Sexual diversity, aging and social work. From the need for safe spaces to the possibility of collaborative residential services

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This article aims to show the inadequacy of current services for seniors to the expectations of gay, lesbian, trans* and bisexual people (LGTB). It also seeks to disclose the alternatives suggested by the participants in the research carried out in Barcelona on the situation of the group between 2013 and 2015. It is based on information collected from a discussion group made up of 6 professionals working with older persons in third sector organizations, 4 interviews to social service professionals who identify as LGBT, and 243 completed questionnaires online answered by over 50 LGBT people living in the city of Barcelona. The results show that current senior services are unsatisfactory and improvement measures aimed at providing them greater security and the creation of new residential services that allow greater control by the users are proposed.

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Sexual diversity, aging, social work, cohousing

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https://doi.org/10.33115/udg_bib/pts.v5i1.22162

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2017-01-01

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