Planning For Lifelong Care: Guiding Questions For Transgender & Non-Binary People Webinar
The SAGE National Resource Center is joined by the Transgender Law Center for the webinar Planning for Lifelong Care Webinar – Guiding Questions for Transgender & Non-binary People to Plan for Dementia and Other Serious Illnesses.
August 2024
Planning for Lifelong Care Webinar Q&A
Written responses to question asked during the webinar Planning for Lifelong Care for Transgender and Nonbinary People.
December 2023 | Ames Simmons Duke Law
Remembering LGBTQ+ History and the Stonewall Generation
A look back on the experiences and stories of the LGBTQ+ Stonewall generation with author and researcher, Dr. Jane Fleishman.
October 2023 | Dr. Jane Fleishman
This guide provides tips and resources on planning and care for transgender and non-binary people.
September 2023 | Simmons A. Madhav K. & Ortiz A. (2023). Planning for Lifelong Care: Guiding Questions for Transgender and Non-Binary People to Plan for Dementia and Other Serious Illness. Oakland CA: Transgender Law Center.
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Atención Informada sobre el Trauma a los adultos mayores transgénero en términos prácticos
January 2023 | FORGE and SAGE National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging
Person-centered, Trauma-informed Care of Transgender Older Adults
This guide aims to explain the why and how of providing person-centered and trauma-informed care to transgender older adults in practical language. The concepts shared in this
guide are useful for anyone working in health and aging services where a focus on
individualized support is optimal for overall health and well-being.
January 2023 | FORGE and SAGE National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging
Medicare y los Adultos Mayores Transgénero
Los adultos mayores transgénero poseen necesidades únicas de atención médica. A continuación le explicamos lo que Medicare está haciendo por ellos en la actualidad.
January 2023 | Justice in Aging State Health Insurance Assistance Program Senior Medicare Patrol and SAGE National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging
Medicare & Transgender Older Adults
Transgender older adults have unique health care needs. Here’s what Medicare is doing
to address them.
January 2023 | Justice in Aging State Health Insurance Assistance Program Senior Medicare Patrol and SAGE National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging
Cómo usar pronombres de género
Esta hoja informativa describe la importancia de los pronombres de género y cómo preguntar sobre los pronombres que usa una persona.
July 2022 | SAGE National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging
This fact sheet describes the importance of gender pronouns and how to ask about the pronouns a person uses.
April 2022 | National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging
Cómo ser aliado de las personas mayores transgénero
El Centro Nacional de Recursos sobre el Envejecimiento LGBT y FORGE están encantados de compartir el nuevo conjunto de herramientas Cómo ser un aliado de los adultos mayores transgénero.
July 2021 | FORGE and National Resource Center on LGBT Aging
How to Be an Ally to Transgender Older Adults
The National Resource Center on LGBT Aging and FORGE are thrilled to share the new toolkit How to Be an Ally to Transgender Older Adults.
July 2021 | FORGE and National Resource Center on LGBT Aging
Tips for Working with LGBT Older Adults
This fact provides useful tips for working with and supporting LGBT older adults.
March 2021 | FORGE
Inclusive Services for LGBT Older Adults: A Practical Guide to Creating Welcoming Agencies
Updated May 18, 2020 – This publication highlights provides new research, resources, practical tips and suggested actions to help create inclusive and welcoming services for LGBT older adults.
May 2020 | National Resource Center on LGBT Aging
To Survive on This Shore: 5 Years Later
An interview with Jess T. Dugan and Vanessa Fabbre regarding their groundbreaking project To Survive on this Shore: Photographs and Interviews with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Older Adults.
April 2020 | Jess T. Dugan and Vanessa Fabbre
Prepare for COVID-19: Tips and Resources for LGBT Elders and those living with HIV
Because LGBT elders and older people living with HIV are at higher risk for experiencing the COVID-19 virus more acutely, it is important to take steps to make emergency plans that can help reduce your risk of contracting the virus.
March 2020 | SAGE's National Resource Center on LGBT Aging
Press release from San Francisco Department of Disability and Aging Services announcing funding to start services for Transgender Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities.
February 2020 | San Francisco Department of Disability and Aging Services
Aging While Transgender – Unique Issues
This fact sheet explores unique issues related to being transgender and aging.
