1. #EldersForum2018 #AgeingInCommon #NCF2018

2. #EldersForum2018 #AgeingInCommon #NCF2018
SKY 1&2 – The rights of Older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans People
David Woodhead PhD, National LGB&T Partnership
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3. The rights of older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans people
Ageing In Common: An International Perspective
18th April 2018
David S Woodhead, PhD
Associate; National LGB&T Partnership m
The rights of older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans people

5. The needs of older LGBT people
Resilience from wide ranging experiences over many years
Social isolation and loneliness
Shame and fear
Intersectionality: we are seldom just one thing
Severe and Multiple Disadvantage
Poor mental health and dementia

6. Older LGBT people’s experiences
‘This is a universal service!’
Lack of awareness and sensitivity amongst staff
Lack of trust and fear of discrimination because of previous experiences
The unknowns: for example, long term HIV diagnosis

7. Older LGBT people’s experiences
Unable to share a room in residential care
Anxiety about completing forms and documents
Stigmatisation and harassment by other patients, residents and staff
Partners are not ‘friends’ or ‘siblings’
Specific for Trans people: using the wrong pronoun; specific health needs

9. Examples of Interesting Practice
Pride In Care, Opening Doors London (www.
Rainbow Memory Café, Opening Doors London
Pride In Practice, LGBT Foundation (
Whole systems approaches to improving LGBT Health, the Health and Wellbeing Alliance, LGBT Consortium and Public Health England (

10. References
National Care Forum Foundations for the Future: dementia care for LGBT communities. news/Foundations-for-the-Future-dementia-care-for-LGBT- communities/
Care Connect Combating loneliness amongst older LGBT people: a case study of the Sage project in Leeds. research-and-resources/combating-loneliness-amongst-older-lgbt- people-a-case-study-of-the-sage-project-in-leeds/
ACCESS Palliative & End-of-Life Care for LGBT People - Summary  mmary
Stonewall Unhealthy Attitudes. The treatment of LGBT people in health and social care services. attitudes

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