The aging of sexual and gender minority persons : an overview / Tarynn M. Witten -- Informal caregiving : sexual orientation, sex development, and gender identity matter / Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen -- Aging in the gay community / Brian de Vries and Gil Herdt -- Aging in the lesbian community / Nancy M. Nystrom and Teresa C. Jones -- Aging in the bisexual community / Paula C. Rodriguez Rust -- Transgender and aging : beings and becomings / Tarynn M. Witten and A. Evan Eyler -- Intersex and aging : a (cautionary) research agenda / Monica J. Casper and Heather Laine Talley
Summary
This volume address the challenges of aging in the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and intersex populations, presenting what is currently known about aging GLBT individuals and what services are needed to support them. The editors first provide an introductory overview comparing caregiving in GLBT and normative aging communities. In chapters devoted to the issues of each alternative sexuality and gender identity community, top experts in the field discuss biomedical, psychological, social/sexual, spiritual, socioeconomic, and service topics related to that community's aging needs. By using a combination of the latest biological and social science research, moving case studies and first-person accounts, practical advice for health professionals, and research literature citations, this book addresses the major concerns of aging GLBT populations