November 2018 | SAGE
Hoja Informativa: Salud Del Seno Y El Envejecimiento En La Comunidad LGBT
Hoja Informativa: Salud Del Seno Y El Envejecimiento En La Comunidad LGBT
March 2017 | Por Elías Grossman MSW defensor de la comunidad Susan G. Komen Pudget Sound
Identifying the Transgender Population in the Medicare Program
Research study on how to identify and describe the transgender population in the Medicare program using administrative data. This is an Open Access Article published in Transgender Health by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
December 2016 | Kimberly Proctor Samuel C. Haffer Erin Ewald Carla Hodge and Cara V. James
2015 U.S. Transgender Survey – Resumen Ejecutivo
Con casi 28,000 participantes, La Encuesta Estadounidense Trans del 2015 (U.S. Transgender Survey o USTS) es la encuesta más grande jamás realizada de las vidas y experiencias de personas trans.
December 2016 | National Center for Transgender Equality: Sandy E. James Jody L. Herman Susan Rankin Mara Keisling Lisa Mottet and Ma'ayan Anafi
With almost 28,000 respondents, the U.S. Trans Survey (USTS) is the largest survey ever devoted to the lives and experiences of trans people.
December 2016 | National Center for Transgender Equality: Sandy E. James Jody L. Herman Susan Rankin Mara Keisling Lisa Mottet and Ma'ayan Anafi
2015 U.S. Transgender Survey Executive Summary
Executive summary of the 2015 Transgender Survey.
December 2016 | National Center for Transgender Equality
This Q&A explores the real life family story behind the creation of From This Day Forward – a moving portrayal of an American family coping with one of the most intimate of transformations.
October 2016 | Sharon Shattuck and her parents Trisha and Marcia Shattuck
Transgender and gender-nonconforming (TGNC) individuals often are the target of enacted or external (i.e.,distal) experiencesofstigma, discrimination, andviolence,whicharelinked toadversehealth,particularly psychological distress.
September 2016 | Brian A. Rood Sari L. Reisner Francisco I. Surace Jae A. Puckett Meredith R. Maroney and David W. Pantalone
Medicare Changes for Transgender Older Adults
Until recently, Medicare has not had specific guidance about how to address the unique needs of transgender older adults. That is changing.
July 2016 | SAGE & Justice in Aging
Creating Equal Access to Quality Health Care for Transgender Patients: Transgender-Affirming Hospital Policies (updated May 2016) provides model policies on the following topics.
May 2016 | Lambda Legal, Human Rights Campaign, Hogan Lovells, New York City Bar
Equal Access for Transgender People Supporting Inclusive Housing and Shelters
This guide produced by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provides guidance on the HUD Equal Access Rule and supporting the inclusion of Transgender people in housing and shelters.
March 2016 | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
PrEP – Transcending Barriers for Safer Pleasure a Publication for Transgender Women
The resource guide was written by Project Inform and Outshine NW for women who are transgender and for other trans/gender-variant people who were assigned male sex at birth.
February 2016 | Project Inform
Know Your Rights A Legal Guide for Trans People and Their Advocates
A guide prepared by Lambda Legal for Trans or gender non-conforming people and their advocates.
December 2015 | Lambda Legal
TransLine is a national online transgender medical consultation service that offers health care providers up-to-date transgender clinical information and individualized case consultation across a broad range of clinical transgender issues.
February 2015 | TransLine
This Q& A is with the co-founders of To Survive on this Shore — a collaborative project that combines photographs of transgender and gender variant people over the age of fifty with interviews about their life experiences with respect to gender, identity, age, and sexuality and provides a nuanced view into the complexities of aging as a transgender person.
January 2015 | Jess T. Dugan and Vanessa Fabbre
Issues of Aging in the M2F Trans Community
This article is an insightful first-person account of aging issues that trans women face today.
November 2014 | Cici Kyttten
This publication is chock-full of specific steps and how-to’s to help transgender people in New York State manage the process of changing names, gender markers, and identity documents from driver’s licenses to passports.
October 2014 | Planned Parenthood's Out for Health; Ithaca College Center for LGBT Education Outreach and Services
Out & Visible: The Experiences and Attitudes of LGBT Older Adults (Infographic)
This infographic highlights a few key findings from SAGE’s report “Out and Visible: The Experiences and Attitudes of LGBT Older Adults.”
