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Unheard voices : a qualitative study of LGBT+ older people experiences during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK
- Source :
- Health & Social Care in the Community
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- This paper reports findings from a qualitative study into the immediate impact of social distancing measures on the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT+) older people (≥60 years) living in the UK during the first lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic. It draws on in-depth interviews with 17 older people and 6 key informants from LGBT+ community-based organisations, exploring the strategies used to manage their situations, how they responded and adapted to key challenges. Five themes emerged related to: 1) risk factors for LGBT+ older people and organisations, including specific findings on trans experiences,;2) care practices in LGBT+ lives,;3) strengths and benefits of networking 4) politicisation of ageing issues and their relevance to LGBT+ communities; and 5) learning from communication and provision in a virtual world. The findings illuminate adaptability and many strengths in relation to affective equality and reciprocal love, care and support among LGBT+ older people. It is vital UK that the government recognises and addresses the needs and concerns of LGBT+ older people during emergencies. What is known: The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and the wider governmental and societal response, brought health inequalities into sharp focus, exposing the structural disadvantage and discrimination faced by many marginalised communities in the UK and globally. LGBT+ older people are known to experience health inequalities compounded by anticipated or poor experiences of accessing health and social care services. What this paper adds: An exploration of LGBT+ older peple, their communities and social networks and how these were adapted in the COVID-19 context. Trans older people have been affected in very specific ways. The findings illuminate adaptability and many strengths in relation to affective equality and reciprocal love, care and support among LGBT+ older people. It is vital UK that the government recognises and addresses the needs and concerns of LGBT+ older people during emergencies.
- Subjects :
- Sociology and Political Science
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
RA773
lockdown
Sexual and Gender Minorities
COVID‐19
Pandemic
Relevance (law)
Humans
Sociology
Pandemics
Aged
Government
Health Policy
Social distance
care practices
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
COVID-19
Gender studies
Original Articles
LGBT+
United Kingdom
ageing
Communicable Disease Control
Female
Original Article
Lesbian
B990 Subjects Allied to Medicine not elsewhere classified
Older people
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Qualitative research
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09660410 and 13652524
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Health & Social Care in the Community
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....675371cf13bf05c415568b831590e06c