Music has always been my protection against the world from a very young age. I feel safe inside of a jam.

Just as we reject racism sexism ageism and heterosexism we reject speciesism. The species of a sentient being is no more reason to deny the protection of this basic right than race sex age or sexual orientation is a reason to deny membership in the human moral community to other humans.

Age does not protect you from love. But love to some extent protects you from age.