LibGuides: Williams Institute Reading Room: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Resources in Law and Public Policy: LGBT Elders

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National Resource Center on LGBT Aging. "Established in 2010 through a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the National Resource Center on LGBT Aging provides training, technical assistance and educational resources to aging providers, LGBT organizations and LGBT older adults." From SAGE (Advocacy & Services for LGBTQ+ Elders).

LGBT Older Adults in Long-Term Care Facilities: Stories from the Field. (NCLR, National Senior Citizens Law Center, Lambda Legal, National Center for Transgender Equality, National Gay & Lesbian Task Force & Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE), April 5, 2011).

The Health of Aging Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Adults in California. Steven P. Wallace, Susan D. Cochran, Eva M. Durazo & Chandra L. Ford. (UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, March 2011).

Improving the Lives of LGBT Older Adults (March, 2010), a report by the LGBT Movement Advancement Project, Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Elders.

NCLR's Elder Law Project.

Films

The Lodge. Pam Walton & Ruth Carranza (Pam Walton Productions, 2021). HQ76.27.O44 L64 2021; Film information. A story about the first-of-its kind LGBTQ retirement community, Fountaingrove Lodge in Santa Rosa, California.

Our Stories, Our Voices: the Old Lesbian Oral Herstory Project. David Coon (Puget Sound Old Lesbians Organizing for Change, 2016). HQ75.5 .O92 2016; Film information.

Ruthie & Connie: Every Room in the House. "Lesbian Jewish grandmothers." Deborah Dickson (Donald Goldmacher Productions, 2014). DVD HQ75.4.B484 R87 2014; Film website. Also streaming via Kanopy (UCLA only).

Gen Silent. Stu Maddux (Interrobang Productions, 2011; Kanopy Streaming, 2015). Streaming via Kanopy (UCLA only). *Discrimination against LGBT elders. *Movie trailer

The Forever Home: Going Green. Pam Walton (Harrell Remodeling, Inc.; Pam Walton Productions, 2009). DVD TH880 .F67 2009; Film website. Couple Iris and Ann remodel their home and celebrate their marriage after 28 years together!

Ten More Good Years. Directed and produced by Michael Jacoby (LookOutFilms, 2008) DVD HQ76.27.O44 T46 2008 (available for use only by UCLA Law School students, faculty and staff.) Also available streaming via Alexander Street.

Silent Pioneers: Gay and Lesbian Elders. Patricia Giniger Snyder. (Filmakers Library, 1984). Streaming via Alexander Street, and VHS at Instructional Media Library Stacks (College Library): VC14264.

Memoirs

The New Old Me: My Late-Life Reinvention by Meredith Maran
Call Number: HQ1064.U5 M367 2017
ISBN: 0399574131
Publication Date: 2017-03-14
After the death of her best friend, the loss of her life's savings, and the collapse of her once-happy marriage, Meredith Maran-whom Anne Lamott calls insightful, funny, and human-leaves her San Francisco freelance writer's life for a 9-to-5 job in Los Angeles. Determined to rebuild not only her savings but herself while relishing the joys of life in La-La land, Maran writes a poignant story, a funny story, a moving story, and above all an American story of what it means to be a woman of a certain age in our time --Christina Baker Kline, New York Times-bestselling author of Orphan Train

LGBT Elders 2020 -

Elder Abuse in the LGBTQ2SA+ Community by Claire Robson; Jen Marchbank; Gloria Gutman; Makaela Prentice
Call Number: HQ76.27.O44 R63 2023
ISBN: 9783031333163
Publication Date: 2023-06-06
This book describes and analyzes the lived experience of elder abuse from the queer community. It discusses the experiences by transwomen, gay men and lesbians of financial abuse, physical and sexual abuse, homophobic abuse, and neglect within partner relationships, residential care, in home care, and religious organizations. Queer and trans elders have been described as 'The Silent Generation', since they have lived through times when their sexual and gender identities were criminalized and pathologized. The book shows that they are far more at risk to suffer abuse and neglect by those they should be able to trust, since they are more likely to have encountered all key risk factors, such as isolation, previous abuse and trauma, and mistrust of the health care system. Their vulnerability has been overlooked and this book addresses that gap. As such, this book provides a great resource to anyone working with elders, including medical professionals, care providers, police, counsellors, and policy makers.
*Also available online (UC users only)

