The Forgotten: A Community Without a Generation—Older Lesbians and Gay Men

Gerontologia LGBT: velhice, gênero, sexualidade e a constituição dos “idosos LGBT”

“…A esse campo de análise de velhices e envelhecimentos afi rmados como "não heterossexuais" têm sido propostas várias denominações, as quais refl etem projetos políticos, teóricos e analíticos, assim como enfoques empíricos diversifi cados. Em relação a essa literatura são encontradas denominações como: gerontologia gay (Genke, 2004), gerontologia gay e lésbica Blando, 2004), gerontologia GLB (sendo o "B" relativo a "bissexuais"), gerontologia LGBT , gerontologia GLBTI (Harrison, 2002(Harrison, , 2005, e, mais recentemente, autores sugerindo o estabelecimento de uma gerontologia queer (Hughes, 2006;Pugh, 2002). Por outro lado, nem todos os autores e autoras abordados nessa revisão crítica se incluiriam ou seriam incluídos por outros especialistas como parte de um campo disciplinar propriamente "gerontológico".…”

“…O que se vê neste artigo, portanto, é um esforço para desenvolvê-la, empreendimento que pretendo aprofundar e sofi sticar em um momento propício posterior. 9 Essa última denominação se dá a partir da proposição de distintos diálogos críticos entre a gerontologia e os estudos queer, e reivindicando abordagens que promovam um processo de queering of ageing (Hughes, 2006) e queering gerontology (Pugh, 2002), ou uma "queerização do envelhecimento". Tais propostas se realizam em especial frente à crítica ao que chamarei mais adiante de "imperativo identitá-rio", o qual incide na literatura.…”

Ghosted Images: Old Lesbians on Screen

“…Older LGBT individuals have been described as a community without a generation, segregated, kept apart and socially and culturally invisible as a result of a multiplicity of exclusions as well as self-imposed anonymity (see Pugh, 2002). An analysis of cinematic portrayals of older lesbian women on screen implies they are women without a generation or a community.…”

Developing inclusive later life learning environments: insights from intersectional analysis of ageing and lesbian, gay, transgendered and bisexual identities

“…(Andrew, b. 1945) As noted earlier, crisis competence or an individual stamina may be developed at the intersections of ageing and LGBT identities (Pugh, 2002). While it may not be defined as crisis competence, it is the case that across the biographies of those participants who are now post work, and in later life, diverse and cumulative experiences directly linked to their development of diverse LGBT identities have led to a resilience and self-belief:…”

“…However, several national surveys in recent years report that older LGBT adults feel vulnerable and express higher levels of anxiety than heterosexual peers: they fear discrimination, increased social isolation, reduced independence and exclusion from older adult community groups, compounded by concerns that health and social care agencies will have limited understanding of issues related to sexual orientation and ageing (Equalities Network, 2015a;Scottish Government, 2016;Stonewall, 2011). However Pugh (2002) and Stonewall (2014) provide alternative understanding of older lesbian and gay men's potentially more positive adjustment to the ageing process and later life. This confounds some of the stereotypes of and assumptions made about older lesbian women and gay men's lives.…”