart of the city,” said Mr. Bartlett. “There were 4,600 men who died from a gay male population of about 26,000” in Philadelphia, he added.

And later in the article:

“At this point, everybody knows the value of participating in a social network that’s alive,” said Mr. Bartlett, who is linked as a friend of Dominic Bash online and whose Twitter address is the name of another gay man who is long gone: @Harveymilk. “I’m making the case that the value people offer to a social network does not disappear when they die,” he said.

[Via Lifelube]

Much like society in general, the gay community is stratified along age lines. Gay men are living longer than ever and some older folks feel disconnected to the younger generations that have not had the same experiences they’ve had.

On the other hand, young people seem to be forging their way forward in this world without the benefit of mentorship from older gay people. Is this a sign of progress in gay rights or are younger people blind to older people’s experiences? How do we find the common ground for conversation and camaraderie among people of different ages?

On today’s special edition of Feast of Fun, we’re teaming up with Project Crysp to bring you a podcast forum taped in front of a live audience at the Center on Halsted in Chicago, Illinois.

We have a THINK PINK TANK- a multi-generational panel of experts on how to break down the barriers when it comes to age differences: Bill Rydewells, a founder of TPAN (Test Positive Aware Network) and a member of SAGE, the Center on Halsted’s Advocate and Service group for GLBT Seniors; Tony Alvarado Rivera, a coordinator at the Broadway Youth Center’s LGBT Mentor Program, which aims to build healthy relationships between generations in our community; and Chris Bartlett, the director of the Greater Philadelphia LGBT Leadership Initiative.

Listen as we take you on a deep discussion on what it means to age as a gay man and how we can bridge the gap to become a happier, healthier and more connected society.

Plus questions from the audience live! You don’t want to miss it.

Be sure to check out:
Jason Smith’s gallery of photos from the event & his video montage of the show.
Feast of Fun photos gallery.

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