Guides to LGBTQ Inclusion in Aging Services

See the reports below to learn more about how your organization can become more LGBTQ inclusive.

Inclusive Services for LGBT Older Adults: A Practical Guide to Creating Welcoming Agencies

This publication helps to answers the question: “How can our mainstream aging organization provide inclusive and welcoming services to older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender adults?” Written with suggestions, tips and practical ideas from mainstream aging providers in the field, along with SAGE and the National Resource Center on LGBT Aging’s partners.
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LGBT Programming for Older Adults: A Practical Step-by-Step Guide

This guide, created in consultation with organizations around the U.S. that serve LGBTQ older adults, will walk you through the steps to launch a movie viewing and discussion centered on LGBTQ aging themes. This program is simple to organize and can be an important step toward a number of goals, including welcoming LGBTQ older adults to your organization or agency; creating a safe space for the LGBT older adults you already serve to identify themselves, and/or more fully integrate into your agency; and fostering an agency-wide culture of openness and acceptance.
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Inclusive Questions for Older Adults: A Practical Guide to Collecting Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

This guide helps to answers the question: “How can our mainstream aging organization ask questions about sexual orientation and gender identity in safe and respectful ways to better inform our services and programs?" Written with suggestions, tips and practical ideas this guide will assist in your organization's path to asking fully inclusive questions to all of your clients.
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