Older people in the LGBTQ+ community have told of how they are feeling ‘excluded and isolated’ as they are left behind by a ‘youth-celebrating culture’.
‘The majority of people my age or older have lived through different times and share a common set of experiences and emotions associated with a far less accepting society.
Now charities are calling for better training and understanding to help those who are feeling isolated.Jonathan from Opening Doors UK, which is the only UKdedicated to LGBTQ+ people aged 50 or over, said networks need to stop building support systems under the presumption everyone is straight. ‘We don’t have the same familial networks and we can find ourselves increasingly cut off from social networks and services. It can be quite a scary and unsettling experience.’
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