The number of Americans ages 65 and older is 46 million. The adult LGBT population in America is roughly 11.3 million. So how come the latter group gets Gay Pride Week and the former gets bupkis?Admit it: In America circa 2019, being gay or any of the other letters in LGBT (and of course Q) is considered to be cool, with it, trendy, forward-thinking and something of which to be proud. Meanwhile, being over 65 is seen as pathetic, dull, boring, unworthy of mention or attention, dissipated, demented, withered and not worth a damn. If you're gay, the gayer the better! If you're old, your stock goes down with every year.
This is clearly wrong thinking. After all, seniors have survived heart attacks, strokes, diseases, wars, natural disasters, plagues and who knows what else. Shouldn't we be proud? I say we celebrate not being dead yet with a national Senior Pride Week where everyone who is not attached to machinery in an ICU and is still conscious gets out and shows the world we still matter.
Let's organize marches and rallies in every city across the land -- walkers, canes and wheelchairs allowed. Nancy Pelosi could lead the way. (I'm not kidding.)
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