Including Older Lesbians, Gay Men, Bisexuals and Transgendered People
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Older lesbian, gay men bisexual, and transgendered people 1 teaching and training pack. UpdatedSteve AugustPugh and 2010 Willie McCartney - 2006. Updated August 2010 Does where the older person live matter? 20 Contents What are the characteristics of excluded older people 20 Welcome 2 What does the Government say about Who are we 2 the exclusion of older lesbians, gay Rationale for the teaching and learning men, bisexuals and transgendered pack 2 people? 22 What is in the pack 3 Conclusion 23 LGBT 4 Ageism 24 The Virtual Dining Club 4 Definitions of ageism 24 Organisations that have been involved What are the common features of these in the production of the pack 4 definitions? 25 What are the stereotypes about older Jueveillie Fine Dining Club 5 people? 25 What do these stereotypes mean in Part 1 – the social exclusion of older lesbians, practice? 26 gay men, bisexuals and transgendered people Why is ageism the same as but different from other forms of discrimination? 28 Social exclusion of older people 15 What is being done about ageism? 29 What is social exclusion? 15 What should health and social care Defining social exclusion 15 professionals do about these issues? 33 How does the Government measure Can the personalisation agenda help? 34 socialexclusion in later life? 17 Abuse 36 How many older people does the Diversity in later life 37 Government think are excluded? 19 Hierarchy of oppression 39 Who does the Government think is at Conclusion 39 risk of multiple exclusion? 19 Age and social exclusion 19 Older lesbian, gay men bisexual, and transgendered people 2 teaching and training pack. Steve Pugh and Willie McCartney - 2006. Updated August 2010 Welcome back to the Jueveillie Fine Conclusion 84 Dining Club 41 Part 3 – The literature Homophobia 45 Reviewing the literature 88 Why does homophobia exist? 45 Older people can be gay 89 Prejudice 46 A changing world 91 What does homophobia do? 48 Images of older lesbians and gay men 94 Culture: „outside‟ or „inside‟ 49 Adjusting to growing older 96 Power 51 What do you need to age well? 102 Challenging homophobia 52 Diversity and older lesbians and gay Conclusion 53 Men 104 Heteronormativity 55 Accelerated ageing 105 What is heteronormativity? 55 Social support 106 Sexual identity 57 Older lesbians and gay men and the Foucault and postmodernism 60 gay community 109 The death of heterosexuality? 62 So what does all this have to do with Conclusion 63 health and social care practice? 111 Conclusion 115 Part 2 – Social Inclusion of older lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgendered people Part 4 – Training plans Training Plan 1 - General awareness of issues Social inclusion 66 related to older LGBT Government Policy 67 Training Plan 2 – Ageism – general The law 68 Training Plan 3 – Ageism – more detailed Social inclusion and citizenship 70 Training Plan 4 – Social exclusion of older people How to include older lesbians, gay men, Training Plan 5 – Social exclusion of older LGBT bisexuals and transgendered people 71 people The customer response to health and Training Plan 6 – Homophobia and social care professionals 75 heteronormativity The implications for health and social Training Plan 7 – Exclusion and inclusion of older care practice 77 LGBT people Biographical approach and inclusion 79 Training Plan 8 – Assessment of older LGBT people Older lesbian, gay men bisexual, and transgendered people 3 teaching and training pack. Steve Pugh and Willie McCartney - 2006. Updated August 2010 These include representatives from the following WELCOME organisations: Who are we? Age Concern Salford, Age Concern Stockport. This teaching and training resource pack has been produced Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, by members of the Older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Manchester City Council, Housing support services for older Transgendered Peoples Network based in the North West of LGBT people England in association with the University of Salford. Stockport Primary Care Trust The Lesbian and Gay Foundation The network seeks to ensure that older lesbians, gay men, University of Salford bisexuals and transgendered (LGBT) people can influence the Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council practice of health and social care professionals and agencies and to provide a vehicle for consultation and training on Rationale for the teaching and training pack issues related to older LGBT people. Our aim has been to explore the position that older LGBT As such older LGBT people themselves are at the core of the people are placed in when they are in contact with the health network and this has included the following people in and social services recognising that such contact is not alphabetical order: always a positive