October 2014 | SAGE
Out & Visible: The Experiences and Attitudes of LGBT Older Adults (Exec. Summary)
The Executive Summary of “Out and Visible” details highlights from SAGE’s uniquely comprehensive, nationally representative quantitative study on aging among LGBT people. The study was conducted in March 2014 by Harris Poll.
October 2014 | SAGE
Out & Visible: The Experiences and Attitudes of LGBT Older Adults, Ages 45-75
Out and Visible explores the aging realities of LGBT people, as well as their fears, beliefs, behaviors and aspirations in areas such as healthcare, finance and retirement, support systems, housing and sources of information.
October 2014 | SAGE
Creating End-of-Life Documents for Trans Individuals: An Advocate’s Guide
This publication is a guide to creating end-of-life documents with specific language that protects the interests of transgender individuals in having their gender identity and expression respected.
October 2014 | National Resource Center on LGBT Aging and Whitman-Walker Health
This report assesses current practices in sex and gender-related population research and offers strategies for establishing consistent, scientifically rigorous procedures for gathering information relevant to the needs and experiences of transgender people and other gender minorities.
September 2014 | Williams Institute
Providing Services to Transgender Older Adults: Tips for SMP Staff and Volunteers
This tip sheet, developed by SAGE (Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders) and FORGE Transgender Aging Network, is intended for SMP staff and volunteers to provide basic information on working with transgender older adults.
September 2014 | SAGE (Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders) FORGE Transgender Aging Network
Transgender Older Adults & Medicare Fraud Prevention
SAGE (Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders) and FORGE Transgender Aging Network developed this handout to be given out to transgender older adults as part of the Senior Medicare Patrol volunteer program. It provides information about specific issues related to Medicare fraud protection and the transgender community.
September 2014 | SAGE (Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders) FORGE Transgender Aging Network
Medicare and Transgender-Related Care
On May 30, 2014, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Department Appeals Board (DAB), an independent federal appeals board, ruled that Medicare must cover medically necessary care for individuals with gender dysphoria, just as it covers medically necessary care for those with other medical conditions.
June 2014 | Aaron Tax, Director of Federal Relations, SAGE
Medicare And Transgender People
This fact sheet outlines the coverage now provided to transgender people under Medicare, as of May 2014.
May 2014 | National Center for Transgender Equality
Creating Equal Access to Quality Health Care for Transgender Patients: Transgender-Affirming Hospital Policies is designed to assist hospitals to not only align with the best practices in the field for transgender patients but also to comply with legal and regulatory mandates.
November 2013 | Lambda Legal Human Rights Campaign Foundation New York City Bar Association
LGBT People: Let’s Talk About Ageism
This article was originally written on The Huffington Post by Robert Espinoza, the Senior Director of Public Policy and Communications of Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE).
August 2013 | Robert Espinoza
In collaboration with transgender health care providers, researchers and front-line staff, Fenway Institute of Health created a helpful tool of best practices for front-line health care staff to provide affirmative care for transgender and gender non-conforming individuals.
April 2013 | The National LGBT Health Education Center
Federal Update: ACA and Gender Discrimination
This news update describes the clarification that the Affordable Care Act (ACA), President Obama’s Healthcare Reform Law, bars discrimination on the basis of gender identity and sex stereotyping, which may include discrimination based on sexual orientation.
September 2012 | Aaron Tax, SAGE
Health Care Rights and Transgender People
This document outlines the health care rights of transgender people and how to file complaints of health care discrimination.
August 2012 | National Center for Transgender Equality
Trans Aging: We’re Still Here!
This fact sheet offers an overview of some of the issues facing transgender older adults and answers some common questions.
July 2012 | Lamda Legal
Top 10 Ways to Begin Creating LGBT Safety & Inclusivity for Aging Services
A handy list of tips for aging service providers on creating LGBT-affirming programs and agencies.
June 2012 | SAGE/National Resource Center on LGBT Aging
Improving the Lives of Transgender Older Adults: Recommendations for Policy and Practice
This publication addresses the concerns of transgender older adults on issues such as financial security, health and overall well-being.
June 2012 | Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) and the National Center for Transgender Equality
Gaining Visibility: The Challenges Facing Transgender Elders
This article examines the realities of various transgender older adults around the country, from North Carolina to Colorado. This article originally appeared in “Improving the Lives of Transgender Older Adults,” by SAGE and the National Center for Transgender Equality.
