Blue Rinse Blues? Older Lesbians’ Experiences of Domestic Violence

Todd, Megan

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“…The new material includes information on the rights of LGBT+ people; in reference to this she argued that parents should be able to choose when children are 'exposed to that kind of information'. (Todd 2013). The impact of such high-profile anti-LGBT+ sentiment can be significant.…”

Section: Off Limits? Lgbt+ Lives Offline <2>mentioning

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“…Older LGBT+ people may have lived through times when making themselves invisible, and 'passing' as heterosexual was a deliberate and necessary coping strategy; the alternative might have meant losing children, friends or employment (Barrett 2008). Living through times when their sexuality was a criminal offense, feeling the ramification of Section 28, or experiencing the homophobic campaigns around AIDS/HIV and living through devasting and cumulative effects of grief for friends and lovers who died, can have a significant impact on willingness to come 'out' (Todd 2013). This can lead to what's referred to as a fracturing of relationships (Barrett et al 2016).…”

Section: Off Limits? Lgbt+ Lives Offline <2>mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Such social isolation perhaps puts them at risk of abuse, in addition to preventing them from seeking support. Intimate relationships for older LGBT+ are often viewed as a safe space (Smalley 1987), making it even more dangerous when things go wrong (Todd 2013).…”

Section: Off Limits? Lgbt+ Lives Offline <2>mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Before the advent of the internet, the LGBT+ 'community' relied on bars, clubs and social spaces (many of which were political) in order to make friends and find love or sex (Todd 2013). However, 'the internet is displacing those classic venues' (Rosenfeld 2010).…”

Section: Sharks and Silver Surfers: Lgbt+ Older People Online <3>mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This chapter, therefore, will be looking at the intersections of gender, sexuality and age in experiences of online spaces. In part, this will make reference to my own research into global lesbian communities (Todd 2013), and my research into LGBT+ lives in North West England. The chapter begins with a consideration of LGBT+ experiences offline.…”

Section: Introduction <2>mentioning

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‘In and Out, On and Off: LGBT+ Online Experiences’

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2020

Rethinking Cybercrime

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It is widely acknowledged that the internet impacts on our lives in ever more ways. This is particularly true for young people, arguably the group most connected online. It is becoming apparent that the lives of older people are also increasingly entrenched in the internet in a variety of ways in their later life. Much has rightly been made of the potential vulnerability of children and young adults online. LGBT+ youth in particular continue to face unacceptable levels of abuse in their day-to-day lives whether at school or online; LGBT+ young people are almost three times more likely than non-LGBT+ youth to be bullied or harassed online (Kosciw 2013). Older LGBT+ people, however, have been relatively ignored by the research community but there are indications that they too are potentially placing themselves at risk when they enter the cybersphere. However, for LGBT+ users of the internet, young and old, this awareness of risk is tempered by the valuable cloak of anonymity afforded by online communications. The internet is frequently a valuable source of information and support when they have no one, or nowhere, left to turn to (Drushel 2010). Online spaces can be places where sexuality can be explored without the risk of outing oneself in local communities (Green et al 2015). For instance, LGBT+ young people are more likely to have searched for health and medical information online compared to non-LGBT+ youth. Older LGBT+ people are increasingly using the internet to find their intimate partners. However, cyberspace is, arguably, part of Butler's (1990) heterosexual matrix. This places young, and indeed older, LGBT+ internet users at particular risk of exclusion and exploitation, the implications of which will be explored in this chapter.

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Section: Off Limits? Lgbt+ Lives Offline <2>mentioning

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Section: Off Limits? Lgbt+ Lives Offline <2>mentioning

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Section: Off Limits? Lgbt+ Lives Offline <2>mentioning

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Section: Sharks and Silver Surfers: Lgbt+ Older People Online <3>mentioning

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Section: Introduction <2>mentioning

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Rethinking Cybercrime

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Thinking the unthinkable: older lesbians, sex and violence

Todd¹

2021

Sex and Diversity in Later Life

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Hegemonic narratives about intimate lives impact on the recognition of sexual violence. Current generations of older lesbians have experienced profound social changes over the course of their lives. Many were the vanguard of cultural and social sexual change, shaping the transformation of what it means to experience ageing and sexuality. Despite such shifts, the intersections of ageism, heterosexism and sexism impact on their lives in various and complex ways, frequently rendering them invisible culturally and socially. Thus, older lesbians experience an unfortunate paradox, living in a time of an increasingly sexualised society, a time when arguably it is easier to be gay. Yet, they also live in a society where they are told that their sexuality is distasteful. In addition, as older members of the LGBT+ community - a commercialised, youth-orientated community - many older lesbians feel marginalised, reeling from the impact of homonormativity. Interviews from ESRC-funded research into community responses to lesbian domestic violence, reveal that cultural stereotypes about gender, sexuality and age determine whose sexual story is listened to and the types of stories heard.

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Blue Rinse Blues? Older Lesbians’ Experiences of Domestic Violence

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‘In and Out, On and Off: LGBT+ Online Experiences’

‘In and Out, On and Off: LGBT+ Online Experiences’

Thinking the unthinkable: older lesbians, sex and violence

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