experience. Alan Edwards Equally we have wanted to ensure that health and social care Allan Horsfall services provide good quality services for older LGBT people Mike Taylor which are based upon equal treatment and respect thus Sue Morris ensuring that contact with such organisations is positive for everyone concerned. A number of staff from various agencies and organisations have also been involved in the network and have contributed to the production and editing of this pack for you. Older lesbian, gay men bisexual, and transgendered people 4 teaching and training pack. Steve Pugh and Willie McCartney - 2006. Updated August 2010 What is in this pack? The law Government policy We have brought together a wide range of material on Social inclusion and citizenship different topics which will help you to explore both the current How to include older LGBT people position of older LGBT people and help you improve your The customer response to health and social care services and your practice. professionals The implications for health and social care services and The approach that we have taken in developing this pack is to practice provide material which explains the issues but does so in a The biographical approach and inclusion non-threatening and judgemental manner. We believe that explaining and illustrating these issues and what they mean Part 3 for real people will have more a positive impact on services Provides you with an overview of the existing literature related and practice. older LGBT people and can assist you with some of the background to the issues that are of concern to older LGBT The pack is divided into four parts: people. Part 1 Part 4 Explores the exclusion of older LGBT people and looks at Contains plans for training sessions which draw on the explanations for such exclusion. As such this part of the pack material in the pack which can be use in training health and contains material for you which explores: social care staff. Exclusion Ageism In each part of this pack there are themed activities that can Homophobia be taken on their own or as part of a series or training Heteronormativity session. Part 2 LGBT Explores the inclusion of older lesbians, gay men and Through out this teaching and training resource pack the bisexuals by looking at: abbreviation LGBT is used to refer to lesbian, gay, bisexual What is meant by inclusion and transgendered. This abbreviation is commonly used as a Older lesbian, gay men bisexual, and transgendered people 5 teaching and training pack. Steve Pugh and Willie McCartney - 2006. Updated August 2010 mechanism to maintain inclusive approach thereby ensuring Such an approach employed in health and social care settings that a „community‟ is recognised for all its constituent groups. can assist staff to see older people in the context of their lives The abbreviation will be used in association with the word and focus on their strengths rather than as all too often on „people‟ to ensure that we are reminded that we referring to problems. people and not an anonymous group. We hope that you find the material helpful whether you use The Virtual Dining Club the pack on your own or in teaching and training sessions. We have developed a virtual dining club as a means by which The organisation that have been involved in the we can bring to life some of the issues that are to be raised in production of this pack. this pack. There are biographies of 10 fictitious people who attend the dining club and these will be developed through the pack and used in each of the themes. Jueveillie Fine Dining Club Our purpose in developing the dining club is as stated to bring to life some of the issues that we are referring to and also to employ a life course approach to this material. All too often older people are seen as having no past and no future other than their inevitable death. A life course approach helps to see the life of the older person and how it has helped A thank you must be expressed to the University of Salford shape who they are today. who provided funds to have this pack produced and to Julia Ryan whose support and ideas have been invaluable. Older lesbian, gay men bisexual, and transgendered people 6 teaching and training pack. Steve Pugh and Willie McCartney - 2006. Updated August 2010 Welcome to the Jueveillie Fine Dining Club We are a group of older people who meet on a two weekly basis to enjoy good food and good company Our meetings are very informal – more like a group of friends, but more importantly… You are welcome to join us and be part of our club Contact Robert on ***************** Older lesbian, gay men bisexual, and transgendered people 7 teaching and training pack. Steve Pugh and Willie McCartney - 2006. Updated August 2010 Mark‟s wife is nice and they have 3 lovely children, but they have their own lives to lead and Edna is not going to spoil The Jueveillie has 10 members who that.