LGBT Elders 2010 - 2019

Older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans People: Minding the Knowledge Gaps by Andrew King (Editor); Kathryn Almack (Editor); Yiu Tung Suen (Editor); Sue Westwood (Editor)
Call Number: HQ73 .O43 2019
ISBN: 1138644935
Publication Date: 2018-09-10
What does it mean to grow older as a lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans (LGBT) person? What gaps in knowledge about LGBT ageing remain? This timely and innovative book reports on a project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council which aimed to address gaps in knowledge about older LGBT people and their experiences of ageing. The book discusses the project and contains chapters either specially commissioned or written by leading researchers and activists in the field. Informed by a range of theoretical perspectives, empirical research studies, critical observations as well as lived experiences, this book explores areas of LGBT ageing that have been under-studied. These include: bisexual ageing; trans ageing and older trans people's mental health; ethnicity, culture and religion in the lives of older LGBT people and gaps in knowledge about older LGBT people from minority ethnic communities; intergenerational networks; residential and end-of-life care; and the effects of austerity on services. Written in an accessible style, this book is essential for researchers and policy makers interested in the lives of older LGBT people, people who work with older people and teachers and students interested in ageing, gender identity and sexuality.
[UK focus.]
The Lives of Older Lesbians: Sexuality, Identity & the Life Course by Jane Traies
Call Number: HQ75.55 .T73 2016
ISBN: 1137556420
Publication Date: 2016-07-05
This unique book sheds new light on the most invisible members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. Hidden from view by a combination of prevailing cultural assumptions and their own unwillingness to be seen, older lesbians have been consistently under-represented in both popular culture and research. This ground-breaking study, based on an unprecedentedly large research sample of nearly four hundred lesbian-identified women between the ages of 60 and 90, offers a fascinating insight into the lives of older lesbians in the UK. Drawing on data from a comprehensive questionnaire survey and illustrated with vivid personal testimonies, it explores both the diversity and the distinct collective identity of the older lesbian community, arguing that understanding their past experience is crucial to providing for their needs in the future. It is essential reading for scholars in the fields of women's studies and genders and sexualities, and will also appeal to sociologists, political scientists, anthropologists, social and cultural historians, and experts in ageing, gerontology, nursing and social work.
Queer Aging: The Gayby Boomers and a New Frontier for Gerontology by Jesus Ramirez-Valles
Call Number: HQ76.27.O44 R36 2016
ISBN: 0190276347
Publication Date: 2016-08-15
As the first generation of gay men enters its autumn years, these men's responses to the physical and emotional tolls of aging promise to be as revolutionary as their advances in AIDS and civil rights activism. Older gay men's approaches to friendship, caregiving, romantic and sexual relationships, illness, and bereavement is upending conventional wisdom regarding the aging process, LGBTQ communities, and the entire field of gerontology. Queer Aging comprises scholar Jesus Ramirez-Valles's probing conversations with 11 racially and economically diverse representatives of this pioneering generation of gay men - the gayby boomers. Through candid, first-person narratives, Ramirez-Valles's subjects reflect on their varied experiences as late career professionals, retirees, AIDS survivors, caregivers for ailing partners, and witnesses to profound social and cultural change. Framed within a larger introduction to both Queer Theory and its history, these reflections provide context for understanding the aging arc and experience of older gay men. Spanning sociology, history, cultural studies, and social work, Queer Aging will be a vital resource for students as well as health professionals who serve the gay community and communities of color.
Older Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Adults: Identities, Intersections and Institutions by Andrew King
Call Number: HQ76.27.O44 .K56 2016
ISBN: 140940255X
Publication Date: 2016-06-03
In spite of the fact that globally many countries have ageing populations, little attention has been paid to the relationship between ageing and sexuality. Older Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Adults is a sociological study of the experiences of older LGB adults, providing a full examination of the relationship between ageing and sexuality amongst other sources of identity and social division, such as gender and social class. Furthermore, it offers an analysis of the major historical processes, institutions and discourses that are shaping our modern understanding of the lives of older LGB people.
Handbook of LGBT Elders: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Principles, Practices, and Policies by Debra A. Harley (Editor); Pamela B. Teaster (Editor)
Call Number: HQ73 .H363 2016
ISBN: 331903622X
Publication Date: 2015-08-14
