Until recently, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community has faced legal discrimination as well as prejudice in the workplace and in wider society. This has impacted all aspects of life and in many cases prevented people from forming relationships, building a career and attaining
financial security in retirement. While great progress has been made in the past 50 years, how is the legacy of past, as well as present social change
impacting the LGBT community’s retirement preparations?
This edition of De Actuaris magazine focuses on preparations for older age, a topic we spend a lot of time researching at the Aegon Center for Longevity and Retirement. Earlier this year, we published ‘LGBT: Retirement Preparations Amid Social Change’ based on research conducted in nine countries1 around the world.
Many of the findings in the report are a positive testament to the changes that have occurred in society. A key message from the research is that the LGBT community share similar aspirations for their retirement compared to the heterosexual community, but the road travelled to retirement is often different. As a result, the LGBT community faces a greater risk of failing to achieve a financially secure retirement compared to the heterosexual community.
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