May 2012 | Sean Kennedy
I have a Transgender Client…Now What?
This fact sheet for service providers of older adults provides answers to commonly asked questions regarding transgender clients.
May 2012 | Loree Cook-Daniels Policy Director FORGE Transgender Aging Network
Long-term Services and Supports for Transgender People
This article discusses the policy implications of the growing number of transgender older adults and the need for increased long-term services and support for this marginalized population.
May 2012 | Harper Jean Tobin, Policy Counsel, National Center for Transgender Equality
Transgender Inclusion for LGBT Organizations
This article addresses how organizations serving LGBT older adults can better serve transgender people.
May 2012 | Harper Jean Tobin, Policy Counsel, National Center for Transgender Equality
A Blueprint for Equality: A Federal Agenda for Transgender People
The Blueprint for Equality presents an ambitious agenda for the transgender equality movement through federal policy change.
March 2012 | National Center for Transgender Equality
Know Your Rights: Fair Housing and Transgender People
This document outlines the housing rights of transgender people and how to file complaints of housing discrimination.
March 2012 | National Center for Transgender Equality
Gathering Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Clinical Settings
This publication addresses the issue of how to obtain sexual orientation and gender identity data in clinical settings. It provides guidance on how to ask questions on patient registration forms and how clinicians can ask questions during medical visits. This second brief addresses concerns about confidentiality with EHRs and other potential barriers to collecting data on LGBT identity.
February 2012 | The Fenway Institute
Understanding the New Passport Gender Change Policy
This resource from the National Center for Transgender Equality provides information about when you need a passport and addresses specific concerns for transgender people, including how to change your name and gender information on your passport, how to apply for a new passport, and more.
January 2012 | National Center for Transgender Equality
A Guide to LGBT Caregiving – Spanish Edition (Una guía para el cuidado de personas LGBT )
Esta guía, escrita en Español, examina las situaciones que surgen a raíz del cuido a personas dentro de la comunidad LGBT. Personas dentro de dícha comunidad encuentran retos especiales ya sea fungiendo como la persona que brinda el cuido o la que lo recibe.
December 2011 | Next Step in Care United Hospital Fund and SAGE
Executive Summary: The Health Report: Resilience and Disparities among LGBT Older Adults
This is an executive summary of the full report.
November 2011 | Karen Fredericksen-Goldsen Hyun-Jun Kim and Jayn Goldsen
This publication is the first national federally-funded project to examine LGBT aging and health. It documents significant health disparities impacting LGBT older adults as they age, including disability, physical and mental distress, victimization, discrimination, and lack of access to supportive aging and health services.
November 2011 | Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen PhD Hyun-Jun Kim Charles A. Emlet Anna Muraco Elena A. Erosheva Charles P. Hoy-Ellis MSW Jayn Goldsen BS Heidi Petry
Standards of Care for the Health of Transsexual, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming People
The goal of this publication is to provide clinical guidance for health professionals to assist transsexual, transgender, and gender nonconforming people with safe and effective pathways to achieving lasting personal comfort with their gendered selves, in order to maximize their overall health, psychological well-being, and self-fulfillment.
October 2011 | The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)
Helena Bushong: In Her Own Words
Helena Bushong, a 60-year-old trans woman who lives with HIV, tells us her story.
September 2011 | Helena Bushong
Through a partnership with several organizations, the purpose of the National Transgender Discrimination Survey was to measure the experiences of discrimination within the transgender community. The results show that transgender people faced bias that affects all areas of life.
September 2011 | National Black Justice Coalition National Center for Transgender Equality and National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
The Age of LGBT Aging (Keynote address from TransFaith in Color 2011 national conference)
The Age of LGBT Aging was the Keynote address from TransFaith in Color 2011 national conference. The conference was hosted by the Freedom Center for Social Justice. Additionally, this speech was posted on the web site for Southerners on New Ground (SONG).
July 2011 | Robert Espinoza
Trans Power and Control Tactics
This short document lists trans-specific power and control tactics that can be used against and by trans people in couple relationships.
July 2011 | FORGE
FORGE Transgender Aging Network Services and Resources
A list of available services and resources about transgender aging.
June 2011 | FORGE Transgender Aging Network
Selected Transgender Aging Network Publications
A list of various policy briefs, practice tips and other documents available about transgender aging.
