Loren A Olson

Loren A. Olson, MD, is a well-respected, Iowa-based, board-certified psychiatrist. He is also a gay man who came out at age forty, and he is a nationally recognized expert on mature gay men. He has appeared on ABC-TV’s “Good Morning America,” has spoken to groups across the country, and has given numerous national, local, and regional television, radio, and print interviews. He is a regular blogger for and Psychology Today.

His latest book, FINALLY OUT: Letting Go of Living Straight, won the gold Ben Franklin Award for LGBTQ non-fiction from the Independent Book Publishers Association.

The focus of the book includes challenging stereotypes of what it means to be old and gay and the opportunities of aging.

Dr. Olson wants older gay/bisexual/questioning men to feel that there is life yet to be lived as an older gay man both in terms of finding meaning and also the possibility of finding new relationships.