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Older migrants in Europe: why we need a right-based approach

Ageing and international migration are interrelated phenomena which are currently affecting the European continent. As a
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‘I have no intention of hiding’: the 6th week of the #AgeingEqual campaign in a nutshell

Our sixth #AgeingEqual campaigning week decrypted older people’s sexuality: we explored the stereotyping of older people as
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The World Health Organisation global campaign to combat ageism

Today, for the first time in history, most people can expect to live into their sixties
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News from the Sex and Intimacy in Later Life UK Campaign Forum: a big society-wide conversation on sex in later life

Much research has identified that older people are excluded from sexual/intimate citizenship. Older people become desexualized
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‘I have been out as a gay man since the 70s and I have no intention of hiding again’

Ciarán is looking back at the progress made with regard to the rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual
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Older people less likely to be offered an HIV test in English sexual health clinics

Despite their mandate to offer HIV testing to all attendees, sexual health clinics in England are

‘Bring back that loving feeling’: Sexuality in later life and the impact of ageism

Trish Hafford-Letchfield is challenging ageist stereotypes about older people being asexual and calls for greater discussion
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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.
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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