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28JunJune 28, 2024

Discrimination and Barriers to Well-Being: The State of the LGBTQI+ Community in 2022

By Caroline Medina & Lindsay Mahowald LGBTQI+ people and other “sexual and gender diverse”1 people experience structural and interpersonal discrimination that adversely affects their well-being and drives disparate outcomes across crucial areas of life.2 The current patchwork of nondiscrimination laws in states across the country and existing gaps in federal civil rights laws leave millions of LGBTQI+ people without protection from discrimination.3 The Biden-Harris administration, since the beginning of its tenure, has taken numerous actions across executive agencies to bolster nondiscrimination protections in...

June 28, 2024

Articles, System Characterization2022, Aging, Equality, Healthcare, Labor Market, LGBT

21JunJune 21, 2024

LGBT Retirement Preparations Amid Social Progress

By Catherine Collinson, Executive Director, Aegon Center for Longevity and Retirement; CEO and President, Transamerica Institute and Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies LGBT: Retirement Preparations Amid Social Progress is a collaboration between Aegon Center for Longevity and Retirement, and nonprofits Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies® (US), and Instituto de Longevidade Mongeral Aegon (Brazil). The report focuses on the retirement aspirations and plans among the LGBT community, and highlights findings from LGBT survey respondents from nine of the 15 surveyed countries...

June 21, 2024

Books, System Characterization2018, Aging, LGBT, Retirement Planning

21JunJune 21, 2024

The United States will need 7 million migrants to cover old age support programs for baby boomers

The immigration crisis has become a recurring theme in social gatherings and political debates, and is the main issue of the U.S. presidential election. Amid this discussion, one certainty stands out: while it’s well known that migrants have a need to live in the United States, a study has highlighted that the country needs them too. Twenty percent of U.S. workers were not born in the United States, and it is expected that in the near future more than seven million more migrants...

June 21, 2024

News2024, Aging, Immigration, Labor Market, US

20JunJune 20, 2024

S. Korean president declares demographic national emergency

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Wednesday declared a "demographic national emergency" amid growing concerns about the Asian country's record-low birth rate. Yoon issued the declaration at a meeting of the presidential committee on low birth and aging population, vowing to run a pan-government response system until the low birth issue is overcome, according to the presidential office. The country's total fertility rate, or an average number of children a woman is expected to bear in lifetime, reached a record low...

June 20, 2024

NewsAging, South Korea

14JunJune 14, 2024

The Aging Experiences of LGBTQ Ethnic Minority Older Adults: A Systematic Review

By Jinwen Chen, Helen McLaren, Michelle Jones & Lida Shams In gerontological research and practice, an increasing amount of attention is being paid to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) older people and how their experiences differ from their heterosexual and cisgender counterparts. However, LGBTQ older adults themselves are not a homogenous group. Moreover, as the immigrant populations in industrialized nations age, the number of LGBTQ older adults from ethnic minority backgrounds will only grow. This systematic review hence...

June 14, 2024

Aging, Articles2020, Aging, Equality, Immigration, LGBT

14JunJune 14, 2024

Health Equity & LGBTQ+ Older Adults of Color. Engaging individuals, communities and organizations

By National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging This report highlights how state, local community organizations, funders and healthcare providers can make innovative impacts in health equity. We are living in a vastly different world than that of 2013, and this section highlights some of the present-day context within which we are doing this work. The United States is becoming older and more diverse. Yet, how we often talk about and intervene on issues related to diversity in aging continues to fall short...

June 14, 2024

Aging, Books, Books, Reports2023, Aging, Equality, LGBT, Public Policy, US

14JunJune 14, 2024

Retirement Confidence Survey and the LGBTQ Community

By Craig Copeland (Employee Benefit Research Institute) & Lisa Greenwald (Greenwald Research) The Retirement Confidence Survey (RCS) was conducted for its 32nd year in 2022 to measure attitudes of American workers and retirees about issues surrounding retirement. For the first time, in 2022, the RCS included an oversample of LGBTQ Americans to allow for an analysis of the challenges that LGBTQ workers and retirees face in preparing for and living in retirement. Questions included in this year’s survey explore priorities...

June 14, 2024

Books, Books, Pension design, Reports2022, Aging, Income, LGBT, Retirement Planning

14JunJune 14, 2024

Pioneering Safe & Inclusive LGBT Specific Retirement Accommodation. Exploring Models in the USA, UK, & Spain

By Liam Concannon With significant advances in equal rights for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) citizens, achieved across the western world during the past few decades, one group that continues to be overlooked is LGBT elders. This article examines the unique discrimination and homophobia faced by older LGBT people living in nursing and residential care homes. It investigates ways in which these environments construct and perpetuate heteronormativity by addressing the needs of heterosexual residents, while at the same...

June 14, 2024

Aging, Articles2022, Aging, LGBT, Retirement Planning

10JunJune 10, 2024

6 Longevity Economy Principles – The World Economic Forum Weighs In

In an era where global life expectancy continues to rise, fertility falls and countries are shrinking demographically, the World Economic Forum’s new Longevity Economy Principles are not just timely—they're essential. These principles are designed not just to navigate the challenges ahead, but also to get prepared to seize the opportunities presented by a new era of longevity and generational rebalancing. In the next society, both countries and companies will want to ensure three inter-related foundational skills for their populations and workforces:...

June 10, 2024

NewsAging, Economy, Longevity

10JunJune 10, 2024

South Korea. Achieving optimum mental health for older adults

The population in Korea is aging at an alarming pace. According to Statistics Korea, by 2025 the country is forecast to become a super-aged society, with individuals aged 65 years and older comprising over 20 percent of its estimated total population of 52 million. By 2050, the number is expected to rise to 44 percent. This demographic change has important implications for the health sector and social systems. How the nation deals with these changes will determine its population's...

June 10, 2024

NewsAging, Health, South Korea

June 2024