Abstract
LGBTQ elders have faced several eras of social and political changes that entail minority stress, psychosocial stressors, and resilience. Although LGBTQ research and psychological practice has increased dramatically in the last two decades, researchers from a myriad of disciplines are distinctly paying attention to LGBTQ elders, older adults, and gerontology. This alarming gap has been rendered more visible through the concurrent forces of ageism within the broader experiences of LGBTQ communities. Ageism generally influences several social determinants of health, including discrimination, barriers to seeking help, housing, and financial concerns. Combined with the lens of intersectionality, structural forces of oppression considerably conflate with ageism, including racism, classism, genderism, and heterosexism. This chapter addresses three main goals: (a) an overview of contemporary research involving LGBTQ elders, aging, and gerontology; (b) theoretical underpinnings of intersectionality to reflect LGBTQ elders with other dimensions of culture and forces of oppression; and (c) considerations for practice and research areas with LGBTQ elders.
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