Inside Out- an Older LGBT Housing workshop
Free workshop with lunch run by Switchboards’ Older LGBT Project and Stonewall Housing
Would you like one of the sheltered housing projects in Brighton and Hove to be predominantly LGBT ?
A generation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) men and women who came out of the closet following the decriminalisation of male homosexual acts in 1967, are now entering retirement.
Three in five LGBT survey respondents said they were not confident that housing services would understand or be sensitive to their needs. Half said they would be uncomfortable coming out to care home staff and one third said they would be uncomfortable being out to a housing provider
In addition to the housing challenges that face us all as we age, there are particular challenges that face older LGBT people, who are more likely to live alone and less likely to have children or extended family networks they can call on for support. Some are reluctant to explore support from formal housing, health or social care providers because of a historic fear of discrimination. Many older LGBT people at some point in their lives have experienced criminalisation in law, stigmatisation by society, condemnation from religious authorities and have been pathologised by medical practitioners.
This workshop will find out what the needs are locally and what can be done to meet these needs. It is aimed at both providers of Housing and Social Care Services and local Older LGBT people. Lets start making a difference.