In collaboration with the Lorentz Center, Rijksmuseum Boerhaave will host this Lorentz Lecture about better care for aging transgender and non-binary people. The English lecture will be given by Baudewijntje Kreukels and Eveline van de Putte.
Worldwide, an increase in the transgender and nonbinary (TNB) population has been observed over the last decades. Which also means that the population of 50+ TNB individuals is growing. This group of individuals faces a unique set of challenges which makes old-age-care for them less than straightforward.
Part of this population receives gender affirming hormone treatment. Sex hormones are known to influence many aspects of our health such as cognitive functioning, cardiovascular health and psychosocial wellbeing. In addition, aging itself influences these health aspects as well. Furthermore, the aging TNB population often faces multiple obstacles in accessing healthcare, due to economic, social and geographical factors. Research in this specific population is still scarce.
Baudewijntje Kreukels will present what her research group has learned so far from research in older TNB individuals in the context of transgender healthcare with a focus on psychosocial well-being, cognitive functioning and cardiovascular health and will identify knowledge gaps. Eveline van de Putte will take you on a journey through the life stories of transgender seniors, sharing their paths to happiness, the challenges they have faced, and their concerns about receiving appropriate care in healthcare settings such as senior homes. She will also talk about the experiences of elderly parents of transgender individuals, who, years ago, often struggled to understand what their child was going through.
About the speakers
Baudewijntje Kreukels is a Full Professor at the Department of Medical Psychology and the Center of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria of the Amsterdam UMC, The Netherlands. Since 2006, her research focuses on the development of gender identity and gender incongruence, and the evaluation of care and treatment for gender incongruence and variations in sex development (differences of sex development, DSD).
Eveline van de Putte is writer and storyteller. She put the spotlight on queer seniors since 2010. She wrote ‘Stormachtig Stil’ (Roaring Silence), life stories of queer seniors and ‘Nieuwe Namen’ (New Names), life stories of transgender seniors. Besides books, she makes video portraits, podcasts about transgender seniors, and initiated Tour d’Amour for which she travels through the Netherlands and Belgium to create awareness for sexual and gender diversity:
This public lecture, which everybody is welcome to join, is part of the Lorentz Center workshop: Evidence-based care for aging trans and non-binary people.
Practical information
When: Tuesday the 1st of April 2025, the lecture will be from 17.00 to 18.00 hrs. From 18.00 to 19.00 hrs. there’s a chance to stick around and have a drink.
If you want to visit the museum we advise you to do so beforehand, the exhibit halls will close at 17.00 hrs.
Where: In the lecture hall of the museum
Language: English
Costs: Attending the lecture is free with a museum ticket (you can purchase a museum ticket at the museum desk, when you have a student card/Museumcard it’s completely free of charge. More on ticket prices here).
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