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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
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Knowledge Translation
Other Resources
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Aging and Caregiving among LGBT Â
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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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End-of-Life and Law Policy in Canada
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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
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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.
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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 Are Being Pushed Back Into the Closet
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LGBT seniors afraid they will have to go back in the closet
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All the times LGBTI people are forced back into the closet
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Will LGBT Retirees End Up Back In The Closet?
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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
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LGBT Seniors Grapple With End-of-Life Issues
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Aging Gayfully
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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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Crossing the Rainbow Bridge
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Developing Inclusive and Affirming Care
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