Lesbian Studies: Older Lesbians

There is growing evidence that the sexual rights of older people are not being met. One reason, perhaps the main reason, relates to the way that old age is viewed. In many cultures, being old is associated with decline and disease, which positions older people as dependent and powerless.

Ann-Marie MacDonald has crafted a searing, terrifying, yet ultimately uplifting story.

Bodies and Barriers informs health care professionals, students in health professions, policymakers, and fellow activists about these challenges, providing insights and a road map for action that could improve queer health.

Drawing on materials from law, history, and social theory, this book addresses concerns specific to the underserved and understudied population of three million gay and lesbian elders in the United States. Integrating theory with practical questions of policy, and advancing a new understanding of the construction of sexuality and identity, author Nancy J. Knauer advocates meaningful new reforms designed to ensure equity and dignity in aging regardless of sexual orientation.

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.

With more than four million copies sold, Our Bodies, Ourselves is the classic resource that women of all ages turn to for information about every aspect of their well-being. Completely revised for the first time in a decade, this edition provides all the information women need to make key decisions about their health.

Exploring representations of queer aging in North American fiction, this book illuminates a rich yet previously unheeded intersection within American culture. At a time when older LGBTQ persons gradually gain visibility in gerontological studies and in the media, this work provides a critical perspective concerned with the ways in which the narratives and images we have at our disposal shape our realities.

"Sexual Intimacy for Women" helps female couples examine the emotional, physical, and psychological aspects of their relationships, with the goal of creating more intimacy. Exercises and client-based anecdotes from Dr. CorwinOCOs years of experience with same-sex couples help women overcome common issues around orgasm, body image, identity, aging, and parenthood.

Global academic interest on diverse stories and realities of the LGBT has been gradually progressing through the years. Upon navigating intersectionalities within these sexual minorities, however, a significant gap in non-Western, specifically, local Philippine, literature suggests that the plight of the older members of the LGBT remains hidden and unheard.

The LGBT older adult population represents one of the fastest-growing subpopulations within our aging society. Despite the increasing demand for LGBT-affirming services there is an absence of training books for care providers.

Claassen (Anthropology, Appalachian State U., North Carolina) reports findings from interviews of 44 middle- and upper-class lesbians from Florida and North Carolina, between 62 and 82 years of age, conducted during 1997-2001.

Lil O'Brien accidentally outed herself to her parents at the age of 19 when they overhead her talking to a friend about liking girls. Half an hour later she found herself on the side of the road, with instructions to come back and pick up her suitcase the next day. What follows is a heartbreaking yet hugely funny story of a young Kiwi girl - the deputy head girl from a posh private school in Christchurch - coming to grips with her sexuality and trying to reconcile who she is against the stark disapproval from her parents.

Older women act on lesbian desires in this supremely spicy collection of explicit erotica.

Forty-something Louise is married to Peter, with whom she has four children. They live in a big house, and on paper everything looks fantastic. But Louise has a secret that she barely dares to admit to herself: a burning desire for women.