Covid-19 & LGBTQ+ Older People
Publish date: April 2020Source: SAGE
Topics: Cultural Competency, Discrimination, Health Care, Social Isolation
Research from the CDC indicates older people are at a greater risk for severe illness due to COVID-19. Having undergone a lifetime of systemic discrimination and in turn poorer health outcomes, older LGBTQ+ people are especially vulnerable. This brief, co-created by SAGE and HRC, explores these vulnerabilities and the action steps that can be taken to properly support older LGBTQ+ people.
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