The Old Gays: Throuples, Love After Fame, and Getting Older | Full Documentary
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The Old Gays are a group of four charismatic older gay men-Robert Reeves, Mick Peterson, Bill Lyons, and Jessay Martin-who have taken social media by storm with their heartwarming and humorous content. They share their lives, experiences, and the wisdom gained from decades of navigating the complexities of being openly gay through times of significant societal change. Their videos, often filled with humor, nostalgia, and candid discussions about LGBTQIA history and issues, have resonated with millions, fostering a greater understanding and appreciation for the older generation within the queer community. The Old Gays not only entertain but also inspire and educate, bridging generational gaps and advocating for visibility and acceptance.
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“I don’t take crap, because I love me” best advice ever ❤
The Golden gays! They are just so precious 🥹🩷
That should really be what they are called! Such a fitting word. Nothing but a ray of golden sunshine with them!
@@Blackfoxxblackfox ☀️🩷☀️ truly! Hearing their sweet stories through Matt’s compassionate interview was so lovely and important.
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I love them!!!❤
I adore them. Glad you did this!
These gentlemen are very likeable. Their faces are all lit up, they must be happy together. I'd love to have men like them as uncles. I know they have some interesting stories to share.
I would love to see more from our elder community members. We need to preserve their stories because they are our stories. Thank you, Matt. ❤❤❤❤
a lot of them died from the aid epidemic. it's the main reason we don't see that man gay elders out and about.
These "older" gays paved and lead the way for the way we live today.
The young queens prancing around in feathers, beads wearing hot shorts have these fine gentlemen to thank for. These men sacrificed everything for us. We should salute them. We should respect them. We should honor them in every way possible.
Well said. I am a 68 yo gay man. Younger gay men do not realize what we went through. Never take your liberties for granted, the fight for equality must continue!!
Who doesn't love these gentlemen?!
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Thank you for chronicling the stories of our gay ancestors and transcestors, who had to bear the trauma of AIDS and the constant fear of being outed and/or ostracized. And thank you for reminding us about heroes like Elizabeth Taylor, who embraced the community without judgement, and changed the trajectory of AIDS research and public perception.
MC, as an older gay ( not as old as them!) I understand where they are coming from. They -WE-are fonts of knowledge that the young gays could easily toss in trash. Glad you are honoring them! Nice work my dear. 💜💎🌈💋
They are walking history and children have no idea nor care really about any of it. SMH. 😊❤
I LOVE Jessay! He is willing to be transparent with things that are hurtful and damaging. He lost his “home,” he is the last family member from his era. He opened about. One of his most painful memories, and ends with his growth.
Thank you Jessay.🥰😊
Hello my dear. 50+ year ally here. First gay man I met was my cousin and his boyfriend. I was very young, but I knew I loved spending time with them. Of course my Aunt would never accept and always said they were roommates. The history of these wonderful men and others in the community is vitally important for queer youth to hear from. I got threatened just walking into a gay bar back in the day. I lost a lot of friends, and still have friends from back in the day. Queer history is so important. Thanks for doing this. If I make it to Palm Springs I must have a cocktail with these lovely men!
Dreams do come true! Matt & the Old Gays together yey 🎉🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜
My dream too!!! ❤️❤️❤️
I love the way Matt represents himself with Kindness , Charm and Dignity. One of My Fave interviewers on any platform.
I haven’t seen the old gays for awhile, I do like that someone called them the Golden Gays. I love that title even more. I’m so happy to see them. I loved this.
Hi Matt it was nice to see the old gay guys I'm 72-year-old trans woman been trans all my life I kind of understand what they're going through and I wish them all the love in the world God bless you you're a godsend💜
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I love the way these guys embrace their age with a great degree of reality. Many over 60 Gay Males fight to NOT be their age every day with often disastrous results. Every vlog/interview/production of theirs I've viewed has be heartwarming. Thanks, Matt, for adding to their stories. Cheers All. 🏳🌈🏳⚧
My husband and I have been together 10 years, 4 of them married. We are in our mid 40's, (45 for me tomorrow actually). As we get older we think about our community and the importance of having good friends around us and doing more in our community. These lovely gentlemen are a huge inspiration. When I see them come on my screen I always try to watch and listen to them. It's the very least I can do to show them they are respected, loved, and celebrated. Even though they have no clue who I am. We owe that generation a HUGE thank you and hug for what they have gone through and more importantly a thank you for being a part of where we are today. Thank you The Old Gays! ♥
The Old Gays are doing very important stuff. It's so nice to actually have honestly gay Elders. There was so long when we didn't have any. 😊❤
Matt you were absolutely born for this. You are so genuine, kind & empathetic & it makes so happy to see, every single video. 🫶
He is !!!
the way he greets all his guests w so much respect and positivity
this interview was everything.
How wonderful to have such a well seasoned group of genuinely passionate gents to lean on.
Matt!! You have out done yourself!! I such a fan of these men it’s so refreshing watching them. You are the perfect interviewer! I love you Matt!!
