• 03/08/2022
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What about homosexual seniors?Czech Retirement Homes do not cope with them<

“The Czech population ages.This logically implies that the LGBT population ages.These seniors are in a specific situation.Either they do not have a family because they did not establish it or have problematic relationships, or their original family rejected them because of their orientation.Some help from natural sources cannot be expected, ”said one of the authors Naďa Špodenková.

According to expert estimates in society, there are about three to five percent of people with another sexual orientation.Some experts speak up to 15 or 20 percent.At the end of last year there were 1.9 million people over 65 in the Czech Republic.Thus, three percent correspond to 57,000 people, five percent 95,000.

"Open the topic is extremely difficult among LGBT seniors.They have been hiding their identity with regard to the culturally historical context all their lives, ”said Špodenková.According to Zdeněk Sloboba, the current of their identity often begins to keep it in the old age after coming to homes who did not hide it in the past.They are worried about the negative reactions and bullying.

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Research is part of an annual invisible minority project that now ends.The authors asked the bosses of several facilities, experts on aging, health professionals, social workers and seniors from the community.They found out what the situation of LGBT people in old age, how they imagine care and how the equipment is ready for it.

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The results have shown that the old gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transsexuals themselves "disabled" themselves.In old age they are more than heterosexuals threatening to stay alone.Family care can not always rely on.Therefore, the "chosen family" plays greater significance.Much less use services for seniors, more often postponed visits to the doctor and less visit leisure centers than peers.“They want the same thing - loving and dignified care, live at home, want to use off -road services.However, care should respect specific needs, should be friendly to LGBT, should not be discriminated against, ”said Špodenková.

According to the sociologist of the University of West Bohemia Jaroslava Hamanová Marhánková have LGBT seniors other life experiences."Their aging looks a little different.Reflects the previous biography.We do not become a senior at one moment.Characteristics such as gender or sexuality have an impact, ”she said.

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LGBT seniors and seniors say they have nothing to talk to others.Their peers often talk about marriage, children or grandchildren.Would like to meet their community and deal with their topics.Men would like to take care of them men.Women want caregivers.The “chosen family” should also have access to health information or the possibility to decide on care.

Activists do not consider homes only for LGBT seniors in the Czech Republic.According to Slopy there is a fear that "segregation could lead to discrimination".Older people would be more of a free and anonymous telephone counseling.

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