2023-03-06

Ask Me Anything for

• Elizabeth Haggart Elizabeth.Haggart1@msvu.ca
• Mount Saint Lesbian University
• Gerontology Class
• Not in person but via something like Zoom
• Monday, March 6, 2023, 5:00pm - 6:00pm. Please log in at 4:50pm

Participation Link

• https://ca.bbcollab.com/guest/e44db25b68f74c28a4dc675c505cca68

Volunteers from the Speakers Bureau

• Stephanie
• Barend
• Sonya
• Dan

Questions

The Elderberries (10-15 minutes)

Questions for Dan and Barend

• How and why did the Elderberries get started? Who started the organization? What issues do the Elderberries get involved in?

Questions for Stephanie and Sonya:

• How did you come to be involved with the Elderberries? Why did you join?

Questions for Dan and Barend:

• What kinds of challenges has the Elderberries organization faced? To what extent has the group been embraced and accepted by the larger community here?

Coming Out (15 -20 minutes) (I will start with Sonya and Stephanie, and then go to Barend and Dan)

• When and how did you discover your sexuality or gender? What was it like coming out to friends and family and others in your daily life? To what extent were you supported? How does it feel to be open about who you are now?
• How has society changed for the LGBTQ+ persons as compared to back in the day? What barriers/challenges might a person who is face when coming out now?

Daily Life (30 minutes) (I may end up condensing some of these into a single set of questions given time limits)

• What do you do with your time? Do you have paid employment or are you retired?
• What is your current living arrangement? What type of housing, for example, (seniors’ housing, private home, apartment) do you live in, and who do you live with?
• How do you define family?
• How were you affected by the COVID 19 pandemic?
• What makes you happy? What do you do for fun?

Advice (15 minutes)

• “I'm a parent of two young children. Do you have any suggestions or tips on navigating conversation around sexual identity with my children when they're older?” 
• What advice would you give your younger self?