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Taking care of the LGBT elderly is a difficult task.  
Transgender Elderly

This week we will be talking about how elderly trans people are cared for. This topic is very distant for all the vloggers but it's something that you should be aware of and think about now when you are young. Some questions you can answer this week are,

1. What do you think is the best way to fix the discrimination problems nursing homes are facingregarding trans patients? 
2. Do you think separate LGBT friendly nursing homes or parts of nursing homes is a good idea?
3. Do you think this will still be an issue when you get
to be old enough to be in a nursing home? 

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Transition and the Elderly 

As a young person how the transgender elderly are treated may be the furthest thing from your mind but you to will end up in the elder-care system at some point and getting trans people accepted in this system should be important to you to. Currently what happens with LGBT elderly is mostly up to individual nursing homes, hospitals and hospice's. 

The staff of facilities commonly discriminate against residents who are gay or trans. In survey's nine out ten residents felt that they would be discriminated against if they came out as LGBT in a long term care facility. While such discrimination is illegal in most situations there has been no lawsuits over these injustices because it concerns the elderly. Many elderly lack the support system for someone younger to come in and speak on there behalf and even file lawsuits if necessary.

 



Helpful links to reference in videos
These can be resources for the viewers! Add these into your videos if you are able!

New York Times article on LGBT elderly




Fountaingrove Lodge

Fountaingrove lodge is the first ever LGBT retirement organization in the United states. Gary Saperstein will be speaking at our 1:00 sunday meeting on September 7, 2014

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This weeks pipeline at a glance
Transgender Elderly
research and outreach
video bloggers
video editing
published this week
transgender elderly topictransgender elderly topicLGBT counseling
LGBT counseling

LGBT counselingtrans men and women of colorBeing QA'd
Faces for Equality, being a non - ally supporter


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