“It’s been 50 Years since Homosexuality was decriminalised in the U.K., and times have changed. So we sat down an openly gay 13 year old Louis and an openly gay 78 year old Percy to have a chat about the differences 50 years have made on Gay Culture and Acceptance.”

(Produced/Edited & Directed by Trent & Luke but wouldn't have happened without the amazing help of London Pride #ProudToBe and BBC2 with their new documentary ‘Against The Law’ which will be out at the end of July. YouTube, 7/5/17)

Gays and lesbians are more than twice as likely to use tobacco than heterosexuals, and University of Illinois at Chicago researchers have detailed how the disparity can be reduced. In a new paper published in the journal Society of Behavioral Medicine, researchers led by Phoenix Matthews, professor of biobehavioral health sciences and a clinical psychologist, developed five policy recommendations to close the gap between LGBT and heterosexual smokers.

(Sam Hostettler, UIC News, 7/10/17)

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“LGBTQ respondents had the opportunity to submit stories about their experiences regarding leadership in the nonprofit sector. Of the 850 respondents in the study who identified as LGBTQ, 108 shared stories about being passed over for promotions, being outed, and being fired. According to the report, ‘the intensity of the write-in responses about the negative impact of respondents’ sexuality on their career…reflected a real problem with biases against LGBTQ people in too many nonprofits.’ ”

(Cyndi Suarez, Nonprofit Quarterly, 7/11/17)

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Bias against LGBT older adults continues in retirement homes, even as new opportunities become available. Tammy La Gorce surveys retirement housing options.

(nytimes.com, 7/8/17)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/08/business/retirement/lgbt-rights-retirement-communities.html  

For those who like to dig deeper

Racism in the LGBTQ community