GPNYC Press Mentions
2023
Quality Of Life For The Aging LGBTQ+ Population
Queerful
As the population gets older, organizations are moving to fit their needs. In New York, a group called Gray Panthers NYC is dedicated to improving quality of life for older people, including LGBTQ+ seniors. Queerful spoke with their president, Jack Kupferman, about some of the issues queer seniors face.
DISCUSS TRANSFORMING NURSING HOMES
I On Politics, Queens Gazette, March 08, 2023
The Killing of Seniors in New York is Rising
February 20, 2023, The Independent
Jack Kupferman & Gray Panthers NYC Commentary on 74-Year-Old NY Resident's Murder
Thank you to Maria Cramer and the New York Times for focusing on these horrific events. “This is everybody’s worst nightmare,” said Jack Kupferman, president of the Gray Panthers NYC.
"74-Year-Old’s Killing Underscores Rise in Attacks on Older New Yorkers," By Maria Cramer, New York Times, Feb. 19, 2023
2022
Jack Kupferman on BronxNet - Bronx Social Justice and Anti-Violence Forums
Remembering Maggie Kuhn, the Gray Panthers founder, 27 years after her passing
Germantown Info Hub, April 22, 2022
2021
Weekly Update 9/9 (Transformation Tuesdays)
COVID Newsletter of Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, September 9, 2021
Gray Panthers NYC Featured on “A New Day” (begins at 24:20 mark)
WBAI Radio, August 17, 2021
High Level Political Forum 2021 Statement for Stakeholder Group on Aging
Division for Sustainable Development Goals, The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), United Nations, July 14, 2021
Ep. 52 The Gray Panthers with Jack Kupferman
The Healthcare Confidential Podcast (Helium Radio Network), June 21, 2021
GPNYC Press Release, May 20, 2021
In Search of a Place to Cry: The Gray Panthers COVID Memorial
CounterPunch, May 17, 2021
The Life & Times of a Tireless Champion for the Aging
VoiceAmerica.com, April 26, 2021
Gray Panthers to Host National Day of Remembrance Honoring Nursing Home Lives Lost
Broadway World, April 26, 2021
Episode 110: Women Make History: Maggie Kuhn and the Gray Panthers
Into the Fold: Issues in Mental Health Podcast, March 30, 2021
2020
The Forgotten History of the Radical ‘Elders of the Tribe’
The New York Times, September 8, 2020
Let’s Get Real About Aging: COVID-19 and Ageism
WestView News, June 3, 2020
2019
Ageism Has No Place in the Presidential Election
In These Times, October 23, 2019
Who Was Maggie Kuhn, Co-Founder of the Elder Activist Group the Gray Panthers?
TeenVogue, August 2, 2019
Older Activists Are Sick of Hearing Concerns About Joe Biden’s Age
Daily Beast, August 26, 2019
Good Trouble Magazine, February 2, 2019
2018
The Spirit of Gray Panthers Stirs to Life
Herald-Tribune, November 20, 2018
What’s Fueling the Anti-Ageism Movement?
Jeanetteleardi.com, November 12, 2018
Gray Panthers – A Movement Based On A Struggle Against
Ageism
NectarNews, August 2, 2018
2017
Opinion | In Search of a Word That Won’t Offend “Old” People
The Washington Post, December 29, 2017
Beyond Slogans – Good Practice to Count Us All In
United Nations Social Development Network, July 10, 2017
2016
Remembering Maggie Kuhn, Firebrand of the Aged
The Epoch Times, December 1, 2016
Health Department Took up to Six Years to Fine Nursing Homes for Violations
United Nations Social Development Network, July 10, 2017
2015
Seniors Need a Safer Queens Boulevard
Queens News, October 2, 2015
2014
Where does your country stand in the global discussion on older persons?
IFA 12th Global Conference on Ageing, June 2, 2014
2011
Gray Panthers Call PPW Bike Lane Battle 'Ageist'
Patch, June 8, 2011
2007
Judy Lear, Activist, Gray Panthers NYC
Gothamist, March 7, 2008
2005
Elder Rights
Catching the Wave, 2005
MAGGIE KUHN AND THE GRAY PANTHERS
New York Post, March 21, 2005
1995
Maggie Kuhn, 89, the Founder Of the Gray Panthers, Is Dead
April 23, 1995, The New York Times
1981
Gray Panther Founder and a Family of Choice
The New York Times, June 22, 1981
1980
Organization for Elderly Fighting Bias
The New York Times, May 25, 1980
1977
The Old-Age Lobby Has a Loud Voice in Washington
The New York Times, October 30, 1977
Gray Panthers Fighting Society's Treatment of the Elderly
The New York Times, October 29, 1977
1972
Gray Panthers Out to Liberate Aged
The New York Times, May 21, 1972