This publication provides an introduction to the state of knowledge in the area of older LGBTI-peoples livingconditions and their encounters with health and social care. It also summarises key messages from a Nordic high-level meeting with experts, key actors, and representatives from the target group, that was related to the launch of the Nordic report: “He went back into the closet”: Older LGBTI people’s interactions with health and social care in the Nordic countries. This publication highlights key messages from this expert meeting about these important matters.