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Read more about the results from the virtual adaption of the IDEA study in a new article in Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications.

When the Aging with Pride: IDEA study moved to a virtual format in 2020, we had to rethink our methods for delivering the intervention.

Scroll through the images to learn more, or read our new publication now available in Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications.

When our team couldn't deliver in-person interventions, we set new goals for adapting our Aging with Pride: IDEA study to a virtual format.

Scroll through the images to learn more, or read our new publication now available in Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications.

Aging with Pride: IDEA is the first federally-funded project designed to improve quality of life for sexual and gender diverse adults with cognitive impairment or who care for those experiencing cognitive impairment.

Read more about the virtual adaptation of the IDEA study in our new article in Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications!

Aging with Pride: Innovations in Dementia Empowerment and Action (IDEA) explores the process of adapting the IDEA intervention from an in-person to a virtual setting in the COVID-19 pandemic.

This new article is available to read now in Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2023.101169

Find the full text for free on our website: goldseninstitute.org/publications

Read more from our director, Karen Fredriksen-Goldsen, in this research roundup on LGBTQ+ older adults published today by The Journalist's Resource. Thank you to The Journalist's Resource for sharing our work!

The Aging with Pride study is open now to new participants. Visit bit.ly/join-nhas to learn more and find out how you can get involved!

Read the full article: https://journalistsresource.org/health/lgbtq-older-adults-disparities/

Did you know that Pride Place on Capitol Hill was supported in part by research from the Goldsen Institute? Our own Karen Fredriksen-Goldsen's report, "Aging in Community: Addressing LGBTQ Inequities in Housing and Senior Services" helped pave the way for the construction of Pride Place and future LGBTQ+ affirming senior housing initiatives like it.

Pride Place is under construction on Capitol Hill and has just opened applications. Read more about Pride Place in recent article from Capitol Hill Seattle Blog: https://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2023/06/a-new-rainbow-landmark-on-capitol-hill-application-process-begins-for-pride-place-affordable-affirming-housing-for-lgbtqia-seniors/

In The Field tours at the Henry Art Gallery invite adults over 55 to experience contemporary art and ideas with Henry Art Liaisons, University of Washington students who are developing their skills as tour guides and curators.

Join us for our final FREE Henry Art Gallery tour on June 16th from 3-5pm! More details & registration can be found at our website.

Today, May 16th, is National Honor Our LGBT Elders Day! Today and always, we are dedicated to building a world where all ages, starting with older adults, thrive through their lives.

From understanding the unique needs and experiences of LGBTQ+ older adults over time in the Aging with Pride: National Health, Aging, Sexuality/Gender (NHAS) Study, to translating research into programs and trainings at AgePRIDE, we strive to center, honor, and strengthen the health, wellness, and longevity of resilient LGBTQ+ older adults in all we do.

If you are an LGBTQ+ older adult interested in sharing your needs and experiences, Aging with Pride is open now to new participants! Check your eligibility today by completing a short, 5 minute form: bit.ly/join-nhas

¡Participe en la encuesta NHAS y únase al movimiento de más de 2000 personas adultas LGBTIQ+!

Obtenga más información y verifique su elegibilidad: bit.ly/join-nhas

GenPride is proud to be a part of the King County’s Veterans, Seniors, and Human Services Levy (VSHSL) grant from King County as a Senior Hub. Together with AgePRIDE (The Goldsen Institute), we make up the GenPride Center, a cultural hub offering Assessment and Cultural Engagement/Inclusion Trainings to all the other VSHSL recipients.

GenPride will be taking part in some Open Houses around the County in the next month. Wednesday April 26th openhouse is hosted at the Centilia Cultural Center at El Centro de la Raza, located at 2524 16th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98144, from 3:30 to 5:00 pm

El Centro de la Raza - https://www.elcentrodelaraza.org/

In new SAGE Perspectives article, Dr. Charles Hoy-Ellis (Goldsen Institute) explores the factors that contribute to health outcomes for transgender older adults, as well as how we may strengthen transgender health through research.

"These poor health outcomes are not the result of any inherent characteristics of being transgender, but arise from the chronic discrimination, victimization, and social marginalization they experience throughout their lives."

Read more in SAGE Perspectives:

Transgender Older Adults: Critical Preventive Health Care is Needed — SAGE Perspectives Blog The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine have recognized that older transgender adults have some of the most adverse health outcomes of any marginalized populations in America. These poor health outcomes are not the result of any inherent characteristics of being transgender, but