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Title:

Gay, lesbian, bisexual, & transgender aging : challenges in research, practice, and policy / edited by Tarynn M. Witten and A. Evan Eyler.

Publisher:

Johns Hopkins University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

xiii, 338 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Older gays--Care.
Older sexual minorities--Care.
Older people--Prevention.--Prevention.
Preventive health services for older people.

Other Authors:

Witten, Tarynn.
Eyler, A. Evan.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

The aging of sexual and gender minority persons : an overview / Tarynn M. Witten -- Informal caregiving in the LGBT communities/ 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:

The graying of the US population draws increasing focus to historically unattended segments of society, including sexual and gender minorities. This title addresses the challenges of aging in the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and intersex populations. It presents what is known about aging GLBT individuals.

ISBN:

1421403196 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781421403199 (hardcover : alk. paper)
142140320X (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781421403205 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)706784239

LCCN:

2011009997

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

URAX314 -- Clarke University - Nicholas J. Schrup Library (Dubuque)