Prispevek prikazuje pomembne ugotovitve na področju samskega življenja vstarosti in obravnava problem samote. Težav, s katerimi se zaradi samote srečajo stari ljudje, ne smemo zanemarjati, prav tako ...pa moramo upoštevati tudi posledice teh težav na njihovo fizično in psihično zdravje in splošno počutje. Zato so v príspevku opisane nekatere intervencije, ki so se pokazale kot učinkovite vpreprečevanju negativnih posledic samote pri starih ljudeh. Ker je socialna mreža za zdravje starostnika zelo pomembna, so najuspešnejše intervencije tiste, ki temeljijo na krepitvi socialne podpore starega človeka (npr. sodelovanje znotraj društev, zagotavljanje podpore drugim, multigeneracijska gospodinjstva).
The Covid-19 epidemic and associated changes in everyday life have exacerbated existing inequalities between people, particularly in the case of many invisible, vulnerable, and marginalised groups, ...and exposed systemic weaknesses in addressing their needs. The study “The needs of LGBTQ+ people over 50 during the Covid-19 epidemic” explored the impact of emergencies on the daily lives of LGBTQ+ people. In the interviews, interviewees highlighted the hardships of those LGBTQ+ people who have a small social network and/or are not in a partnership, as well as limited access to shared events and safe spaces where people can live according to their identity. Interviewees had both positive and negative experiences with health and other services and emphasised the importance of having access to services and the need for aware and trained providers who are able to accommodate to the unique circumstances of LGBTQ+ people. The findings highlight the importance of researching the experiences and life trajectories of people in times of emergencies in order to better respond to identified needs.
Tole tematsko številko smo posebej težko pričakovali. Tema spolne in seksualne
identitete je v reviji Socialno delo redko, a vendarle kontinuirano zastopana.
Tokrat pa smo se osredotočili na izzive, ...povezane s staranjem, s katerimi se
spoprijemata LGBT+ skupnost in socialno delo. Pri tem »skupnost« razumemo
v simbolnem in političnem pomenu besede, kot nekaj, kar nam usmeri pogled
v potencial samoorganiziranja ljudi (in ga hkrati motivira), in ne kot mitološko
entiteto, ki za starejšo LGBT+ generacijo morda nima vedno oprijemljivega
pomena
Older gays and lesbians are one of the most invisible social groups as they experience “double invisibility”: in Western societies that celebrate youth, they are invisible as older and as older ...homosexuals. Existing research shows a different structure of social networks of older gays and lesbians compared to older heterosexuals, it points to fears of discrimination in care activities and feelings of exclusion from the LGBT community, which, like society at large, is defined by youth. This exploratory study for Slovenia identifies similar trends, with the key problem being the tension between an individual's stigmatized homosexual identity, which the elderly still mostly hide, and the LGBT community, which is not inclusive for older gays and lesbians. The purpose of the research was to identify key characteristics of everyday life of older gays and lesbians in the period before the existence of activism in Slovenia and the characteristics of the current position of older gays and lesbians in the LGBTIQ + community and society at large.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on older people’s lives on a global scale but for some marginalised communities have seen a marked exacerbation of health and other inequalities. ...Research has highlighted the impact of the pandemic on lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT+) people’s lives, but less has been documented about the experiences of LGBT+ older communities and how their specific needs have been mediated. Community-based advocacy organisations are central to promoting LGBT+ human rights in the UK through its social movements, and this paper explores their role and significance during a distinct period of the UK mandatory isolation. Drawing on a case study approach based on qualitative interviews with six key LGBT+ community organisations in the UK, we captured their insights into how they navigated support for older people when faced with limited resources and the challenges posed by mandatory physical and social distancing. We position these events in current discourse about structural and health inequalities for LGBT+ ageing in the UK.
Predvsem se izogibajte patronažnega in pokroviteljskega odnosa do starejše generacije; ta generacija ni homogena v nobenem smislu in je ni mogoče nagovarjati niti »reševati« z nekimi ukrepi, ki ...predvidevajo, da so vsi ljudje nemočni in potrebujejo pomoč. To ne velja niti za pripadnike manjšin. S tem se jih še dodatno stigmatizira in getoizira.
