There was a Pride Party at the Limes Residential Home organised by lead activity co-ordinator, Tracy Eaton, for staff and residents to celebrate Pride month in June.
The home champions diversity and inclusion and takes a person-centred approach to care for its residents.
The building was decorated with colourful decorations and rainbow flags to spread the message that everyone is welcome and included at the residential home. There was music from classically-trained twin sisters, Double Take followed by a talk from guest of honour Caroline Diamond, Project Manager of StoneCrabs LGBTQ+ History Project, Out On An Island.
The Limes was presented with the StoneCrabs’ Out On An Island book which shares stories of LGBTQ+ people with an Isle of Wight connection and findings from research into 100 years of Island LGBTQ+ history.
Special guest Peter Woodnutt talked about his life growing up as a gay man in Ryde and read his poem ‘Silent Love’ which is featured in the book.
The afternoon finished with cheese and wine.
And what did the residents think of that!!. this is/was the place that the residents are called by their room numbers and not their names
Residents are only called by room number over a radio for confidentiality.
in house we use their names actually.
(current staff member at this amazing home)
There must be plenty of other things to celebrate on this island rather then Pride. It’s too much in our faces and I think other groups of people should be represented too, heterosexual or asexuality day. Why aren’t they observed too!
Because, it’s Pride for everyone who isn’t Heterosexual.
homophbic Karen
This is not suitable for folk in care homes. You will need rethink what you’re doing.
You think people stop being gay when they get old?
News for you, there were just as many gay people 60 years ago as there are now. They just used to lock them up or force chemicals into them to make them “normal”.
I wonder what Alan Turing might have achieved had society not caused him to kill himself because of his homosexuality.
Yes we all know that but that’s their choice to be gay. And yours. But not in a care home. Think about it.
It’s not about being gay. What I’m saying do the residents want a event like that.
LGBTQ get old. Care homes are for everyone.
Bet the oldies were thrilled with that.
Why do the people criticising the Pride event at the care home on here presume to know that all the residents are heterosexual and that they were not consulted about it?