June 2024
25Jun

Visibilizar la vejez LGBTQ+

El fenómeno de "volver al clóset" entre los adultos mayores gay es una realidad alarmante que refleja los desafíos complejos que enfrenta esta comunidad. A medida que envejecen, muchos se ven obligados a ocultar nuevamente su orientación sexual debido a factores como la discriminación en entornos de cuidado, el aislamiento social y las presiones familiares. Lo he visto en mi trabajo con muchas personas adultas mayores, y resulta doloroso. Esta situación se ve agravada en muchos países por políticas...

June 25, 2024
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25Jun

Morningstar launches index tracking LGBTQ+ inclusive companies

The new Morningstar Developed Markets LGBTQ+ Leaders Index is designed to deliver exposure to 100 large and mid-cap companies from across regions and sectors that demonstrate strong LGBTQ+ inclusive policies and practices. Companies are screened for controversial product involvement, UN Global Compact compliance, and severe ESG controversies using Morningstar Sustainalytics leading ESG data and research and are then ranked by ExecuPride score and size with the 100 highest scorers making it into the index. “We are thrilled to add this new...

June 25, 2024
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24Jun

Thailand becomes first South-East Asian country to legalise same sex marriage

Thailand has become the first nation in South-East Asia to legalise same sex marriage, with the country's Senate approving the landmark bill on Tuesday afternoon. The legislation was expected to pass after it cleared the country's House of Representatives in a near-unanimous vote in March. Despite Thailand's bustling gay bars and prominent transgender community making it a mecca for LGBTQ+ tourists, until now local same-sex couples there have been unable to marry. The law will take effect 120 days after its announcement in the...

June 24, 2024
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21Jun

México. Los pendientes de salud e inclusión LGBT+ que AMLO le deja a Sheinbaum

Organizaciones sociales de México ponen encima de la mesa presidencial, que ocupará Claudia Sheinbaum a partir de octubre, la necesidad de blindar una sanidad “sin discriminación” y una educación “incluyente” a favor de la comunidad LGBT+, los pendientes del mandato de Andrés Manuel López Obrador. “Garantizar el acceso y la atención a la salud, en cuestiones particulares de las personas LGBT+, fue un gran pendiente”, advierte la cosecretaria de la Asociación Internacional de Lesbianas, Gays, Bisexuales, Trans e Intersex para...

June 21, 2024
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21Jun

Providing inclusive services and care for LGBT people

By National LGBT health education center A visit to a health care facility can make people nervous for any number of reasons. Some people may be uncomfortable revealing sensitive information to health care professionals who need it to provide certain services. Others find it difficult to talk about private health concerns. Creating an environment in which these conversations are more comfortable for the patient is an important goal for all health care staff. Because health care is for everyone, we...

June 21, 2024
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21Jun

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
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21Jun

LGBTQ Retirement Communities and Cities in the US

By Maureen Stanley In this article, we’ll discuss LGBTQ senior living options and essential questions to consider as you search for a place to spend your golden years. We’ll also detail LGBTQ-oriented retirement communities across the United States and top cities embracing LGBTQ elders. Source SeniorLiving

June 21, 2024
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21Jun

La situación de las mujeres trans en el Perú: la lucha por empleos y servicios de salud de calidad

Durante el mes del orgullo, millones de personas y colectivos LGBTIQ+ se organizan para realizar marchas, manifestaciones y actividades que celebren su identidad; sin embargo, la lucha de este segmento de la población va más allá de estos 30 días, ya que, en realidad, para una buena parte de esta población, los conflictos suelen presentarse a lo largo de todo el año. Perú y sus ciudadanos no son ajenos a esta realidad. Según una encuesta de Ipsos del 2023, el 71% de peruanos reconoce que...

June 21, 2024
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21Jun

LGBT Workers in the Labor Market

By Caroline Medina, Lindsay Mahowald & Rose Khattar The COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing economic crisis resulted in significant hardship for people across the country: Tens of millions of people lost their jobs, unemployment rates increased, and economic activity declined. To mitigate these economic impacts, federal policymakers enacted multiple relief bills, including the American Rescue Plan Act. These investments shortened the recession in the wake of the pandemic and have helped propel a historic economic recovery resulting in the most jobs...

June 21, 2024
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21Jun

How planning for LGBT retirement differs

By UBS Wealth Management  The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision on same-sex marriage in 2015 made marriage equality the law of the land, giving same-sex partners spousal inheritance rights, survivor social security, tax credits, second-parent adoption rights and other benefits accrued to married couples. Yet as momentous as that decision was, “the right to get married doesn’t fix all the other problems out there,” says David Mietty, Wealth Management Consultant at UBS. He notes, individuals may still encounter workplace and housing...

June 21, 2024
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