Older adults have lived through many social changes related to sex, sexuality, and gender identity. As they grow older, their views may become more flexible and less rigid, but this is not always the...
Older LGBTQ individuals are frequently overlooked and forgotten when it comes to their needs for social services. This is due to various reasons such as stigma associated with sexual orientation and...
What policies and interventions can improve visibility, social support, and well-being for elderly LGBT populations?
Elderly LGBT populations have often been marginalized and discriminated against...
Sexual orientation is the preferred term for describing people's enduring physical, romantic, emotional, and/or spiritual attraction to another person. Gender identity is the internal sense of gender...
LGBTQ stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning, and is used to refer to people who identify with any non-heterosexual orientation. Ageism refers to prejudice against...
Older LGBTQ+ adults face unique challenges when it comes to mental health and social connectedness due to their sexual orientation and gender identity. Research has shown that they are more likely...
Older LGBTQ+ individuals often experience unique forms of social isolation due to their identities, which can have negative impacts on their physical and mental health. These issues are compounded by...
Elderly LGBTQ+ individuals face unique challenges related to healthcare access, financial stability, housing security, and social isolation compared to their heterosexual peers. The aging process can...
The topic of this article is to explore how socially isolated and marginalized elderly individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, plus (LGBTQ+) can be better supported...
Aging is a universal experience that everyone goes through, but it can present unique challenges for certain groups.
Elderly lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual...