BSG LGBTQ+ SIG
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Official account of the British Society of Gerontology LGBTQ+ Special Interest Group.
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BSG LGBTQ+ SIG
@bsg-lgbtq.bsky.social
· Mar 26
Welcome to BSG LGBTQ+ Special Interest Group! 🏳️🌈
We aim to bring together researchers, and non-academic partners such as charities & experts by experience interested in LGBTQ+ topics among older populations.
We're a welcoming & protected space for all LGBTQ+ identities, including trans communities!
We aim to bring together researchers, and non-academic partners such as charities & experts by experience interested in LGBTQ+ topics among older populations.
We're a welcoming & protected space for all LGBTQ+ identities, including trans communities!
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PhD studentship at University of Southampton, funded through the Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship programme: Exploring online communities, resilience and wellbeing among older gay men
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Discover more about our research project: Exploring online communities, resilience and wellbeing among older gay men at the University of Southampton.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
PhD studentship at University of Southampton, funded through the Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship programme: Exploring online communities, resilience and wellbeing among older gay men
www.southampton.ac.uk/study/postgr...
www.southampton.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Please do share these welcome events with your networks - we're really keen to connect with people interested in LGBTQ+ Ageing research within and outwith academia!
#LGBTQAgeing
#LGBTQAgeing
We want to get to know our Special Interest Group members, hear about what work/research you're doing and what you want from the SIG.
Join us for one (or both) of our Welcome Sessions!
14:00-15:30 (UK🕑) Friday 31st October
08:30-10:00 (UK🕣) Monday 3rd November
forms.office.com/e/Dc89bZr51Z
Join us for one (or both) of our Welcome Sessions!
14:00-15:30 (UK🕑) Friday 31st October
08:30-10:00 (UK🕣) Monday 3rd November
forms.office.com/e/Dc89bZr51Z
October 13, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Please do share these welcome events with your networks - we're really keen to connect with people interested in LGBTQ+ Ageing research within and outwith academia!
#LGBTQAgeing
#LGBTQAgeing
We want to get to know our Special Interest Group members, hear about what work/research you're doing and what you want from the SIG.
Join us for one (or both) of our Welcome Sessions!
14:00-15:30 (UK🕑) Friday 31st October
08:30-10:00 (UK🕣) Monday 3rd November
forms.office.com/e/Dc89bZr51Z
Join us for one (or both) of our Welcome Sessions!
14:00-15:30 (UK🕑) Friday 31st October
08:30-10:00 (UK🕣) Monday 3rd November
forms.office.com/e/Dc89bZr51Z
October 10, 2025 at 10:29 AM
We want to get to know our Special Interest Group members, hear about what work/research you're doing and what you want from the SIG.
Join us for one (or both) of our Welcome Sessions!
14:00-15:30 (UK🕑) Friday 31st October
08:30-10:00 (UK🕣) Monday 3rd November
forms.office.com/e/Dc89bZr51Z
Join us for one (or both) of our Welcome Sessions!
14:00-15:30 (UK🕑) Friday 31st October
08:30-10:00 (UK🕣) Monday 3rd November
forms.office.com/e/Dc89bZr51Z
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Us when we realise #BSG2025 starts 2 weeks tomorrow!
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June 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Us when we realise #BSG2025 starts 2 weeks tomorrow!
Happy Pride Month! 🏳️🌈🎉
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June 9, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Happy Pride Month! 🏳️🌈🎉
Lots of LGBTQ+ ageing research being presented at this year's BSG conference! Keep your eyes peeled for a BSG LGBTQ+ Research SIG session too.
#BSG2025
#BSG2025
🚨Today is the final day for 🐥EARLY BIRD🐥 registration for this years BSG Annual Conference at University of Surrey! 🚨
Don't miss out! Information on how to register and details on accommodation on the BSG website: www.britishgerontology.org/events-and-c...
@uniofsurrey.bsky.social #BSG2025
Don't miss out! Information on how to register and details on accommodation on the BSG website: www.britishgerontology.org/events-and-c...
@uniofsurrey.bsky.social #BSG2025
May 7, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Lots of LGBTQ+ ageing research being presented at this year's BSG conference! Keep your eyes peeled for a BSG LGBTQ+ Research SIG session too.
#BSG2025
#BSG2025
Today was our first LGBTQ+ SIG meeting! We're super excited to organise sessions during BSG 2025 conference & beyond!
Want to hear more? Join our mailing list: forms.office.com/e/VUBkTXwUd5
Want to hear more? Join our mailing list: forms.office.com/e/VUBkTXwUd5
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May 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Today was our first LGBTQ+ SIG meeting! We're super excited to organise sessions during BSG 2025 conference & beyond!
Want to hear more? Join our mailing list: forms.office.com/e/VUBkTXwUd5
Want to hear more? Join our mailing list: forms.office.com/e/VUBkTXwUd5
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If you'd like to join the new Special Interest Group on Ageism, to connect, share, learn and work together to tackle #ageism, just email us at BSGAgeismSIG@britishgerontology.org
#TogetherAgainstAgeism @britishgerontology.bsky.social
#TogetherAgainstAgeism @britishgerontology.bsky.social
April 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
If you'd like to join the new Special Interest Group on Ageism, to connect, share, learn and work together to tackle #ageism, just email us at BSGAgeismSIG@britishgerontology.org
#TogetherAgainstAgeism @britishgerontology.bsky.social
#TogetherAgainstAgeism @britishgerontology.bsky.social
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It's Trans Day of Visibility today and we're sending love and solidarity to trans people everywhere - whether you're able to be open about being trans or not.
#Trans #Transgender #Nonbinary #Queer #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #TDOV25 #TDOV
#Trans #Transgender #Nonbinary #Queer #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #TDOV25 #TDOV
March 31, 2025 at 8:01 AM
It's Trans Day of Visibility today and we're sending love and solidarity to trans people everywhere - whether you're able to be open about being trans or not.
#Trans #Transgender #Nonbinary #Queer #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #TDOV25 #TDOV
#Trans #Transgender #Nonbinary #Queer #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #TDOV25 #TDOV
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Today is International Transgender Day of Visibility! 🏳️⚧️✨
To mark the day, we're offering a FLASH SALE on 'The Sick Trans Person' by Evelyn Callahan!
Get the eBook for only £10 for the next 48 hours with code TVD10.
#TransVisibility #Trans
To mark the day, we're offering a FLASH SALE on 'The Sick Trans Person' by Evelyn Callahan!
Get the eBook for only £10 for the next 48 hours with code TVD10.
#TransVisibility #Trans
The Sick Trans Person
The Sick Trans Person - Negotiations, Healthcare, and the Tension of Demedicalization; By elevating trans voices and experiences, this book offers a new perspective on transness, medicalization and research...
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March 31, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Today is International Transgender Day of Visibility! 🏳️⚧️✨
To mark the day, we're offering a FLASH SALE on 'The Sick Trans Person' by Evelyn Callahan!
Get the eBook for only £10 for the next 48 hours with code TVD10.
#TransVisibility #Trans
To mark the day, we're offering a FLASH SALE on 'The Sick Trans Person' by Evelyn Callahan!
Get the eBook for only £10 for the next 48 hours with code TVD10.
#TransVisibility #Trans
Welcome to BSG LGBTQ+ Special Interest Group! 🏳️🌈
We aim to bring together researchers, and non-academic partners such as charities & experts by experience interested in LGBTQ+ topics among older populations.
We're a welcoming & protected space for all LGBTQ+ identities, including trans communities!
We aim to bring together researchers, and non-academic partners such as charities & experts by experience interested in LGBTQ+ topics among older populations.
We're a welcoming & protected space for all LGBTQ+ identities, including trans communities!
March 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Welcome to BSG LGBTQ+ Special Interest Group! 🏳️🌈
We aim to bring together researchers, and non-academic partners such as charities & experts by experience interested in LGBTQ+ topics among older populations.
We're a welcoming & protected space for all LGBTQ+ identities, including trans communities!
