Older Lesbians: Experiences of Aging, Discrimination and Resilience
Abstract
Older lesbians are, at minimum, a triple threat of marginalization due to ageism, heterosexism, and sexism. A national survey specific to this often-invisible population has not occurred in over 25 years. The present study was completed to reveal the needs, strengths, and experiences of the current cohort of older lesbians. Four hundred fifty-six older lesbians responded to an online survey on topics including sociodemographics, social activity, health, sexual identity, family relationships, romantic relationships, service/program use, mental health, end-of-life care, and discrimination. The results and implications are included as well as a comparison to the last studied cohort.
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Many LGBT communities and older adults who identify as LGBT have experienced discrimination.
“Many gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities, and older adults who identify as LGBT, have experienced discrimination (Averett, Yoon, & Jenkins, 2011;Haber, 2009;Kimmel, 2014).”
From Staying Out of the Closet: LGBT Older Adults’ Hopes and Fears in Considering End-of-Life (2018) · cites this paper as Averett, Yoon, & Jenkins, 2011
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Staying Out of the Closet: LGBT Older Adults’ Hopes and Fears in Considering End-of-Life
Wilson, K., Kortes-Miller, K., & Stinchcombe, A. (2018) · Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement · doi:10.1017/s0714980817000514 · Cited by 76 · see citing works
- Authors
- Averett, P., Yoon, I., & Jenkins, C. L.
- Affiliations
- East Carolina University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Averett, Paige
- Venue
- Journal of Women & Aging
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2011-07
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 216-232
- ISSN
- 0895-2841 (ISSN-L)
- 1540-7322
- OpenAlex
- W2032033695
- Cited by
- 62
- References
- 1
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- FWCI
- 5.21
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Women & Aging (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- East Carolina University
- Flinders University
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender and Feminist Studies
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
- Keywords
- older lesbians, aging, ageism, heterosexism, sexism, discrimination, resilience, sexual identity, mental health, end-of-life care, social activity, family relationships, romantic relationships, service utilization, marginalization
- MeSH terms
- Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Female, Health Status, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Middle Aged, Prejudice, Social Support, Homosexuality, Female, Resilience, Psychological, Social Participation
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