June 2011 | FORGE Transgender Aging Network
Veterans Health Administration Transgender Healthcare Directive
Q & A by National Center for Transgender Equality explaining the transgender healthcare directive issued by the Veterans Health Administration.
June 2011 | National Center for Transgender Equality
Integrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Older Adults into Aging Policy and Practice
The National Academy on an Aging Society teamed up with SAGE to publish this edition of the Public Policy and Aging Report discussing a number of different policy areas as they relate to LGBT aging.
June 2011 | National Academy on an Aging Society; SAGE
Fear, Discrimination and Abuse: Transgender Elders and the Perils of Long-Term Care
This is a short, basic article on scenarios transgender older adults may face in assisted living or long-term care facilities. It cites FORGE and Loree Cook-Daniels, as well as Improving the Lives and Injustice at Every Turn.
March 2011 | Daniel Redman, AgingToday
Injustice at Every Turn: Report of the National Transgender Discrimination Survey
Study released by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) about the level of discrimination against the transgender population.
February 2011 | The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force; National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE)
Talking About Transgender-Inclusive Non-Discrimination Laws
This short booklet gives the reader talking points when faced with conversations that cite falsehoods or misinformation about transgender inclusion (such as “bathroom panic”). It also highlights non-discrimination policies and ultimately summarizes why transgender people should be protected with regard to employment, housing, and public accommodations.
January 2011 | Movement Advancement Project
Answers to Your Questions about Transgender People, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression
This publication is a fact sheet, written in a Q&A format, about transgender issues, differences between sex and gender, types of discrimination transgender people may face, ways to be supportive of trans friends or family, and a significant listing of resources and places to seek out more information.
January 2011 | American Psychological Association
This letter from the Social Security Administration to the National Center for Transgender Equality explains that gender data is optional, and should not be a basis for any adverse action against an employee. The letter recommends that employers not submit gender data to avoid any problems.
November 2010 | National Center for Transgender Equality
Overcoming Voting Obstacles: A Resource From the National Transgender Equality Council
Transgender people may find voting to be an intimidating process for many reasons. This document lays out the issues that transgender people may face when attempting to vote and ways to overcome those issues.
September 2010 | National Center for Transgender Equality
Snapshot Report: Advancing Transgender Equality
In this publication, the Movement Advancement Project discusses the barriers to equality and challenges the transgender population faces. The four major categories covered are: physical and mental health, safety and physical security, legal documentation and relationships, and employment and self-sufficiency.
August 2009 | Movement Advancement Project
2009 Directory of LGBTQ People of Color Organizations and Projects in the U.S.
Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues has updated the directory of organizations listed in “Building Communities: Autonomous LGBTQ People of Color Organizations in the U.S,” and included projects housed in broader-themed organizations that explicitly address LGBTQ people of color.
January 2009 | Funders for LGBTQ Issues
Sexual Violence, Elder Abuse, and Sexuality of Transgender Adults Age 50+: Results of Three Surveys
This article includes information on what transgender older adults view as elder abuse, along with their experiences of sexual violence.
June 2008 | Loree Cook-Daniels and Michael Munson
Opening the Door to the Inclusion of Transgender People
This guide will provide practical ideas for how LGBT organizations can take concrete steps to providing a more welcoming environment for transgender people. It will also directly address the challenges and opportunities that arise in this process.
January 2008 | Lisa Mottet; Justin Tanis
10 Tips for Working with Transgender Individuals
This tip sheet is intended for health care providers to become more culturally competent in working with transgender individuals.
October 2005 | Transgender Law Center
Transitioning Our Shelters: A Guide to Making Homeless Shelters Safe for Transgender People
Homelessness is a crisis in the United States. With this challenge, it can be hard for shelters to figure out how to make their shelters safe for transgender people. This publication is for shelters that wish to make their shelters safe for all people by making a few minor but important policy adjustments.
January 2003 | National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the National Coalition for the Homeless
Transgender Elders and SOFFAS: A primer
This paper was originally presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention in August 2002. It is an introductory explanation of the issues and concerns of aging transgender people and SOFFAS (Significant Others, Friends, Family and Allies), to begin the dialogue on what inclusion of trans people will really mean.
August 2002 | Loree Cook-Daniels