Francis est ancien militant de la lutte contre le sida, bénévole aux Petits Frères des Pauvres, membre du groupe d’éthique clinique de Cochin et des Petits Frères et créateur de
One of the #AgeingEqual campaign bloggers came back to us recently with a practical tool for people aged 60 and older wondering about the potential sexual changes that come with
Society’s view of sex in late-life remains misinformed and negative, presuming that older people are not sexually active or interested in intimate sexual relationships. However, positive intimate sexual relations are
Fortes des témoignages recueillis à l’occasion d’une récente conférence, Kim Iker et Margot de Battista, psychologues sociales à la Fondation i2ml – Institut Méditerranéen des Métiers de la Longévité, nous partagent
Our sixth #AgeingEqual campaigning week decrypted older people’s sexuality: we explored the stereotyping of older people as asexual beings and the impact of this misconception on older people’s health, social inclusion
Much research has identified that older people are excluded from sexual/intimate citizenship. Older people become desexualized by society and its attitudes. They are stereotyped and even ridiculed as asexual. It is
Ciarán is looking back at the progress made with regard to the rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people in Ireland… and reflecting on how these rights are overlooked when
Despite the recent shift towards greater recognition of the need for tailored services for older LGBTQI people, and greater sensitization of the issues, this growing population still experience stigma and
Anne-Sophie Parent, Secretary General of AGE Platform Europe, refers to a few telling examples that older people’s sexuality is far too often turned into a joke… a joke that sometimes
Ms. Sirpa Pietikäinen is a Member of the European Parliament committed to defend the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex or queer people (LGBTIQ). She rallies the #AgeingEqual campaign with