We aim to bring together researchers, and non-academic partners such as charities & experts by experience interested in LGBTQ+ topics among older populations.
We're a welcoming & protected space for all LGBTQ+ identities, including trans communities!
Reposted by BSG LGBTQ+ SIG
Our Ageing With Pride collection showcases photos of older LGBTQ+ people in a positive light and can be downloaded instantly for use both online and for print.
Browse and download now: https://buff.ly/3LZ3lKF
#AgeWithoutLimits #PositiveAgeing #PositivePhotos #OlderLGBTPeople
Browse and download now: https://buff.ly/3LZ3lKF
#AgeWithoutLimits #PositiveAgeing #PositivePhotos #OlderLGBTPeople
#AgeingWithPride
To mark Pride Month, we've gathered stories from a number of older LGBT+ people to share their perspectives on inequality, community and how attitudes towards LGBT+ people have changed.
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February 14, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Our Ageing With Pride collection showcases photos of older LGBTQ+ people in a positive light and can be downloaded instantly for use both online and for print.
Browse and download now: https://buff.ly/3LZ3lKF
#AgeWithoutLimits #PositiveAgeing #PositivePhotos #OlderLGBTPeople
Browse and download now: https://buff.ly/3LZ3lKF
#AgeWithoutLimits #PositiveAgeing #PositivePhotos #OlderLGBTPeople
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Got questions about HIV?🌈
STOP HIV: Join Dr. Laura Waters and Daisy Puller( Active Ageing in LGBTQ+ People) as they share insights tailored to the LGBTQ+ community.💡
🎥Watch for free: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft59...
#HIVAwareness #ActiveAgeing #HIVSupport #WorldAIDSDay #HIVTesting
STOP HIV: Join Dr. Laura Waters and Daisy Puller( Active Ageing in LGBTQ+ People) as they share insights tailored to the LGBTQ+ community.💡
🎥Watch for free: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft59...
#HIVAwareness #ActiveAgeing #HIVSupport #WorldAIDSDay #HIVTesting
December 5, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Got questions about HIV?🌈
STOP HIV: Join Dr. Laura Waters and Daisy Puller( Active Ageing in LGBTQ+ People) as they share insights tailored to the LGBTQ+ community.💡
🎥Watch for free: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft59...
#HIVAwareness #ActiveAgeing #HIVSupport #WorldAIDSDay #HIVTesting
STOP HIV: Join Dr. Laura Waters and Daisy Puller( Active Ageing in LGBTQ+ People) as they share insights tailored to the LGBTQ+ community.💡
🎥Watch for free: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft59...
#HIVAwareness #ActiveAgeing #HIVSupport #WorldAIDSDay #HIVTesting
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🌈🎄 End-of-Year News! New publication, free download!🎅📚
"Guide for Health Professionals and Carers - Ageing as LGBTQ+ in Portugal"
This guide provides precious insights into experiences of LGBTQ+ people 60+.
👉 In English: tinyurl.com/ympepp37
In Portuguese: tinyurl.com/3wdtk699
#lgbtqiageing
"Guide for Health Professionals and Carers - Ageing as LGBTQ+ in Portugal"
This guide provides precious insights into experiences of LGBTQ+ people 60+.
👉 In English: tinyurl.com/ympepp37
In Portuguese: tinyurl.com/3wdtk699
#lgbtqiageing
December 19, 2024 at 8:32 AM
🌈🎄 End-of-Year News! New publication, free download!🎅📚
"Guide for Health Professionals and Carers - Ageing as LGBTQ+ in Portugal"
This guide provides precious insights into experiences of LGBTQ+ people 60+.
👉 In English: tinyurl.com/ympepp37
In Portuguese: tinyurl.com/3wdtk699
#lgbtqiageing
"Guide for Health Professionals and Carers - Ageing as LGBTQ+ in Portugal"
This guide provides precious insights into experiences of LGBTQ+ people 60+.
👉 In English: tinyurl.com/ympepp37
In Portuguese: tinyurl.com/3wdtk699
#lgbtqiageing