Loved this so much. I've been following those guys for a while and love hearing their stories and histories. I have to say that even when I was in my teens and twenties, I never had the ageism thing, in fact I really preferred and enjoyed befriending older folks, gay and straight, as I found them much more interesting. I wanted to hear everything about their lives and their histories and I'm still that way, even though I just turned 69 myself. I'm one of those people that could not care less what people think about my age, but I do realize there is lots of ageism towards older gays especially, with words like "trolls" etc. these guys are so full of life and so positive it's inspiring. I never thought I would get older lol, and always took care of myself but health problems started about 15 years ago and it's been one thing after the other, but I fight it as best I can. I think of all of those lost in the AIDS epidemic in their twenties and thirties and I realize how lucky and grateful I am. This was so well done and thanks for all you do.❤
Very well said. I'm right there with you in all that you've expressed. It's a true privilege to have reached our age.
This video and your video titled "Gay Age Gap Couple" are some of the most compelling I've seen from you. Hearing their stories is fascinating. Your conversation with the 98 year old gentleman in the Age Gap video was profound. I think we forget how much we can learn from older people.
They totally need their own reality tv show. They’re so awesome and fun!
This is my favourite episode to date! I love you Matt and The Old Gays! ❤
I stopped counting my friends lost to HIV at 50... That was in 1991... It was a very sad time
I was in my 20s in the 1980s ….. we lost so many beautiful young men ….lovers, friends ….. it was a horror story but there was also love and humour and bravery …..I refuse to remember my 20s as a horror story ….it was that but it was also so much more ….
Ain't it funny how they lived some of the happiest eras of modern history, yet they couldn't be as happy being who they are in the prime? The irony!! They've also proven to be resilient and loving; that's how they've made it this far.
Well it wasn't the happiest eras for them. Thank Goodness they lived long enough to get here
Yes! We need more golden gays! They lived our history ❤❤
I love this so much!!! Our elders in the community tend to be forgotten or ignored so much. I'm glad to see there's a shift in the culture now. These are the people who paved the way for us to be who we are. It brings me joy to see that they continue to get their flowers. 💖💖💖
Hi Matt, What you are doing is historical on UA-cam and the gay community. Keep going...
Thank you so much for this!!! Your words motivate me ❤️
Thank you. I enjoyed this and hope you will continue to cover subjects over 50 more frequently. By doing so, you will meaningfully challenge the ugly ageism that damages not just the lives but legacies of activism and sacrifice of older gays.
I just love these men. Thank you for asking them about their experiences. So happy for their success, but even happier to see their close bond with each other. Robert is an amazing artist. Love your videos!
I had the honor meeting these guys! Very sweet, funny and full of life! Love you all and hope to see you soon! Thank you Matt Cullen!
By Far this is the best interview he s taken so far. We should always honor and remember all these brave people who paved the way before us, they fought, they persevered, they won for us to be free to express our truth when being gay was a crime.
Matt congratulations to you and these incredible gents I m so touched by all all of them by every word of this interview ❤🎉
All your interviews are great Matt.... But this one touched my heart. These men are our communities national treasure no doubt. What a life these gentleman have lived. I absolutely love them and hope we have them for many more years to come. 😘
Yasss... Matt as one of the Old Gays.... I see it! Matt is an old soul, and a dear one. These gentlemen were a delight to watch. Thank you, as always, Matt, for gifting us this experience. Love you.
Beautiful people! I want to hear more about their lives, where they grew up, what their lives were like growing up gay. I’d love to see part 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5! A deep dive on who they are.
We talk about younger people having old souls, but I love that these men are old, with young souls!
I believe that a big part of age is in your mind!
Yours is the best interview I've heard or seen of the old gays. I'm their age and was so uplifted and learned so much for my own life through your interview. Thanks
Awesome piece, Matt, as ALWAYS! Entertaining, insightful and informative ❤
I absolutely love these guys. Found them by complete accident when I was having my gender/sexuality crisis in my early 20s and they made me feel safe. Which I know is dumb because I've never met these guys, but they're just such nice people and it assured me life will be ok for me someday.
Why are they so adorable and sweeeet 😭😭🥹I loved hearing the one gentlemen talk about the lil table he made 😂that was so wholesome
I love the Old Gays! They're such a hoot! I'm glad you got to spend time with them, Matt. 😂❤
Omgosh just love them. I feel like you could do a whole series with them. There is so much knowledge there. ❤
Thank you for your humanity Matt!
Always look forward to seeing your posts.❤
I love all of your videos but this one made me smile the whole way through!❤ Thank you for sharing their stories! So inspiring! ❤
i worried about these amazing souls in 2020 as much as i did my own family. they are an amazing representation of a generation that was nearly wiped out, robbing the world of all of the potential contributions they could have offered. we are lucky to hear their stories
This was amazing Matt! Thank you for doing what you do 🥹
The old gays are a national treasure.
Matt has been killing it with the awesome content lately! Continued growth is noticed, even more so felt, and hopefully more than ever....SEEN! 🌚
How important and inspiring. Please keep showing this important messages trough the people’s life . Our community needs it. Thank you
I think they need a revisit. I have so many questions and love to hear more of their stories.
Well done Matt. these stories need to be told. We lost too many.
