Why is the care of the aging LGBT population an issue?
The aging lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) population is facing discrimination in long-term care settings. In this video, Robert Espinoza explains the issues the LGBT community is facing and the importance of education.
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ROBERT ESPINOZA: It's estimated that there are about 3 million LGBT people age 50 and older, and with the aging of the baby boom generation,
that population will double to more than 6 million in the next two decades. [MUSIC PLAYING]
It's an issue because we're seeing a rapidly growing demographic of older people. It's the aging of the Baby Boom generation
and also the first generation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people who have aged as out openly LGBT people.
We're also seeing that LGBT older people are experiencing various forms of discrimination both under the law
and also in aging and long-term care settings. So research is showing that many are encountering providers
both health care providers and aging providers who don't have the information on what it means to support LGBT older people
or may not be sensitive to their needs. So many report incidences of bias, of stigma, of discrimination.
And so as the population grows and as more and more aging providers around the country encounter this population,
it's essential that we figure out how to work with aging providers and health care providers to make sure they know what it means to support this group.
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