Gay and lesbian elders : history, law, and identity politics in the United States / Nancy J. Knauer.
2011
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Author
Title
Gay and lesbian elders : history, law, and identity politics in the United States / Nancy J. Knauer.
Published
Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub Co, [2011]
Copyright
©2011
Call Number
KF4754.5 .K59 2011
ISBN
9781409402336
1409402339
1409402339
Description
ix, 170 pages ; 24 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)668195603
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [141]-164) and index.
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Table of Contents
Preface
vii
Introduction
1
pt. I
HISTORY
9
1.
The Making of the Pre-Stonewall Generation
11
The Pre- and Post-Stonewall Divide
11
A Generation in Hiding
14
2.
Pre-Stonewall Views on Homosexuality
21
The Early Sexologists and the Birth of the Modern Homosexual
22
The Psychoanalytic Model of Homosexuality
24
3.
Gay and Lesbian Elders in the New Millennium
31
The Missing Data
32
Census Data on Partnered Households and Other Studies
37
The Importance of Chosen Family
45
Gay and Lesbian Elders with Intersecting Identities
49
pt. II
IDENTITY
55
4.
The Invisibility of Gay and Lesbian Elders: The De-sexualized Senior and the Hyper-sexualized Homosexual
57
Pre-Stonewall Stereotypes of the Aging Homosexual
57
De-sexualized Seniors and the Denial of Identity
59
Hyper-Sexualized Homosexuals and the Identity Model
63
5.
Ageism Within the Gay and Lesbian Community
67
Age Cohorts and Cross-Generational Relations
67
Internalized Fear of the Predatory Homosexual
71
6.
Homophobia and Heteronormativity among the Senior Community and Service Providers
75
The Senior Community and the Non-Gay Pre-Stonewall Generation
75
Elder-Care and Health-Care Professionals
78
Anti-Gay Bias and the Closet
81
pt. III
ADVOCACY
85
7.
The Contemporary Movement for Gay and Lesbian Equality
87
Marriage Equality and Relationship Recognition
88
Workplace Discrimination
92
Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT)
94
8.
The Legal Fragility of Same-Sex Partnerships and Chosen Family
97
Property Rights
98
Decision-Making Authority
101
Hospital Visitation Policies
103
The Luxury of Grief
106
Legal Options for Choosing Family
106
9.
Financial Insecurity and Legal Barriers to Equality
111
Financial Insecurity
112
Caregiving Burdens
112
Spousal Benefits and DOMA
114
Beyond DOMA
123
10.
Fear of Discrimination and Anti-Gay Bias
127
Intimate Senior-Specific Venues
127
Federal and State Legislative and Regulatory Reform
129
The Promise of Cultural Competency Programs
131
Market-Based Solutions
134
Conclusion
137
References
141
Index
165