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People who choose a life of caring — and the organizations and communities they serve — deserve a special kind of support.
Despite overall societal progress made in recent decades, older adults who are a part of the LGBTQ+ community have experienced a lifelong history of social stigma, discrimination and prejudice. Additionally, due to high rates of stress due to systematic harassment and discrimination and a lack of cultural competency in the health care system, these individuals are at a higher risk for cancer, mental illnesses, and other diseases.1 They are also less likely to seek out or have access to aging services, as many fear discrimination or harassment if their sexual orientation or gender identity becomes known.
That is why the Pennsylvania Department of Aging is leading the way in making the commonwealth a welcoming place for the LGBTQ+ community to grow older by enhancing access to supportive and affirming services for older LGBTQ+ adults. Watch this webcast to learn how your program can:
Join Stephanie Cole, Special Assistant to the Secretary of Aging in Pennsylvania, along with Aaron Tax, and Sherrill Wayland from SAGE (Advocacy & Services for LGBTQ+ Elders), the largest national advocacy organization for LGBTQ+ older adults, as they recount the lessons learned during this critical and ongoing project to ensure that LGBTQ+ seniors can age with respect and dignity.
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1. https://www.americanprogress.org/article/how-to-close-the-lgbt-health-disparities-gap/
"Bringing health equity to seniors in the LGBTQ+ community"
Thursday, May 25 at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT
Recorded Oct 23, 2018
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Stephanie spent the first part of her career in leadership positions in private sector corporations before opting for a mid-career shift to the field of aging at the PA Department of Aging where she has held roles in quality assurance and supervised the department’s data collection efforts. Some of her major accomplishments have included championing the department’s four-year federally required State Plan on Aging, leading the department’s outreach and inclusion efforts with LGBTQ older adult communities, and developing collaborations with universities across Pennsylvania that have initiated ongoing intergenerational service-learning programs, partnering students with older adults for semester-long virtual engagements that address educational goals of faculty and bring purpose to the lives of older participants. She received the Governor’s Award for Excellence in 2022.
Aaron leads the a team advocating for LGBTQ+ and HIV-inclusive federal, state, and local aging policies at SAGE, the nation’s largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of LGBTQ+ older people. Before joining SAGE, Aaron served as the Legal Director at Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN), the leading organization challenging “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) in Congress and in the courts. He started there as a staff attorney in 2006, and for nearly five years at SLDN, he took part in a multifaceted approach to advancing the civil rights of LGBT service members through law, policy, outreach, and education.
Sherrill serves as a trusted thought partner to national initiatives team members and SAGE staff across the organization. They lead the National Resource Center on LGBTQ Aging, serves as SAGE lead for the Long-Term Care Equality Index (in partnership with the Human Rights Campaign Foundation) and works in close partnership with SAGECollab, SAGECare, and the Diverse Elders Coalition. Sherrill began work with SAGE at the local level in 2008, founding the SAGE Affiliate in St. Louis, MO (now Missourians Aging with Pride). Sherrill earned a Master of Social Work degree from the Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, and has over 25 years of professional experience in the fields of education, disability, and LGBTQ+ older adult advocacy.
Sherrill serves as a trusted thought partner to national initiatives team members and SAGE staff across the organization. They lead the National Resource Center on LGBTQ Aging, serves as SAGE lead for the Long-Term Care Equality Index (in partnership with the Human Rights Campaign Foundation) and works in close partnership with SAGECollab, SAGECare, and the Diverse Elders Coalition. Sherrill began work with SAGE at the local level in 2008, founding the SAGE Affiliate in St. Louis, MO (now Missourians Aging with Pride). Sherrill earned a Master of Social Work degree from the Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, and has over 25 years of professional experience in the fields of education, disability, and LGBTQ+ older adult advocacy.
People who choose a life of caring — and the organizations and communities they serve — deserve a special kind of support. So we help them to care smarter. Liberating them to focus on the people they serve. Providing solutions that make work flow, integrate insights, and update effortlessly. So they're able to anticipate — and exponentially increase — the impact of care.
People who choose a life of caring — and the organizations and communities they serve — deserve a special kind of support. So we help them to care smarter. Liberating them to focus on the people they serve. Providing solutions that make work flow, integrate insights, and update effortlessly. So they're able to anticipate — and exponentially increase — the impact of care.
People who choose a life of caring — and the organizations and communities they serve — deserve a special kind of support. So we help them to care smarter. Liberating them to focus on the people they serve. Providing solutions that make work flow, integrate insights, and update effortlessly. So they're able to anticipate — and exponentially increase — the impact of care.
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