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‘vivacious’ homosexual friends had come to visited him earlier that day. After that experience, Doke did a bit of research on his own. He randomly called retirement homes and long-term care facilities inquiring about a fake transgendered friend looking for placement and asking if his orientation would be a problem. The facilities agreed to “accept” an LGBT
transgendered residences being humiliated by being laughed at by staff upon realizing they aren’t completely transitioned. (Teitel) Not everything is negative though, there are institutions out there like Ottawa’s Senior Pride Network , which holds programs and diversity training workshops for staff at these senior care facilities or home-care workers to teach them how to be considerate and inclusive of LGBT residents. (Teitel)
facilities agreed to “accept” an LGBT resident, but deeply insinuated that he or she would “keep it private”. (Teitel) This isn’t just a one incident problem, many homosexual seniors feel the need to hide their relationships and show their affection in private, like holding hands in the bathroom. There have also been incidences of transgendered residences being humiliated by being laughed at by staff upon realizing they aren’t completely transitioned. (Teitel) Not everything is negative though, there are institutions out there like Ottawa’s Senior Pride Network , which holds programs and diversity training workshops for staff at these senior care facilities or home-care workers to teach them how to be considerate and inclusive of LGBT residents. (Teitel)