A Lavender Pink Grey Power: Gay and Lesbian Gerontology in Australia

Harrison, Jo

doi:10.1111/j.1741-6612.1999.tb00086.x

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“…The latter has been identified as of concern in prior research (Harrison, 1999;Harrison 2004) and it is clear that aged care providers -religious and secular alike -will need to do a lot more to make their services appropriate to and welcoming of older lesbians and gays. The potential for developing training strategies to improve practitioners' 'cultural competence' in responding to older lesbians and gays is considerable.…”

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“…While there have been some important qualitative studies conducted in Australia (e.g. Barrett, 2008;Chamberlain & Robinson, 2002;Harrison, 1999;Hughes, 2007b;Hughes, 2007c;Waite, 1995), there remains a lack of larger scale quantitative investigations of lesbian and gay ageing. This has not been helped by the fact that Australian studies of sexuality have tended to exclude older people from their samples (Minichiello, Plummer & Loxton, 2004).…”

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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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“…However, there is a lack of understanding of what these initiatives have meant for older lesbian and gay people in terms of their expectations for and experiences of aged‐care, and whether all people have been able to benefit from these initiatives. Studies conducted in Australia have examined experiences and perceptions of residential‐care, which broadly show a range of concerns and fears, including management of identity disclosure, lack of safe spaces for intimate relationships and the need for culturally safe and inclusive services (Barrett, ; Barrett, Crameri, Lambourne, Latham, & Whyte, ; Cartwright, Hughes, & Lienert, ; Chamberlain & Robinson, ; Crameri, Barrett, Latham, & Whyte, ; Harrison, ; Hughes, , ; Lovelock, ; Waite, ). Research has also found lesbian and gay people tend to have low awareness regarding their legal options, with most avoiding or not being given the opportunity to discuss the issue with healthcare providers (Hughes & Cartwright, , ).…”

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Experiences and perceptions of residential and home care services among older lesbian women and gay men in Australia

Waling

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Health Soc Care Community

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The needs of older lesbian and gay people regarding access and use of aged‐care services remain underresearched. This paper reports the findings of 33 qualitative interviews with older lesbian women and gay men about their perceptions and experiences of residential aged‐care and home‐based aged‐care services in Australia. The focus of this paper is their preparedness for using aged‐care services. The results highlight that participants had a number of concerns related to accessing residential‐care services in particular, including perceptions of a lack of inclusivity and concerns of potential for discrimination and hostility, loss of access to community and partners, decreased autonomy and concerns relating to quality of care and the potential for elder abuse. Participants noted a number of strategies they employed in avoiding residential‐care services, including the use of home‐care services, renovating the home for increased mobility, moving to locations with greater access to outside home‐care services, a preference for lesbian/gay‐specific housing and residential‐care options if available, and the option of voluntary euthanasia to ensure dignity and autonomy. Participants, on the whole, were hopeful that they would never require the use of residential‐care services, with some believing that having current good health or the support of friends could prevent this from happening. The findings suggest that older lesbian and gay people have a variety of concerns with aged‐care and may need additional support and education to improve their perceptions and experiences of services, whether these are needed presently or in the future.

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“…(Binstock, 2004) These trends have taken root in many developing countries as well. Even though the links between older people and human rights have received some attention in the literature (Giordano, 2005;Tonts & Larsen, 2002;Harrison, 1999), assuring the rights of older people as an ultimate human development objective has so far been given insufficient attention by NGOs dealing with their welfare. Disadvantaged groups like women, children, and migrant workers captured international attention right after the United Nations was established, a time when global population aging was not widely apparent.…”

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Taking Older People's Rights Seriously: The Role of International Law

Tang

2008

Journal of Aging & Social Policy

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Older people face many difficult challenges that amount to a deplorable violation of their basic human rights (poverty, discrimination, denial of social services, etc.). However, the world has been slow to react. Factors that limit global responses to the challenges of aging include: limited political will, the prevalence of neo-liberalism, and NGOs' longstanding advocacy for other seemingly "more" disadvantaged groups. Such oppression of and discrimination against older people require a concerted world-wide response. We contend that the introduction of an international convention on the human rights of older people is most relevant. Reinforced by a potent international monitoring system, the convention should contain comprehensive and legally binding provisions that require participating states to promote older people's rights. It is argued that international law would be a powerful force in defending and protecting older persons, operating as a baseline for establishing underlying values for national aging policies and linking older persons' concerns with other segments of society.

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A Lavender Pink Grey Power: Gay and Lesbian Gerontology in Australia

Cited by 15 publications

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

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

Experiences and perceptions of residential and home care services among older lesbian women and gay men in Australia

Taking Older People's Rights Seriously: The Role of International Law

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