This groundbreaking resource presents a wealth of findings and perspectives previously unseen in the LGBT literature. Its focus on psychological, sociopolitical and care delivery issues affecting LGBT elders reveals both the nuanced interplay between diverse sources of identity and multiple sources of stigma and discrimination. Specific chapters highlight challenges and resiliencies impacting subpopulations (e.g., racial groups, veterans, immigrants), examine employment and advocacy issues, discuss later-life concerns in context and offer guidelines for relevant, ethical practice. Contributors represent a wide range of fields from psychiatry and gerontology to public health and public policy, reflecting the scope and needs of this diverse and complex population. Among the topics in the Handbook: Family relationships of older LGBT adults; the intersection of identities: race, age, sexuality and care network; bisexuality: an invisible community among LGBT elders; implications of the Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage; no money, no work and you're old; disabilities among LGBT elders: responses of medicine, public health, rehabilitation and social work. Handbook of LGBT Elders is an essential reference for mental health professionals, psychologists and social workers who work with the LGBT community and the elderly, as well as researchers interested in the LGBT community and aging.
Contemporary Issues and Future Directions in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Aging (Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 37, 2017) by Kristina M. Hash (Editor); Anissa Rogers (Editor)
Call Number: HQ76.27.O44 C67 2017
ISBN: 0826125727
Publication Date: 2017-01-15
With its critical examination of contemporary issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) elders, this landmark Annual Review continues a nearly 40-year tradition of providing state-of-the-art knowledge, insight, and research on topics critical to gerontologists worldwide. The 37th volume addresses the cardinal changes occurring in the public policy arena--marriage rights, social security benefits, and other movements toward equality--as they pertain to LGBT elders, and focuses on a variety of key challenges affecting this population. Bringing together the work of highly respected researchers in health policy and psychosocial spheres pertinent to older LGBT adults, the Review also sets forth recommendations on best practices and discusses future directions for working with this population. Each chapter covers a specific issue affecting the older LGBT population and includes definitions of key concepts; a summary of current research; and a discussion of trends and future directions. The Review addresses such key topics as sexuality and sexual health, health and mental health disparities, caregiving, and service needs. It focuses on such critical issues for LGBT elders as social services, families and social supports, health and wellbeing for transgender and bisexual older adults, stigma for bisexual older adults, and special issues for older LGBT veterans and rural-dwelling elders. Also examined is the intersection of diverse characteristics such as gender, race, religion, disability, and sexual orientation. The book concludes with a discussion of programs and policies for older LGBT adults and offers concluding comments for professionals working with this population.
Ageing, Gender and Sexuality: Equality in Later Life by Sue Westwood
Call Number: HQ76.27.O44 W47 2016
ISBN: 1138912409
Publication Date: 2016-03-11
Ageing, Gender and Sexuality focuses on the experiences of older lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) individuals, in order to analyse how ageing, gender and sexuality intersect to produce particular inequalities relating to resources, recognition and representation in later life. The book adopts a feminist socio-legal perspective to propose that these inequalities are informed by and play out in relation to temporal, spatial and regulatory contexts. Discussing topics such as ageing sexual subjectivities, ageing kinship formations, classed trajectories and anticipated care futures, this book provides a new perspective on older individuals in same-sex relationships, including those who choose not to label their sexualities. Drawing upon recent empirical data, the book offers new theoretical approaches for understanding the intersectionality of ageing, gender and sexuality, as well as analysing the social policy implications of these findings. With an emphasis on the accounts of individuals who have experienced the dramatically changing socio-legal landscape for LGB people first-hand, this book is essential reading for students, scholars and policymakers working in the areas of: gender and sexuality studies; ageing studies and gerontology; gender, sexuality and law; equality and human rights; sociology; socio-legal studies; and social policy. Ageing, Gender and Sexuality won the Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA) Hart Prize for Early Career Academics for 2017.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans* Individuals Living with Dementia: Concepts, Practice and Rights by Sue Westwood (Editor); Elizabeth Price (Editor)
Call Number: RC521 .L47 2016
ISBN: 1138840696
Publication Date: 2016-04-28
This groundbreaking collection is the first to focus specifically on LGBT* people and dementia. It brings together original chapters from leading academics, practitioners and LGBT* individuals affected by dementia. Multi-disciplinary and international in scope, it includes authors from the UK, USA, Canada and Australia and from a range of fields, including sociology, social work, psychology, health care and socio-legal studies. Taking an intersectional approach - i.e. considering the plurality of experiences and the multiple, interacting relational positions of everyday life - LGBT Individuals Living with Dementia addresses topics relating to concepts, practice and rights. Part One addresses theoretical and conceptual questions; Part Two discusses practical concerns in the delivery of health and social care provision to LGBT* people living with dementia; and Part Three explores socio-legal issues relating to LGBT* people living with dementia. This collection will appeal to policy makers, commissioners, practitioners, academics and students across a range of disciplines. With an ageing and increasingly diverse population, and growing numbers of people affected by dementia, this book will become essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the needs of, and providing appropriate services to, LGBT* people affected by dementia.
