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- Title
The Impact of Public Policy on LGBT Aging.
- Authors
South, Kenneth T.
- Abstract
Until recently, there has been little recognition of the unique needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) elders and even fewer accommodations provided for them through federal, state, and local public policy initiatives. This chapter provides an overview of the most recent policy successes for the LGBT community in general and for LGBT elders in particular. The LGBT elder population is currently the largest ever seen and its numbers will continue to grow as the "boomer" generation affects the entire U.S. population. It also describes the public policy work that has yet to be done by concerned advocates, activists, and allies. Readers will come away with a new appreciation of the diversity within the LGBT elder population as well as a deeper understanding of the historic and current struggles they face in seeking a fulfilling life, in spite of a history of prejudice and injustice.
- Subjects
UNITED States; BISEXUAL people; GAY men; GERIATRICS; LESBIANS; PREJUDICES; QUALITY of life; SOCIAL justice; GOVERNMENT policy; LGBTQ+ people; TRANSGENDER people
- Publication
Annual Review of Gerontology & Geriatrics, 2017, Vol 37, Issue 1, p161
- ISSN
0198-8794
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1891/0198-8794.37.161