LGBT ageing
LGBT ageing addresses issues and concerns related to the ageing of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. Older LGBT people are marginalised by: a) younger LGBT people, because of ageism; and b) by older age social networks because of homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, heteronormativity (the assumption that everyone is heterosexual), heterosexism (the privileging of heterosexuality), prejudice and discrimination towards LGBT people.
Research overview
There has been a growth of interest in
The earliest waves of research sought ‘to challenge the image of the lonely and bitter old queer’
Informal social support
Present cohorts of older lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people are more likely to be estranged from their biological families, less likely to have children, and thus less likely to have access to
Housing and social care
Mainstream housing and social care provision (
See also
- LGBT Aging Project
- LGBT retirement issues in the United States
- Nursing home care
- Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders
- LGBT
- LGBT culture
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