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British Journal of Social Work 2009 39(3):403-417; doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcm131
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© The Author 2007. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The British Association of Social Workers. All rights reserved

Developing Inclusive Health and Social Care Policies for Older LGBT Citizens

Liam Concannon

Liam Concannon: taught Social Policy and Social Work at Royal Holloway, London, Brunel University and Goldsmiths College, London, before becoming an independent researcher and writer. He has a particular interest in citizenship and anti-oppressive practice. His previous research has investigated citizenship and the social exclusion of LGBT elders and also people with learning disabilities. His publications include: Planning for Life: Involving Adults with Learning Disabilities in Service Planning (2005, London and New York, Routledge) and ‘Inclusion or control? Commissioning and contracting services for people with learning disabilities’ (2006, British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 34(4), pp. 200–5).

Correspondence to Liam Concannon. E-mail: liam.concannon{at}hotmail.com


  Abstract

Creating anti-oppressive practices in service provision that successfully remove barriers to the social inclusion of older lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgendered (LGBT) citizens has proven thus far tremendously difficult. The White Paper, Better Care, Higher Standards: A Charter for Long Term Care, (Department of Health, 1999) addresses the development of non-discriminatory services that treat users with dignity and respect, taking account of sexual orientation (Department of Health, 1999, p. 3). Such government social policy holds out the hope that services will be designed to support senior LGBT people. This paper examines the unique oppression and marginalization faced by older lesbian, gay men, bisexual and transgendered citizens in homophobic and ageist societies, which often fail to acknowledge their existence. The research findings highlight strategies being created through social policy that aim to successfully achieve the inclusion of this group in the planning and delivery of their services.

Keywords: LGBT elders, inclusive service planning, social work education


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