Elder Abuse in the Lgbtq2sa+ Community: The Impact of Homophobia and Transphobia

Dr. Claire Robson is a writer, researcher, and arts activist. Her federally funded postdoctoral research at Simon Fraser University investigated the potential of arts-engaged community practices to generate social change. Claire's most recent book is Writing Beyond Recognition: Queer Restorying for Social Change (2020). Her awards include Xtra West Writer of the Year, the Joseph Katz Memorial Scholarship (for her contributions to social justice), the Lynch History Prize (for her contributions to better understanding of gender and sexual minorities), and QMUNITY's Honouring Our Elders Award (2022, for her work on the Indigo Project).

Dr Jen Marchbank is a professor of Gender, Sexuality & Women's Studies whose publications include work on LGBTQSIA+ elders and youth and gendered violence. She is actively involved with NEVR (Network to Eliminate Violence in Relationships) and other activist community organisations including the advocacy youth group Youth 4 A Change. She is the holder of several awards including the YWCA Woman of Distinction (2022); Shakti Society for Academic Excellence (2020); and University Teaching Excellence Award (2019).

Dr. Gloria Gutman (Order of Canada) is immediate past President of the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and recipient of their prestigious Rosalie Wolff award for her long term advocacy work on behalf of victims of elder abuse in her role as president of the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics.

Makaela Prentice recently completed her Bachelor's in Psychology at Simon Fraser University and has supported the Indigo Project as an intern. She is passionate about helping individuals in our community who are marginalized, particularly seniors and members of the LGBTQ+ community. Her goal is to pursue further education in the social work field and eventually obtain her MSW.

克萊爾·羅布森博士是一位作家、研究者和藝術活動家。她在西門菲莎大學的聯邦資助博士後研究探討了藝術參與社區實踐在促進社會變革方面的潛力。克萊爾最近的著作是《超越認可的寫作：為社會變革進行的酷兒重述》（2020年）。她的獎項包括Xtra West年度作家、約瑟夫·卡茨紀念獎學金（因其對社會正義的貢獻）、林奇歷史獎（因其對性別和性少數群體理解的貢獻）以及QMUNITY的榮耀我們的長者獎（2022年，因其在靛藍計畫中的工作）。

詹·馬奇班克博士是性別、性取向與女性研究的教授，其出版作品包括有關LGBTQSIA+長者和青少年及性別暴力的研究。她積極參與NEVR（消除關係暴力網絡）及其他社區活動組織，包括倡導青少年團體Youth 4 A Change。她獲得多項獎項，包括YWCA傑出女性獎（2022年）、Shakti學術卓越獎（2020年）以及大學教學卓越獎（2019年）。

格洛麗亞·古特曼博士（加拿大勳章）是國際老年虐待預防網絡的前任會長，並因其在國際老年學與老年醫學協會擔任會長期間對老年虐待受害者的長期倡導工作而獲得其享有盛譽的羅莎莉·沃爾夫獎。

馬凱拉·普倫蒂斯最近在西門菲莎大學完成了心理學學士學位，並作為實習生支持靛藍計畫。她熱衷於幫助我們社區中被邊緣化的個體，特別是老年人和LGBTQ+社群成員。她的目標是進一步追求社會工作領域的教育，最終獲得社會工作碩士學位（MSW）。