Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Aging: Research and Clinical Perspectives

Edited by Douglas Kimmel, Tara Rose, and Steven David

June, 2006
Cloth, 320 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-13618-1
$48.50 / £28.50

"This important book must be commended... It should be required reading." — Joseph A. Micucci, PsycCRITIQUES

"This book should be read." — John W. DenBoer, Sexuality & Disability

"This book ought to be in all college libraries . . . [and] on the bookshelves of medical clinics and social service organizations that work with older adults." — Edward H. Thompson, Jr., The Gerontologist

"This volume fills a unique gap. Gerontologists seldom focus on special concerns of gay and lesbian older adults, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender aging organizations rarely address issues of aging, and the mental health field has demonstrated an ability to marginalize both aging and homosexuality. This book lays out the state of knowledge with respect to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender aging—physical health, sexuality, family ties, victimization, and legal and financial concerns. The references at the end of individual chapters and the bibliographical material at the end of the book provide an invaluable resource.

For any gerontologist intrigued by the interplay of historical changes and individual aging, it is difficult to imagine a more powerful example than Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Aging. Evolution of attitudes toward homosexuality, the emergence of HIV/AIDS, and legal protections beginning to be afforded to same-sex relationships are all part of the changing world that has shaped and been shaped by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals who are now old. " — Margaret Gatz, professor, Department of Psychology, University of Southern California

Related Subjects

• Gerontology
• Social Work

About the Author

Douglas Kimmel is professor emeritus at City College of the City University of New York. He is the coeditor (with Linda Garnets) of Psychological Perspectives on Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Experiences and author of the classic text, Adulthood and Aging. Tara Rose is a research assistant professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Southern California. She conducts and consults on longitudinal outcome studies and program evaluations in system of care communities and agencies. She is also interested in the empirical validation of services to LGBT elders. Steven David is a post-doctoral fellow in the department of Geriatric Psychiatry at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital. He has coauthored articles in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and other publications.

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