The Alzheimer’s Society (UK) has published its latest “Dementia Together” magazine, for August-September 2022, which includes an article sharing important information about improving life for LGBTQI+ people affected by dementia. The article features members of the LGBTQ+ Dementia Advisory Group, Dáithí Clayton, Chris Maddocks and Mike Parish (pictured, right with his husband Tom). They aim to help improve life for people affected by dementia who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer plus.
The LGBTQ+ Dementia Advisory Group is a group of individuals who are passionate about improving the lives of all people affected by dementia who identify as LGBTQ+. The group believes that the key to successfully effecting positive change is to bring together like-minded people to share ideas, knowledge, and expertise. Members of the group aim to develop a network of people who will work together to achieve this common goal. They value the combined input of people with lived experience of dementia, people with experience of caring for or supporting people with dementia, and people who identify as LGBTQ+ with an interest in dementia. You can find out more about the LGBTQ+ Dementia Advisory Group, here: https://www.lgbtqdementiaadvisorygroup.net/home
You can read the magazine article, on the Alzheimer’s Society website: https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/get-support/publications-and-factsheets/dementia-together/creating-better-life-lgbtq-people-affected-dementia
You can download the full Dementia Together magazine, containing the article, here: https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/sites/default/files/2022-07/Dementiatogether_AugSept2022.pdf
