Midlife and Aging in Gay America: Proceedings of the Sage Conference 2000

ISBN-13: 9781560232605 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 128 str.

Douglas C. Kimmel

Opis

From a May 2000 conference sponsored by a social service agency called Senior Action in a Gay Environment (SAGE) come four keynote speeches and eight research essays representing a diverse collection of concerns revolving around aging and intergenerational issues in the gay and lesbian community. Also published as the Journal of Gay & Lesbian Studi

Spis treści

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Keynote Speeches
• A Call to Action
• Is Having the Luck of Growing Old in the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Community Good or Bad Luck?
• Aging in the United States Today
• Being Transgender and Older: A First Person Account
• Research
• Being Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and 60 or Older in North America
• Gay Men: Aging Well!
• What Are Older Gay Men Like? An Impossible Question?
• Special Topics
• Gods or Monsters: A Critique of Representation in Film and Literature of Relationships Between Older Gay Men and Younger Men
• Retirement Intentions of Same-Sex Couples
• Preliminary Study of Caregiving and Post-Caregiving Experiences of Older Gay Men and Lesbians
• Vision and Older Adults
• Responding to the Mental Health and Grief Concerns of Homeless HIV-Infected Gay Men
• Index
• Reference Notes Included

O autorze

Douglas Kimmel, Dawn Lundy Martin