Ugh! I loved this episode so much! Thanks for the amazing content as always Matt 🥰🥰
I love this so much. I always see them together but it was really great to hear stories of them seperately also. They are the best. You always do such great interviews. I love that I found tbis channel. ❤
You know I am excited for this one, Matt!! Just saved to watch later tonight with Bill. Always exciting to see a new episode, but this is truly special and enticing... 😍
This is the interview we've been waiting for. Thank you.
Such an amazing video! I’ve been following the old gays probably from the beginning! I love them! I’m so glad you got to spend time with them! ❤
Jessay is giving life, beauty and authenticity ❤
Your channel just keeps getting better and better!!!! ❤❤❤❤
I'm grinning ear to ear and it's only been 30 seconds lol I feel the love 💕
Just a room full of beautiful souls. ❤🧡💛💚💙💜
Jessay is so beautiful. What a perfect face.
Right!? The skin! The smile! The glow! Girl has got it going on! 😂😂😂
I am,one of the elders❤❤❤watching🫂👵🏼I'm so grateful for your ability to feel and heal with love and light🙏🏼🇨🇦✌🏼👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
When you are finally able to experience and maintain internal peace you have desired for so long is sometimes bittersweet. ❤
This generation takes for granted what the gays when through back then. People were dying but the thousands. Could u imagine losing all your best friends?
Oh my gosh!!! Loved this!!! So much fun!!!! Great video!!!
Watching this in work and it’s making me teary 🥺 I need to get a grip 🥹
This video. Omg, did it pull at my heart! So sweet and so good. ❤
OMG!!!!LOVED THIS EPISODE!!!!! MATT I LOVE YOUR SPIRIT!!!!!!!
Loved this Matt, so emotional! God bless you and the Old Gays, you’re all so sweet and special. ❤
Wow Matt...thanks so much for connecting with these older gay men who're often forgotten in the face of all the new dynamics out today in the LGBTQ community. I sure appreciate your thoughfulness and empathetic listening skills! There is so much wisdom and experience these guys have to share with younger gay men and women these days.
Thank you so much for interviewing these lovely legends. I love them so much.
I love/need this show! I still look forward to it every time it shows up on my feed
This is the collab of the year!
I've wanted you to interview them for so long I adore these brave men xxx ❤
Bravo Matt for yet another great exposé of our beautiful community,
They deserve all the respect and attention they are receiving. They paved the way for so many of us!
Absolutely fantastic video! My life has been similar to theirs😊 keep a positive attitude, meditate, don't accept you're getting old or sick! Thanks for sharing such a great video ❤️💕
This is one of the most comfortable, most moving, and most loving sets of interviews I have seen. I loved these men before, and now I love them more. Thank you.
I love these guys ❤
I am so glad you’re doing an interview with them 💜
Matt, thank you for covering these beautiful people! I have been following them for quite some time.
Without Jessay, they wouldn’t have become so popular.
So it sounds like they weren't friends the way they added Jessy is sad 🥴
@@seeme7245 I don’t think it was sad. It was just necessary. Just like Eugene in the Try Guys…
@@heyheyhey40 still think it's sad 😌 lost complete interest 😏🥴 especially in today's climate
OMG i did not expect to CRY(weep)this Hard from this interview iLOVE the OldGays here in PalmSprings i have such an oLd soul thanks for this Interview and being here in PalmSprings which i had seen you to grab a picture with YOU💚🤳🏾🤞🏾
I am a 58 year English woman who had never heard of these lovely men. They have stolen my heart, what a truly beautiful group of men they are. I hope I see more of them and so wish they were my friends. Just love them so much. ❤❤❤❤
Love these guys. So happy for them living their lives
Love them and you Matt …keep up the diverse and inclusive work ! Xxx
I've suffered from psychosomatic illnesses. Once I was in so much pain that I couldn't walk or even stand up for 2 days. I laid on my bedroom floor for 16 hours until my roommate finally called 911. I spent the next day and half at the hospital. I've had others with different symptoms. All of my symptoms were _very real_ to my body, but my mind was creating them. If your mind can make your body sick, why wouldn't someone be able to make themselves better with it as well?
love them, thankyou,matt! hope nobody tries to hurt them again😢
Yay!! It's longer than 10 minutes! These guys are all awesome!
I love learning through your channel!!
U have nothin but love for what u do. Thank you for the joy u bring❤
omg I love the old gays!!
I'm 68.not too great now
I learned a lot about what they have experienced ❤. Thank you for sharing the love.
Matt!!! Im a trans woman. This episode was truly amazing and then some.❤
I am madly in LOVE with these fabulous men!❤❤❤❤
I missed them so much! I love their personalities and energy!
I love the old gays! They just give me so much joy and laughter. They are sweet and just proud of who they are!
Matt, you and the old gays together! I love this SO much! Thank you for interviewing them, and I agree that it's nice to hear a bit about them each separately. I feel like I know them just a little better now. I think it's so important that we get our stories out before we pass and they are potentially lost! I wish that our queer communities (particularly gay men) were a bit more inter-generationally oriented!
So much wisdom. So much life experience.