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Ten top tips for becoming more inclusive of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people: a guide for services and organisations working with older people
- Author:
- LGBT HEALTH AND WELLBEING
- Publisher:
- LGBT Health and Wellbeing
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 23
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
An introduction to the issues that older LGBT people face, providing guidance on how to ensure services and organisations are responsive to their needs. Suggestions include: make sure LGBT people are visibly welcomed; avoid assumptions; ensure that staff receive LGBT awareness training; make sure that LGBT people’s safety and privacy is protected; create a Safe Space policy; engage with and respect LGBT people’s chosen families; monitor gender and sexual orientation across the organisation; link up with the LGBT communities in your local area; make sure your systems and procedures are LGBT inclusive; remember that not all LGBT people are the same. (Edited publisher abstract)
LGBT age audit tool: a guide for services and organisations working with older people to becoming more LGBT inclusive
- Author:
- LGBT HEALTH AND WELLBEING
- Publisher:
- LGBT Health and Wellbeing
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 15
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This tool is designed to help build the capacity of mainstream organisations to provide more culturally sensitive and inclusive services to older LGBT people. It sets out a circular process of four steps, which are: lead individual identified to start review process; collection and review of data; scoring and actions identified; and action plan and implementation. The tool can be used to gain an overall snapshot of a service and to help develop practice in a way that supports LGBT inclusion. The audit tool focuses on five categories: Thinking about evidence gathering: staff providing a service are supported to develop an awareness of working with LGBT people; the service is safe and accessible for LGBT people; the service has relevant policies and procedures to support LGBT inclusive practice; the service undertakes relevant equality monitoring with sexual orientation and gender identity included; and the service is proactive about its promotion, publicity and engagement. (Edited publisher abstract)
LGBT Age Capacity Building Project: impact report
- Author:
- LGBT HEALTH AND WELLBEING
- Publisher:
- LGBT Health and Wellbeing
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 16
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This report aims to share the learning from the LGBT Age Capacity Building Project, which was set up in response to the barriers that older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people face in accessing services. It was funded by Reshaping Care for Older People’s Innovation Fund. The project supported mainstream services and organisations working with older people to better meet the needs of LGBT people, through resources, training and advice. A central aim was to make services more welcoming and inclusive, with the result that older LGBT people trust services more, and are able to access appropriate support when they need it, without fear of encountering discrimination. A key part of the ethos of the project was to include the voices and input of older LGBT people in this capacity building work, ensuring that the recommendations of the project reflect the needs of the LGBT community accurately and meaningfully. The report details how the project was run, what has been learned, and what changes the work created. (Edited publisher abstract)
Community consultation with LGBT people over 50
- Author:
- LGBT HEALTH AND WELLBEING
- Publisher:
- LGBT Health and Wellbeing
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 4
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Summarises the findings from a community consultation on the social, information and support needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people aged over 50 in Scotland’s central belt. Six key themes emerged from the consultation: there is a strong need for social connection; over half of people are selective about being out; there are key geographical differences in access to services in Lothian, Glasgow, and in the rest of Scotland; people travel to urban areas to access LGBT spaces; there are particular challenges faced by transgender people; and aging as an LGBT person often creates specific additional challenges. (Edited publisher abstract)