Primary Education Topic:
LGBTQ Aging
Other Education Topics:
Aging in Community
Health & Wellness
Legal & Ethical Issues
Mental Health & Aging
Multicultural Aging
Policy and Advocacy
For lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered older adults, who are more likely than the general population to live alone and without family support, there are compounded layers of vulnerability to abuse to consider.
By Lois Moorman
Abuse against older adults remains an underreported and growing problem. People of all genders, ages, races, and income levels may become victims of abuse. Those who are abused may live at home or not, in a city, suburb or rural area. They may be abused by a relative or a stranger.
For lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered older adults (LGBT), who are more likely than the general population to live alone and without family support, there are compounded layers of vulnerability to abuse to consider.