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title: Rethinking What It Means to Age
date: 2024-09-16T13:35:00-04:00
author: Jonese Austin
canonical_url: "https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/what-is-age-queer"
section: Resources
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[Health & Sexuality Info](/health-info)# Rethinking What It Means to Age

This zine, created by nonbinary activist Ryan Backer, examines social preconceptions of aging and raises awareness of ageism within an intersectional context. Backer, a self-described "old person in training" encourages us to reconsider the binary of young versus old, and to reject ageist ideas that are fueled by capitalism. The zine also provides tips and activities for groups and partners that discuss aging. While this resource doesn't explicitly center a feminist perspective, it provides a helpful intersectional and queer framework for rethinking how we understand aging for people of all genders and sexual identities.

> There is no "perfect age"! And I would say no stage at all, or stages for that matter. From my experience, and from the experience I witness of others, aging is more like a playset, with a slide, climbing bars, ladders to go up and down on, poles to slide on, ledges to jump off of, and wood chips to break our falls.

[View the zine ](https://www.ageactivism.com/age-queer-zine)

• AUTHOR: Ryan Backer • LAST UPDATED: June 1, 2019

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- [ growing older](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/subject-area/growing-older)
- [ confronting ageism](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/themes/confronting-ageism)
- [ lgbtqia+ aging](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/themes/lgbtqia-aging)
- [queer](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/queer)
- [genderqueer](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/genderqueer)
- [LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual)](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/lgbtqia-lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender-queer-intersex-and-asexual)
- [capitalism](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/capitalism-2)
- [ageism](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/ageism)
- [non-binary](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/non-binary)
- [artistic expression](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/artistic-expression)
- [activism](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/activism)
- [social justice](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/social-justice)

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## Finding an LGBTQ+ Inclusive Long-Term Care Community

A guide for people seeking inclusive long-term care for LGBTQ+ elders.

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A guide for people seeking inclusive long-term care for LGBTQ+ elders.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/a-guide-to-finding-an-lgbtqia-inclusive-long-term-care-community)

[Stories & ConversationsWatch

## Using the Media To Explore My Asexuality

MB discusses the role of the media in teaching her about asexuality and the asexuality spectrum.

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MB discusses the role of the media in teaching her about asexuality and the asexuality spectrum.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/stories-conversations/my-story-using-the-media-to-explore-my-asexuality)

[ResourcesRead

## A Report on American Indian and Alaska Native LGBT Adults in the US

A report on American Indian and Alaska Native LGBT adults in the United States, with information on how aging and care impact those populations and communities.

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A report on American Indian and Alaska Native LGBT adults in the United States, with information on how aging and care impact those populations and communities.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/a-report-on-american-indian-and-alaska-native-lgbtqia-adults-in-the-us)