Suffering from unacknowledged griefUnderstanding the unique challenges of bereavement experienced by older LGBT+ community members. By Catherine Seymour.
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.
How wonderful to be an openly gay older manA positive account of growing older from Maurice, a gay, HIV positive man. By Maurice Greenham.
Dementia’s impact on the LGBTQ communityMembers 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.
Older LGBT+ people can be lonelier than mostEven 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.
Homophobia is alive and kicking in the care industryOlder 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.
Forced back into the closet in later lifeMaggie describes her experience of being a gay woman, remembering the hostility of earlier times, and feeling forced back into the closet in her 60s.