Imagined Futures and Communities: Older Lesbian and Gay People's Narratives on Health and Aged Care

Hughes, Mark

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“…The latter was significantly more likely to have been reported by gay men than lesbians. This corroborates findings from qualitative studies which highlight the concerns of older gay men that they are marginalised from the youth-centric commercial gay scene (Heaphy, 2007;Hughes, 2007a;Jones & Pugh, 2005). Interestingly though in the present study older people were not more likely than younger people to report these concerns, suggesting that there is awareness of these as important issues across the age groups.…”

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“…Given this, it is unsurprising that older people's greatest fears relate to their future physical health, loss of independence and admission to a nursing home Quine, Morrell & Kendig, 2007). Similar kinds of concerns are reported among older lesbians and gays (Whitford, 1997), although gay men tend to highlight a fear of loneliness in older age, a reduced social life and marginalisation from the gay community (Heaphy, 2007;Hughes, 2007a), and lesbians emphasise concerns about lack of financial resources and appropriate care and living arrangements (Bayliss, 2001). These kinds of concerns have been identified as 'social determinants' that impact not just on life opportunities, but also on wellbeing and health-related ageing (Meyer, 2001).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Lesbian and Gay People's Concerns about Ageing and Accessing Services

Hughes

2009

Australian Social Work

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There is growing awareness in Australia of the issues faced by lesbian and gay people as they grow older. This paper examines concerns regarding their health-related ageing, growing older in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and accessing carers' and aged care services in later life. It is based on a secondary data analysis of a sub-sample of 371 lesbians and gays, drawn from a survey of LGBT ageing conducted by the Queensland Association for Healthy Communities. The original survey was primarily quantitative and was delivered online between January 2007 and January 2008. The findings of the present study, based on univariate and bivariate analysis of the sub-sample, highlight that a majority of lesbians and gays were concerned that their sexuality or gender identity may affect the quality of services.Many also expected to be discriminated against and were concerned that same-sex relationships wouldn't be recognised and that staff are not aware of LGBT issues.Lesbian and Gay People's Concerns about Ageing and Accessing Services 2 Among other findings, gay men were more likely than lesbians to be concerned about being alone in later life, while lesbians were more likely to be concerned about a lack ofLGBT-specific accommodation and lack of recognition of same-sex partners.

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Lesbian and Gay People's Concerns about Ageing and Accessing Services

Hughes

2009

Australian Social Work

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“…As Penelope and Wolfe (1979: 1) argued at the time, however, no homogenous community could possibly transcend all geographical and social boundaries. This argument mirrors that of researchers in other disciplines, where the phrase 'the gay community' is often used to refer to something which is imagined rather than rooted in a physical reality (see Boyd 1997;Harvey 2000;Hughes 2008 for example). This references Anderson (1983), who argues that 'imagined communities', such as those related to nationalities, are created largely through the media's construction of idealised, supposedly homogenous identities.…”

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“Dolls or teddies?”

Jones

2014

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A note on versions:The version presented here may differ from the published version or from the version of record. If you wish to cite this item you are advised to consult the publisher's version. Please see the repository url above for details on accessing the published version and note that access may require a subscription. The concept of 'community' often presents a problem for queer linguists. 'The gay community' is often viewed as an impossible site for research due to its imagined status, whilst local communities of gay people have been considered too heterogeneous and idiosyncratic to draw conclusions from. In this article, however, it is argued that both of these aspects of community can, and should, be a central focus of an investigation into language and sexual identity. Through the analysis of a conversation emerging from a lesbian group, using a sociocultural linguistics framework, it is argued here that the community of practice approach can play a crucial role in understanding how ideologies from 'the gay community' are used to construct a coherent sexual identity on a local level. The analysis reveals how the group engages in practices that enable them to construct micro-level personas in direct response to broader, ideological structures of heteronormativity.

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“…Ces contraintes à l'accessibilité des services peuvent à leur tour entraîner l'aggravation de problèmes de santé physique et mentale chez les aînés GLB (Brotman et al, 2003). D'autre part, les aînés gais et lesbiennes ont exprimé des inquiétudes quant à leur acceptation et leur traitement dans les rési-dences pour aînés (Brotman et al, 2003 ;Hughes, 2008 ;Orel, 2004 ;Stein, Beckerman et Sherman, 2010), et ces craintes peuvent s'amplifier avec la fragilisation de l'état de santé et la diminution des capacités. o 3…”

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Les enjeux de santé mentale chez les aînés gais et lesbiennes

Beauchamp

Chamberland

2016

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La plupart des gais et lesbiennes aînés ont été marqués dans leur trajectoire de vie par des expériences de discrimination et de stigmatisation reliées à leur orientation sexuelle. Ces expériences négatives peuvent avoir eu des impacts sur leur parcours de vie et sur leur santé mentale. Même si, actuellement, la majorité des aînés gais et lesbiennes ont et maintiennent une bonne santé mentale, il ressort des études que les personnes non hétérosexuelles sont plus à risque de développer certains problèmes tels que l’anxiété, la dépression, les idéations suicidaires et la consommation excessive d’alcool et d’autres substances. Cet article présente les facteurs pouvant fragiliser la santé mentale des aînés gais et lesbiennes, soit la victimisation et l’exposition à diverses formes de préjudices au cours du parcours de vie, la gestion continue du dévoilement ou de la dissimulation de l’orientation sexuelle, le degré d’homophobie intériorisée ainsi que la solitude ; et les facteurs potentiels de protection tels que les capacités de résilience, le réseau social et le soutien social. Cet article conclut sur les implications quant à la prise en compte des besoins propres aux aînés gais et lesbiennes. Des recommandations sont mises de l’avant dans une perspective de reconnaissance des enjeux touchant les aînés gais et lesbiennes, et d’amélioration des services qui leur sont offerts.Most gay and lesbian elders have experienced discrimination and stigmatization related to their sexual orientation in their life trajectory. These negative experiences may have had an impact on their life course and on their mental health. Even if the majority of gay and lesbian older adults actually have and maintain good mental health, studies show that non-heterosexual people are at a greater risk of developing certain difficulties, such as anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts and excessive consumption of alcohol and other substances. This article presents the factors that may weaken the mental health of older gay and lesbian people, such as victimization and the exposure to various forms of prejudice in their life course, the continuous management of the disclosure or dissimulation of their sexual orientation, the degree of internalized homophobia, as well as loneliness; and also presents the potential protective factors, such as building resilience, social networks and social support. This article concludes by illustrating the implications concerning the specific needs of the gay and lesbian elders. Some recommendations are also formulated with regards to recognizing the issues affecting gay and lesbian older adults as well as improving the services that are offered to them

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Imagined Futures and Communities: Older Lesbian and Gay People's Narratives on Health and Aged Care

Cited by 31 publications

References 24 publications

Lesbian and Gay People's Concerns about Ageing and Accessing Services

Lesbian and Gay People's Concerns about Ageing and Accessing Services

“Dolls or teddies?”

Les enjeux de santé mentale chez les aînés gais et lesbiennes

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