Forced back into the closet in later life
Maggie describes her experience of being a gay woman, remembering the hostility of earlier times, and feeling forced back into the closet in her 60s.
by Maggie Jones
23 July 2018
23 July 2018
How wonderful to be an openly gay older man
A positive account of growing older from Maurice, a gay, HIV positive man.
by Maurice Greenham
23 July 2018
Isolated and closeted in care homes
“It’s better not to rock the boat when you’re feeling old and vulnerable” Sue describes how she decided it was time to start rocking the boat.
by Sue Lister
23 July 2018
Growing older with HIV
The unique challenges facing the first generation of people growing older with HIV.
by Ian Green from Terence Higgins Trust
23 July 2018
Dementia’s impact on the LGBTQ community
Members of the LGBT+ community may be afraid to ask for care and advice for fear of prejudice or just being treated differently.
by Ian Baxter and Libby Pearson
23 July 2018
Older LGBT+ people can be lonelier than most
Even in this super-connected world, Switchboard, the helpline for the LGBT+ community, still receives plenty of calls from lonely older people.
by Nuala O'Sullivan from Switchboard - the LGBT+ helpline
23 July 2018
Homophobia is alive and kicking in the care industry
Older LGBT+ people should be able to live their lives openly and fully, but those receiving care often don’t find this to be the case.
by Alice Wallace from Opening Doors
17 July 2018
Lesbian loneliness
“Living too long in the shadow of social shame, I dare not rock the boat”. Sue was moved to write this poem about the experience of a gay woman in a care home.
by Sue Lister
17 July 2018
Suffering from unacknowledged grief
Understanding the unique challenges of bereavement experienced by older LGBT+ community members.
by Catherine Seymour