*Also available as eBook (UC only): Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans* Individuals Living with Dementia
Community-Based Research on LGBT Aging by Brian De Vries (Editor); Catherine F. Croghan (Editor)
Call Number: HQ76.27.O44 C66 2015
ISBN: 1138856835
Publication Date: 2015-03-02
The study of LGBT aging is in its infancy. In the absence of federal data on this often hidden population, community groups and organizations from across the country have taken it upon themselves to understand and assess the needs of this first cohort to reach later life in a time of LGBT public consciousness. Eight papers are included in this compilation: three from the east coast (Boston, New York, and Washington, DC), four from the Midwest (Chicago, Bowling Green and surrounding areas, St. Louis, and the twin cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul), and one from the west coast (Palm Springs area). Together, these reports provide a community-based and regionally nuanced image of the strengths of, and the challenges faced by, older LGBT persons--local snapshots that together form a partial tapestry of LGBT aging in the U.S. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Homosexuality (March, 2014).
Middle Aged Gay Men, Ageing and Ageism: Over the Rainbow? by Paul Simpson
Call Number: HQ76.14 .S56 2015
ISBN: 1137435232
Publication Date: 2015-01-14
Is midlife for gay men the start of a slide towards the rejection, exclusion and misery associated with the spectre of the lonely old queen? Whilst exclusion is possible as gay men age, Middle Aged Gay Men, Ageing and Ageism offers a more nuanced view of gay ageing, using sociological tools to advance understanding beyond stereotypes.
The Lives of LGBT Older Adults: Understanding Challenges and Resilience by Nancy A. Orel; Christine A. Fruhauf
Call Number: HQ76.27.O44 L58 2015
ISBN: 1433817632
Publication Date: 2014-08-01
Uses a life course perspective to investigate how LGBT older adults have been shaped by social stigma and systematic discrimination. Although many of their experiences are similar to those of younger LGBT individuals, LGBT elders grew up in a particularly oppressive time, which continues to impact their well-being.
Without Apology: Old Lesbian Life Stories by Arden Eversmeyer (Original Author); Margaret Purcell (Original Author)
Call Number: PS508.L47 E942 2012
ISBN: 9780982366905
Publication Date: 2012-01-20
Life stories based on interviews with lesbians born early in the 1900's, 70 years of age or older when they were interviewed.
*See also Part I: A Gift of Age (2009).
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Aging: Challenges in Research, Practice & Policy by Tarynn M. Witten (Editor); A. Evan Eyler (Editor)
Call Number: RA564.9.H65 G39 2012
ISBN: 142140320X
Publication Date: 2012-04-25
The graying of the U.S. population draws increasing focus to historically unattended segments of society, including sexual and gender minorities. In this first comprehensive volume to address the challenges of aging in the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and intersex populations, this text presents 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. GLBT populations face unique challenges as they age. Despite the often severe difficulties they encounter, many live out their final years with the dignity and grace that all of us deserve. With 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 represents a major step forward in addressing concerns of aging GLBT populations. Integrating research, practice, and policy, this text is for students and professionals in gerontology, medicine, social work, psychology, nursing, public health, and related fields who wish to learn more about the life experiences and concerns of sexual- and gender-minority-identified older patients.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Ageing by Richard Ward (Editor); Ian Rivers (Editor); Mike Sutherland (Editor)
Call Number: HV1481.G72 L47 2012
ISBN: 1849052573
Publication Date: 2012-08-15
[Great Britain] [*At Young Research Library] Understanding the needs, wishes, and experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) people is essential to those providing them with support and care as they grow older. This book demonstrates how biographical approaches can increase understanding about the distinct experiences and perspectives of older LGBT people. Chapters explore how life story work can offer insights into their expectations and fears surrounding care and service provision, and how issues such as past criminalisation, HIV and discrimination have had an impact on their lives and perspectives. The book also explores how to respond to the needs of older LGBT service users, drawing on the examples of projects that have built community networks and helped with service provision. This insightful book will be essential reading for all those supporting or caring for older LGBT people, as well as students and researchers in the health and social work fields.
Gay and lesbian elders : history, law, and identity politics in the United States by Nancy J. Knauer
Call Number: KF4754.5 .K59 2011
ISBN: 1409402339
Publication Date: 2011
Growing older : perspectives on LGBT aging by edited by James T. Sears
Call Number: HQ76.27.O44 G76 2010
ISBN: 1560237880
Older GLBT family and community life by edited by Christine A. Fruhauf and Dan Mahoney
Call Number: HQ76.27.O44 O54 2010
ISBN: 1560237546

