Can Middle-Aged Queers Save the World? RSA LGBTQIA+ Network Conversation

The RSA’s mission is to unleash creativity and collective action to solve the challenges of our time. What if one of the greatest untapped forces for change is hiding in plain sight: middle-aged queer folk? 

Join the RSA LGBTQIA+ Network for an online conversation with Tash Koster-Thomas and Dr Paul Taylor-Pitt, author of Still Here! Still Queer! Now What? This groundbreaking new book that captures the voices, struggles, and brilliance of a generation that has lived through seismic cultural shifts. 

From the devastation of the AIDS crisis to the hard-won victories for LGBTQ+ rights, this generation carries resilience, insight, and a refusal to be silenced. Paul’s work uncovers the hidden strengths of mid-life queerness: authenticity, adaptability, and a burning determination to live vividly in a world that often seeks to erase us. 

This event isn’t just about one book It’s a call to action. Together we’ll explore: 

How do we thrive in mid-life? 

What wisdom can queer experience offer to wider society? 

And the big question: can middle-aged queers save the world? 

Agenda 

• Introductions 

• Tash Koster-Thomas in conversation with Dr Paul Taylor-Pitt to include: 

• Call to action for the audience 

• Audience takeaways  

• Audience Q&A  

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