We terviewed olr gay men, lbian women, and trans women about their perceptns of rintial aged re. Our rearch shows we need to make aged re safer for LGBTI+ people.
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- LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR AGG
- OLR LBIAN AND GAY ADULTS' PERCEPTNS OF BARRIERS AND FACILATORS TO ACCSG HEALTH AND AGED RE SERVIC ATRALIA
- GAY MOSW MOSW CY GUI
- GAY MEN AND AGG
LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR AGG
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Olr lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex (LGBTI+) people fear discrimatn, excln and isolatn Atralia’s aged re servic, we found our rearch. Wh an ageg hort of LGBTI+ people needg to accs, and currently g, Atralia’s aged re servic, we terviewed olr gay men, lbian women, and trans women about their perceptns of rintial aged re. This clus the impacts of the crimalisatn of homosexualy, the HIV/AIDS epimic, the marriage equaly bat, and more recently, bat about nversn therapy.
Many of the people we spoke to fear homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia om aged re rints and staff. Cody*, a 65-year-old gay man, said:. I’ve heard stori about […] olr people beg discrimated agast or not treated properly bee they are gay.
Others are ncerned about losg nnectn to lbian, gay or trans muni and people, and beg isolated as a rult. Devon, a 69-year-old gay man, said:. I am jt ncerned about nursg hom and beg isolated pecially if you are alone as I probably will be […] Beg a nursg home and maybe there is not another gay person there, that do bother me.
OLR LBIAN AND GAY ADULTS' PERCEPTNS OF BARRIERS AND FACILATORS TO ACCSG HEALTH AND AGED RE SERVIC ATRALIA
Geriatric nurs have a rponsibily to promote the health of all olr adults. Lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer (LGBTQ) olr adults are particularly vulnerable to poor health out and are ls likely to seek healthre due to fear of discrimatn. Dpe elevated risk LGBTQ … * gay aged care *
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GAY MOSW MOSW CY GUI
An extensive list of APA and other rourc to support the agg lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr muny. * gay aged care *
Lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer (LGBTQ) olr adults are particularly vulnerable to poor health out and are ls likely to seek healthre due to fear of discrimatn.
GAY MEN AND AGG
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Discrimatn the Uned Stat: Experienc of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer Amerins. Decreasg Barriers to Sexual Health the Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, and Queer Communy.
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A helpful troductn to this topic for stunts and psychologists is Guile 13 of the Guil for Psychologil Practice wh Lbian, Gay and Bisexual Clients: "Psychologists strive to regnize hort and age differenc among lbian, gay and bisexual dividuals. A review of what is known about lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr (LGBT) olr adults. Study of Midlife and Olr Gay Men Lks “Internalized Gay Ageism” wh Deprsive Symptoms.
Olr lbian and gay people n face nsirable margalisatn, which may affect their perceptns and experienc of accsg health and aged re servic. To rm strategi promotg accsibily, this study aimed to vtigate perceived barriers and facilators to health and aged re … * gay aged care *
"Internalized gay ageism, ” or the sense that one may feel nigrated or preciated bee of agg the ntext of a gay male inty, is associated wh negative mental out, acrdg to a study published. The Agg and Health Report: Dispari and Rilience among Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgenr Olr Adults (PDF, 14MB). Still Out, Still Agg: The MetLife Study of Lbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgenr Baby Boomers (PDF, 144KB).
The Divisn for the Psychologil Study of Lbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgenr Issu rais awarens of psychologil issu the adult velopment and agg of LGBT dividuals.
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The Natnal Gay and Lbian Task Force offers a range of rourc and reports on LGBT agg. The key word search functn lot numero rourc related to the words lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr or LGBT. Servic and Advocy for Gay, Lbian, Bisexual and Transgenr Elrs (SAGE).
SAGE is the untry's largt and olst anizatn dited to improvg the liv of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT) olr adults. Transformg Mental Health Servic for Olr People: Lbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgenr (LGBT) Challeng and Opportuni. "In a lot of sense, that gay person was gog back to the closet, " Mr Miller said.