Gay older men

All I cared about was what people thought of me. I lost a year out of my life with a nearly deadly brain infection and discovered it after I totaled a rent-a-car. I battled severe depressiontried suicide three timesand was laid off three times.

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My 50s were a jumbled mess. From. Instead, it unraveled and got tangled up in melodrama after melodrama. Witness how these men, who prove that age is just a number, spend a day full of sports. At 20, I was certain my future would nightmarishly include a wife and kids.

On the Older Men channel, you will get to know the active lives of old but sporty and charismatic men. My 40s, for the most part, were also a mess. I never did any drugs. I thank God, and my dad, about 50 times a day.

At 30, I was halfway between being out and being in denial. For so long, I was gay and embarrassed by it. I, for sure, had imposter syndrome, but now I look back and see how good I was at my job, and how fulfilling it was. At 60, I look back on that career, and marvel.

When it started to unspool, I tried to rewind it, to no avail. I wasted a lot of time around drinking and its consequences. My sexuality was the thread that connected all those decades, and it was always frayed.

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At the same time, I am overwhelmed with a sense of gratitude. But I am lucky. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Today I turn 60, and perhaps one of the biggest surprises of being 60 is being so happy with who I am.

I had a reputation for being the life of the party.

is a community for older gay men and the men who love them. I drank for 40 years. Self-loathing to self-pity to self-awareness. God gave me a big break after I was laid off in my last corporate PR job in I am extremely grateful for getting a second act this late in my life.

On Mondays, I would count the hours till it was party time again. Being 60 provides an opportunity to take an assessment, and look back at where I was on previous milestone birthdays.