12/09/2023
A report on LGBTQ Nation, citing the Guardian newspaper reports that a man whose partner suffered apparent homophobic abuse in a care home for elderly people, has been calling out the dreadful situation at the institution. Ted Brown and Noel Glynn were registered civil partners and had been together for over fifty years. Indeed, Ted had participated in the very first London Pride march in 1972. Ted Brown said his now-deceased civil partner of 50 years, Noel Glynn, received bruises and cigarette burns from homophobic workers while living in a London nursing home for nine months. Brown sued the local council that oversees the home, and the council offered a £30,000 settlement to Brown two years ago, but he said he hasn’t received any of the promised money yet. Glynn lived in the Albany Lodge Nursing Home in Croydon in South London from December 2018 to October 2019 while receiving care for dementia. Brown paid over a thousand pounds a month for Glynn’s care. Mister Brown said two LGBTQ+ residents advised them to stay closeted otherwise “that won’t be good for either of you.” Brown became alarmed several months later when he discovered that Glynn had tried to independently leave the nursing home four times. In horrific stories from whistleblowers at the home, Mr Glynn was dragged into his room and assaulted by homophobic staff. My London Life magazine also covers the story and says that the pair were referred to - completely bizarrely as "father and son" to devalue and degrade their relationship.
