Queer Aging: The Gayby Boomers and a New Frontier for Gerontology
Jesus Ramirez-Valles
Abstract
The aging of gay men is as revolutionary as the movements for gay liberation and AIDS. With the aging of the Baby Boomer generation, we are witnessing a new phenomenon: gay men entering old age. This event is transforming our views of old age; the composition of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities; and the field of gerontology. Queer Aging addresses the timely question: What is like to be an older gay man? It brings the stories and the voices of a diverse group of men—black, Latino, and white—to uncover the aging experience and examine how race, AIDS, and age together are shapi ... More
Keywords: Baby Boomer generation, gerontology, health and aging, life course, LGBTQ, life histories, men’s health, people living with HIV, queer gerontology, queer theory
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2016 | Print ISBN-13: 9780190276348 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: August 2016 | DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190276348.001.0001 |
