Research
Dignity Seniors Society (DSS) values research that highlights the needs of 2SLGBTQIA+ seniors, and the best practices to serve them.
DSS aims to partner with, promote, and support 2SLGBTQIA+ seniors research.
Aging with Dignity: 2SLGBTQIA+ seniors in B.C.
In March 2023 DSS published it’s needs assessment of 2SLGBTQIA+ seniors (ages 55+) in British Columbia: Aging with Dignity: 2SLGBTQIA+ seniors in British Columbia.
In the report, DSS makes 25 recommendations to improve the lives of 2SLGBTQIA+ seniors in B.C.
Seniors’ resources / Community-based research
Here we share DSS and other important research that impacts our 2SLGBTQIA+ seniors’ communities in B.C., under the four pillars of DSS:
With strict criteria, DSS also accepts requests from researchers we support.
Aging with Affirmation
Aging with Affirmation is a study to examine the social service experiences and needs of older transgender and gender-diverse adults in Canada
This work is led by our close colleague and trans researcher, Hannah Kia, an Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia’s School of Social Work, in partnership with Egale Canada.
In this project we aim to hear from older trans and gender-diverse older adults, as well as community-based advocates and activists, policymakers, and service providers located in Canada.