LGBT Elders 1980 - 2009

A Gift of Age: Old Lesbian Life Stories by Arden Eversmeyer; Margaret Purcell
Call Number: PS508.L47 E94 2009
ISBN: 9780982366967
Publication Date: 2009-10-01
A collection of 22 stories about the lives of lesbians born in the early 1900's based on oral histories provided by the women. The book also tells the history of the project that collects and archives these stories.
*See also Part 2: Without Apology (2012).
Finding their way [electronic resource] : a qualitative study of life course experiences of lesbian older adults with religion and spirituality by by Wanda S. White
Call Number: LD791.9.S65
*UCLA Dissertation, Social Welfare (2008). Online and in print.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender aging : research and clinical perspectives by Douglas Kimmel, Tara Rose, and Steven David, editors
Call Number: HQ76.25 .L494 2006
ISBN: 0231136188
Whistling women : a study of the lives of older lesbians by Cheryl Claassen
Call Number: HQ75.6.U5 C577 2005
ISBN: 0789024136
*At Young Research Library.
Lives of lesbian elders : looking back, looking forward by D. Merilee Clunis ... [et al.].
Call Number: HQ75.6.U5 L58 2005
ISBN: 0789023342
*At SRLF.
Gay and lesbian aging : research and future directions by Gilbert Herdt, Brian de Vries, editors
Call Number: HQ75.115 .G39 2004
ISBN: 0826122345
*At Young Research Library.
The changing of the guard : lesbian and gay elders, identity, and social change by Dana Rosenfeld
Call Number: HQ76.3.U5 R68 2003
ISBN: 1592130313
Sociological analysis of aging : the gay male perspective by J. Michael Cruz
Call Number: HQ76.14 .C78 2003
ISBN: 1560234547
*At Young Research Library.
Village elders by Penny Coleman
Call Number: HQ75.6.U52 N73 2000
ISBN: 0252025520
*At Young Research Library.
Gay old girls by by Zsa Zsa Gershick
Call Number: HQ75.6 .U5 G47 1998
ISBN: 1555834760
The oldest gay couple in America : a seventy-year journey through same-sex America by Gean Harwood
Call Number: HQ76.3.U5 H37 1997
ISBN: 1559724269
Lesbians over 60 speak for themselves by [compiled by] Monika Kehoe
Call Number: HQ75.6.U5 K44 1989b
ISBN: 0866568166
Long Time Passing: Lives of Older Lesbians by Marcy R. Adelman (Editor)
Call Number: HQ75.5 .L65 1986
ISBN: 9780932870742
Publication Date: 1986-12-01
At Young Research Library.
Contents: Good friends -- If you live, you're going to get old -- Falling and rising in love -- Healing group -- "It's not any worse than alcoholism" -- Admissions of mortality : the pleasures and problems of lesbian athletes -- We have each other -- Half of a map -- A gift to share -- How to mend a broken heart -- A charmed and lucky life -- Flowersong -- Not always a bed of roses -- Always me -- A retrospective view -- Tapioca tapestry -- Lesbian grandmother -- Indian summer -- Cronies, commies, & co's -- Born-again lesbian -- A free spirit -- New adventures.
Quiet fire : memoirs of older gay men by Keith Vacha ; edited by Cassie Damewood
Call Number: HQ75.7 .V33 1985
ISBN: 0895941570
*At Young Research Library and SRLF.