Older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans People ― Minding the Knowledge Gaps

This groundbreaking book offers a synthesis of perspectives on lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) ageing issues, as well as a critical analysis of both what is known about LGBT ageing and what is not yet known. There are significant gaps in knowledge in this area, as research has privileged the narratives of gay men and marginalised the experiences of older lesbians, bisexual women and men, and trans individuals. The chapters interrogate socio-economic issues, and challenge narrow binary analyses of health, housing and social care issues. This volume presents diversity and intersectionality perspectives which will appeal to a broad international readership across many disciplines.

Andrew King is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Surrey, UK where he also Co-Directs the Centre for Research on Ageing and Gender (CRAG). Andrew has researched and written about LGBT ageing for more than ten years.

Kathryn Almack is Professor of Health, Young People and Family Lives in Health and Social Work at the University of Hertfordshire. She has researched and written on LGBT family lives across the lifecourse over the past twenty years, with a focus on LGBT end of life care over the past ten years.

Yiu-tung SUEN is Assistant Professor the Gender Studies Programme at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is the Founding Director of the Sexualities Research Programme, the first research programme in Hong Kong dedicated to conducting rigorous, independent research on sexuality issues, with a focus on sexual orientation, gender identity, law and social policy.

Sue Westwood is a freelance researcher and writer, and an Associate Lecturer with the Open University. Her first book, Ageing, Gender and Sexuality: Equality in later life, was published by Routledge in 2016 and won the Socio Legal Studies Association (SLSA) Early Career Book Prize for 2017. Her second book, co-edited with Dr Elizabeth Price, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans* (LGBT*) Individuals Living with Dementia: Concepts, practice and rights, was also published by Routledge in 2016. Her third book, also an edited collection, Ageing, Diversity and Equality: Social justice perspectives, was published by Routledge in 2018.