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Ageism, Ageism and Sexuality, Good Practices November 8, 2018

Older LGBTQI People: the International Federation on Ageing, Egale Canada and SAGE call to action

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

Ageism, Ageism and Sexuality, Good Practices November 3, 2018

Révolution Senior: une campagne pour changer notre perception des seniors et de leur sexualité

“Aimer et être aimé-e en sept positions, quel que soit mon genre, mon âge et mon orientation sexuelle“. C’est le message que porte la campagne de l’association française Grey Pride

Ageism, Ageism and Disability, Ageism and Sexuality, Good Practices November 3, 2018

A Belgian health insurance fund decides to reimburse sexual services for people in need of support

Belgian health insurance funds now intervene to support the access to sexual services with up to 40 EUR for the reimbursement of a consultation with the specialized non-profit organisation Aditi.

Ageism, Ageism and Intergenerational Solidarity, Good Practices November 2, 2018

A UK review of the benefits of cross-generational friendships

Having intergenerational or cross-generational friendships can promote mutual understanding, break down stereotypes, reduce prejudice and anxiety. Dr. Hannah Swift shared the highlights of a review carried out in the UK

Ageism, Ageism and Sexuality, Good Practices November 2, 2018

RUDE creates short videos to talk sex and intimacy in later life

As an educator in social work and social care – Trish has found it important to embed strong values and commitment within professional education to encourage practitioners to listen to

Ageism, Ageism and Sexuality, Good Practices November 2, 2018

Promoting inclusive care environments for older people with sexual and gender diversities

Trish Hafford-Letchfield explains how older LGBT in residential care are victims of a ‘double trauma’ and gives the example of a project that aims to foster their inclusion In some

Ageism, Ageism and Intergenerational Solidarity, Good Practices October 31, 2018

‘What Is That?’: a sparrow to teach tolerance between generations

This Greek short film made in 2007 shows a father and son sitting on a bench. Suddenly a sparrow lands across them. What is That? is the story of a

Ageism, Ageism and Intergenerational Solidarity, Good Practices October 31, 2018

Life Stories: Older people talked and young people wrote

Through the development of mutual intergenerational understanding, the ‘Life Stories’ project encouraged the development of relationships between young people and the older generation as a contribution towards preventing ageism. Ingrid

Ageism, Good Practices October 25, 2018

The Older Persons Council of Biscay (Spain) launches a new observatory to monitor ageism in the media

Often, the Basque media collects news and content with stereotyped images of older persons, contributing to create a social imaginary that does not conform to reality. For this purpose, the

Ageism, Good Practices October 24, 2018

‘The Big Middle’ – A new podcast to challenge our conceptions of ageing

Created by Susan Flory, an experienced international journalist, chief editor and executive producer, ‘The Big Middle’ is a new podcast dealing with all the big issues of longer, healthy midlife,