CORE Alberta News - March 30, 2023
Thank you for being a part of the CORE Alberta community!
International Transgender Day of Visibility is March 31. While we commonly talk about Cis, Trans, and Two-Spirit folks, there are around 94 gender identities in the world, and that does not include all the Indigenous identities. Older adults outside the gender binary also face unique systemic barriers that can affect their access to housing, transportation, healthcare, employment, food security, safety, and much more.
How can you support transgender seniors in your organization? Familiarize yourself with terminology, pronouns, and anti-oppressive, empowering, gender-inclusive language. Explore how there may be different or unique barriers to service for 2SLGBTQIA+ older adults in your area. Continue to learn and develop your knowledge of 2SLGBTQIA+ folks and expand your organizational policies, practices, and systems to be a safer and more supportive place for folks.
Here are some local folks doing excellent work in Alberta:
Monthly Coffee, Cookies and Chat – Rainbow Elders Calgary
Young Hearts Bi-Weekly Meetup – Skipping Stone
Monthly Teatime with Dorothy – Outlink
Monthly Trans Peer Support Group on Zoom – OUTreach Southern Alberta
2SLGBTQ+ Adults Support Group on Zoom – Jewish Family Services Edmonton
Outloud Talks Program for Adults – St. Alberta Outloud
Various Senior Services – Centre for Sexuality
Various Senior Services – Pride Centre of Edmonton
Various Senior Services – Edmonton Pride Seniors Group
Trans Equality Society of Alberta (TESA)
Additional Resources:
- LGBTQ2S+ Resources | Alberta Health Services
- Tips on Providing Safer and More Welcoming Continuing Care for LGBTQ2S+ Seniors (Including Dementia in Trans Older Adults) | Alberta Health Services
- Inclusive Communities for LGBTQ2S+ Seniors | Government of Alberta
- Aging with Pride | Government of Alberta
- 2SLGBTQI Identity and Dementia E-Modules | Egale
As always, if there are important topics that you would like more information on or possibilities you would like to explore, please connect with us.
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Mar 30, 2023
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Healthy Aging CORE AB
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