June 2024
26Jun

España. Trabajo anuncia un acuerdo con sindicatos y patronal para garantizar la igualdad del colectivo LGTBI en las empresas

El Ministerio de Trabajo ha anunciado un acuerdo con sindicatos y empresarios sobre las medidas a adoptar para lograr un entorno laboral más igualitario para las personas LGTBI. Así lo ha indicado este lunes la vicepresidenta segunda y ministra de Trabajo, Yolanda Díaz, en una entrevista en La Sexta. El acuerdo quedó prácticamente cerrado el 16 de mayo, en la última reunión que los negociadores de las patronales y de las centrales mantuvieron en el ministerio. Ya entonces las fuentes...

June 26, 2024
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26Jun

Cobijando al arcoíris plateado

Doug Hairgrove y Warren “Woody” Wood llevan 63 años juntos. Se conocieron en la universidad en 1959, trabajaron hombro con hombro por más de tres décadas en una escuela secundaria del sur de California y se casaron en el 2008 en su casa del desierto de Palm Springs, California. Hace unos años, cuando llegó el momento de cambiar de casa, se mudaron a un apartamento. “Era agradable, pero teníamos muy poco contacto con los demás”, dice Hairgrove, de 84 años. Anhelaban...

June 26, 2024
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26Jun

US. LGBTQ elders struggle with health care, housing and isolation

LGBTQ older adults are four times less likely to be parents than older heterosexual adults, and twice as likely to grow old single and living alone, according to SAGE, a national group that offers services and advocacy for LGBTQ adults 50 and older. The challenges LGBTQ elders face overlap with an aging U.S. population. According to the U.S. Census, the population aged 65 or over grew to an unprecedented 55.8 million, or 16.8% of the total population, in 2020. The...

June 26, 2024
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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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