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Resources
Conversations with Robert
Conversations with Robert 1: Project Overview
Conversations with Robert 2: The Impact of Stigma and Discrimination on LGBT Aging
Conversations with Robert 3: Consequences of Stigma over the Life Course
Conversations with Robert 4: Coping and the Experience of LGBT Aging
Conversations with Robert 5: The Impact of HIV/AIDS on LGBT Aging
Conversations with Robert 6: The Flip-side of Stigma, Discussing Resiliency in LGBT Seniors
Conversations with Robert 7: LGBT Aging and Going "Back Into the Closet"
Conversations with Robert 8: The Benefits of LGBT Sensitivity Training
An End-of-Life Conversation with Dr. Brian de Vries & Dr. Gloria Gutman
Additional Videos
Gay and Grey
Safe and Visible: Creating a Care Facility Welcoming to LGBT Seniors
How the Age Care System Fails LGBTQI+ Elders
Documents
COVID-19
Knowledge Translation
Other Resources
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Australasian Journal on Ageing editorial to the special issue: LGBTI Ageing and Aged Care
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Edie: A day in the life of a lesbian with youger onset dementia (YouTube video)
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Hiding who I am - The reality of end of life care for LGBT people
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HIV and Aging - A guide from CATIE (Canada's source for HIV and hepatitis C information)
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Invisibility Squared: The Challenges of Living as a Transgender Older Adult
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Safe, Affordable, and Affirming Housing for 55+ LGBT Canadians
Mental Health Resources
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Older LGBT Adults’ End-of-Life Conversations: Findings from Nova Scotia, Canada
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Opening Doors: An Investigation of Barriers to Senior Housing for Same-Sex Couples
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Seniors Aging Out: Health & Community working together for safe communities for LGBTQ2+
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SAGE report "Out and Visible: The Experiences and Attitudes of LGBT Older Adults, ages 45-75
News
Part of our motivation to raise awareness to the issues LGBTQI2S potentially face when they enter long-term care has resulted from some disturbing news stories we've found over the past few years.
Click on the titles below to view the story linked to each headline:
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We're going back into the closet': LGBTQ seniors wary of being 'out' in long-term care facilities
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New study finds discrimination against LGBTQ adults in care facilities
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LGBT seniors face bullying and a return to the closet in Calgary nursing homes
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Old and Gay: 9 Actions We Need to Take Now for the Aging Rainbow Nation
Additional Resources
In this section, we are pleased to help you continue on your journey to learn more about the lives of LGBTQI2S older adults!
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To explore academic research on this topic click the link below and when you arrive at the site click "view HTML" for the full article.
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Staying Out of the Closet: LGBT Older Adults’ Hopes and Fears in Considering End-of-Life
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Additionally, please explore the many LGBTQI2S toolkits and resources:
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Developing Inclusive and Affirming Care
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