Many of NY Prime Timers's single members have lost their long time lovers. NY Prime Timers has quite a few members in their forties, a few in their fifties and guys who are dying off in their sixties and seventies. Some of them walk with canes and look so emaciated. It's sad because I remember these men when I first joined in 1988, when they were active. In thirteen years a lot can happen, quality of life can go down.
Younger men can come to our parties but they have to be brought by a member.
There are not enough men of color in our organization but we have about six who are really active. At the end of the year, members total about 200. But for every hundred there are only five leaders who want to be on our board of directors and do something. In 1985, we had a period when we weren't getting any volunteers and announced that we were closing down. So we had a big meeting at someone's house and people insisted that we continue.