Impact of Healthcare Reform on LGBT Elders
Realize that they already have LGBT patients or residents Change the way information is gathered from the patient Ask questions about sexual orientation and gender identity separately Questions such as…
The Prevalence of Elder Bullying and Impact on LGBT Elders
1. Exposure to loud arguments in communal areas 2. Being the focus of name-calling and disparaging remarks 3. Being the focus of gossiping and rumor-spreading 4. Being bossed around or…
Mistreatment and Victimization of LGBT Elders
California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Hawaii Maryland Massachusetts Minnesota Missouri Nevada New Jersey New Mexico Oregon Vermont Washington Source Human Rights Campaign (2013). Available at www.hrc.org/statelaws In these…
An Overview of Aging and Mistreatment of LGBT Elders
Type Signs and symptoms Physical • Injuries, scars, or other signs of physical trauma: e.g. Old or new bruises, lacerations, abrasions, black eyes, welts, sprains, dislocations, fractures of bone or…
Bisexuality: An Invisible Community Among LGBT Elders
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Debra A. Harley and Pamela B. Teaster (eds.)Handbook of LGBT Elders10.1007/978-3-319-03623-6_15 15. Bisexuality: An Invisible Community Among LGBT Elders William E. Burleson1 (1) Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA William E. Burleson Email: billburl1@gmail.com Abstract…
Understanding Transgender Elders
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Debra A. Harley and Pamela B. Teaster (eds.)Handbook of LGBT Elders10.1007/978-3-319-03623-6_14 14. Understanding Transgender Elders Loree Cook-Daniels1 (1) FORGE, Milwaukee, USA Loree Cook-Daniels Email: LoreeCD@aol.com Abstract No stigmatized group in…
Hispanic/Latino LGBT Elders
Identity Prefer their family’s country of origin to pan-ethnic terms Most do not have a preference for either term “Hispanic” or “Latino”; when a preference is expressed, “Hispanic” is preferred…
European LGBT Elders
Albania Estonia Lithuania San Marino Andorra Finland Luxembourg Serbia Armenia France Macedonia Slovakia Austria Georgia Malta Slovenia Azerbaijan Germany Moldova Spain Belarus Greece Monaco Sweden Belgium Hungary Montenegro Switzerland Bosnia…
Family Relationships of Older LGBT Adults
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Debra A. Harley and Pamela B. Teaster (eds.)Handbook of LGBT Elders10.1007/978-3-319-03623-6_3 3. Family Relationships of Older LGBT Adults Katherine R. Allen1 and Karen A. Roberto1 (1) Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA Katherine R. Allen (Corresponding author)…
Deconstructing Multiple Oppressions Among LGBT Older Adults
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Debra A. Harley and Pamela B. Teaster (eds.)Handbook of LGBT Elders10.1007/978-3-319-03623-6_4 4. Deconstructing Multiple Oppressions Among LGBT Older Adults Tracy Robinson-Wood1 and Amanda Weber2 (1) Northeastern University, Boston, USA (2) Boston College,…
