Many older LGBTI+ people feel pressure to ‘straighten up’ and ‘blend in’, concealing their identities to feel safe in aged care facilities, say researchers at the University of South Australia.

                                                                                                  

In the first study of its kind, UniSA researchers found that aged care experiences for older LGBTI+ people are often shaped by prejudice, exclusion, and a lack of respect

Many older LGBTI+ people feel pressure to ‘straighten up’ and ‘blend in’, concealing their identities to feel safe in aged care facilities, say researchers at the University of South Australia. In the first study of its kind, UniSA researchers found that aged care experiences for older LGBTI+ people are often shaped by prejudice, exclusion, and a lack of respect

Mount Sinai Health System announced today that it will recognize Dennis S. Charney, MD, the outgoing Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, for 18 years of leadership and service at its 40th annual Crystal Party, Tuesday, May 20, at Pier Sixty, 60 Chelsea Piers. Dr. Charney is one of the longest-serving deans of any medical school nationwide and will step down as Dean on Monday, June 30. He will remain on the faculty at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to continue his research and teaching. 

By analyzing exchanges on online incel forums, McGill University researchers have gained insights into the negative attitudes toward labour force participation held by many young men who identify as incels. The researchers suggest that while some incels struggle with finding and retaining work because of various mental health challenges, for many members of the incel forum the choice not to work, study or train for a job is based on deeply held beliefs, and that these beliefs are often reinforced by other online forum participants.

A large percentage of American children are growing up in households with at least one parent who uses alcohol or other drugs in problematic ways—raising the risk that those children will go on to do the same, a new study suggests.