Golden Men: The Power of Gay Midlife
Unveiling the Triumphs of Gay Midlife: Dr. Harold Kooden's Transformative Exploration in 'Golden Men
The coming-out process has taught a gay man many lessons that are useful throughout his life. This book details the depth and range of these lessons which in combination with many of the unique life experiences, the gay man is actually well-prepared to successfully deal with his entrance into middle age and beyond. The sequential exercises facilitate a focused path for successful aging in comparison with other books on this topic. This book is unique in its exploration of the coming-out process and its relevance for a lifetime of successful aging. Though originally written and published in 2000 for gay men, the subsequent public response has shown that the exercises and the principles of aging are applicable to all people.
AUTHOR, CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST and LGBTQ+ Activism
About Me
Harold Kooden, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, a graduate of the University of Chicago, and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA). He is a founder and Board Member of the National Gay and Lesbian Health Education Foundation, a Board Member of the New York State Martin Luther King Jr. Institute for Nonviolence, a founding member and community activist of Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE), and the NYC AIDS Network. He is the North American Representative for the International Lesbian and Gay Association. Besides having authored many articles on gay psychology, in 2000, he published Golden Men: The Power of Gay Midlife. He continues his activism with SAGE and, with his husband, founded an ongoing Salon focused on racism and white privilege. In this installment of the JGLMH Oral History series, Emeritus Editor Dr Jack Drescher interviews Dr. Kooden.