Gay 55 video

David Kordansky Gallery Modern York is pleased to present Survey, an exhibition of film and video works made by William E. Jones over the last three decades. His first New York survey exhibition in an art-specific context, the show will be on view June 24 through August 5, 2022. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, June 23 from 6 until 8 PM. The exhibition features a representative selection of twelve videos divided among three simultaneous projections. Two projections account for a single program, mostly featuring works with sound, that repeats every other hour; the third is dedicated to Rejected (2017), a single silent serve almost eight hours in length.

William E. Jones is a Los Angeles-based artist, filmmaker, and writer whose work transcends traditional boundaries of genre and subject matter. His videos, whi

Michael Sam story: NFL comes out of 'dark ages' on gay players

There has never been an openly gay player in the National Football League, America's largest professional football league. That may change this May if Michael Sam is drafted by the league, as expected.

Before coming out publicly as a gay bloke earlier this month, Michael Sam had dinner in Los Angeles with David Kopay. The former running back came out as a gay man in 1975 - three years after his last season in the league.

Kopay says secretly being a gay noun in the NFL was traumatic, fancy "living in the dark ages". He told the BBC that he believes it will be different for Sam and other gay players today.

Produced by Travis Peterson and Regan Morris

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Rainbow Vista

Rainbow Vista is an LGBTQ senior (55+) community located in Gresham, Oregon, 15 miles from downtown Portland. Here you can live in a safe, non-threatening, and discrimination-free environment and truly be yourself.

Apartment options are studio, and one bedroom.

Communal facilities add a large event space, a easy area for chats, a video theatre with large screen TV and surround sound, a game room with a pool table, and a music room.

Included in your rent are basic internet service, off-street parking, laundry facilities, and all utilities except noun.

Activities add BBQs on the deck, movies in our theater, birthday and holiday gatherings, and occasional forays to local restaurants.

Please note: Rainbow Vista is for active seniors. We are not staffed to provide food services, assisted living or medical care services. You may ponder of us as just an apartment building, but one with this unique difference: all residents belong to the LGBTQ community.



I finally came out as gay at 55 years ancient after 2 marriages with women. Telling my children was surprisingly easy.

I'm a middle-aged man who has been married twice and widowed. I'm also a father to two grown children. And I'm gay.

My sexuality was a burden I carried for so long, and hiding it became part of my core identity, weighing me down. But I finally had the courage to come out at 55. Honestly, I sometimes wish I hadn't waited so long. 

Growing up in the '80s was not a reliable environment for a queer kid, so I chose to hide my right self

Growing up in the '80s in Las Vegas, I was in a different, difficult moment. I knew as early as 12 or 13 that I was alternative, but in those days, I had no frame of reference for what it meant to be gay. Blatant homophobia and pressure to fit in left me thinking I was some sort of freak. I avoided getting close to anyone and buried my secret, in favor of a more "normal" experience.

I eventually met and married a wonderful female who knew my secret, and we started a family together. When cancer stole her a few years later, I was left with