Older transgender men and women experiences in older age

The experiences of ageing in the transgendered population.

This questionnaire has been composed by Matt Broadway-Horner for this research which has been granted ethical clearance from Robert Gordon University 2017. Please feel free to add as much as you want to in telling me about your experiences. Many of the questions have an open text box so that you have this freedom

The purpose behind this survey is to find out the experience of ageing for a population that is underrepresented in social policy. Now the ageing population is booming and presents services with challenges that need to met. I recently published on the topic of ageing in LGBTI populations in an academic book that pursues the topic of encouraging healthcare workers to pursue anti-discriminatory practice. As a senior clinician and researcher I am wanting to encourage my colleagues in health to tackle inequalities. You are under no obligation to answer any question. If you want to leave blank then that is fine. If you wish to email me then its m.broadway-horner@rgu.ac.uk If you need support then contact Philip Moir Engagement & Information Officer at LGBT Consortium 020 7064 6502 (Direct Dial)

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* 1. What is your age today?

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* 2. What is your ethnicity?

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* 3. Are you male or female?

Male

Female

Non-binary

If non of the above (please specify)

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* 4. What job are you currently doing?

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* 5. What was your last job before you retired?

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* 6. Have you received gender affirmation surgery?

Yes

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* 7. If yes please tick the following:

Breast augmentation

Brest reduction

Gender reassignment surgery (male to female) including vaginoplasty

Gender reassignment surgery ( female to male) including phalloplasty

Spatial feminisation surgery

Thyroid approximation (vocal surgery)

Thoracic scrape MTF

Other

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Have you received discrimination?

Yes

Not sure

Maybe

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* 9. At what age did you receive discrimination?

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* 10. Tell me more about your first instance of cissexism / transphobic discrimination

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* 11. Tell me which of the following you have experienced from others

Verbal abuse

Physical abuse

Mocking

emotional abuse

Financial abuse

Dead-naming ( being called the old name rather than new name)

Mis-gendering

Other (please specify)

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* 12. Which country were you born and how long have you lived in that country?

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* 13. Which country do you live in now?

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* 14. Do you seek help from health services and if yes which sector do you get help from?

NHS sector

Private healthcare sector

Charities /Voluntary sector

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* 15. Tell me in your own words what your experience of the health services has been to date

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* 16. What would you say has and is the level of difficulty in living in your country today as a transgender man or woman?

Extremely difficult to live in the country I live in

Mostly Difficult

Sometimes difficult

Its OK, not great but ok

Sometimes good to live in the country I live in

Mostly good

Extremely good to live in this country

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* 17. Have you ever had to leave a job because of being a transgender status? If yes please explain

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* 18. How many months have you been unemployed in total throughout your transgender status life ?

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* 19. Are there any jobs that you were qualified to have but felt you could not have because of being a transgender status? If yes please explain further

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* 20. If yes tell me which jobs you would have had if discrimination was not a factor?

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* 21. Do you have family support?

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* 22. How would you describe ageing?

Its wonderful to be alive

Not so great because of discrimination

Not so great and regret my gender change surgery

I am resilient and bounce back from knock backs

I hate my life

I am lonely

I am alone most of the time

Getting old is scary

I don't trust public services like NHS

I don't trust public services like the Police

I don't trust public services like Social services

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* 23. Have you claimed benefits/ financial assistance from the state? If yes which ones

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* 24. What jobs have you been forced into taking in order to survive?

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* 25. What are the facts for your situation when growing old?

I will grow old alone but not lonely

I will grow old and feel lonely

I will grow old happily married

I will grow old unhappily married

I will grow old and be looked after by my children

I will grow old and not have anyone look after me

I will grow old with a great bunch of friends

I don't have contact with family

The trans community is my family

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* 1. What is your age today?

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* 2. What is your ethnicity?

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* 3. Are you male or female?

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* 4. What job are you currently doing?

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* 5. What was your last job before you retired?

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* 6. Have you received gender affirmation surgery?

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* 7. If yes please tick the following:

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* 8. Have you received discrimination?

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* 9. At what age did you receive discrimination?

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* 10. Tell me more about your first instance of cissexism / transphobic discrimination

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* 11. Tell me which of the following you have experienced from others

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* 12. Which country were you born and how long have you lived in that country?

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* 13. Which country do you live in now?

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* 14. Do you seek help from health services and if yes which sector do you get help from?

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* 15. Tell me in your own words what your experience of the health services has been to date

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* 16. What would you say has and is the level of difficulty in living in your country today as a transgender man or woman?

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* 17. Have you ever had to leave a job because of being a transgender status? If yes please explain

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* 18. How many months have you been unemployed in total throughout your transgender status life ?

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* 19. Are there any jobs that you were qualified to have but felt you could not have because of being a transgender status? If yes please explain further

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* 20. If yes tell me which jobs you would have had if discrimination was not a factor?

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* 21. Do you have family support?

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* 22. How would you describe ageing?

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* 23. Have you claimed benefits/ financial assistance from the state? If yes which ones

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* 24. What jobs have you been forced into taking in order to survive?

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* 25. What are the facts for your situation when growing old?

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* 26. Who is a figure of inspiration or a role model to you, that helps you remain strong?