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The Lives of Older Lesbians : Sexuality, Identity & the Life Course, Paperback / softback Book

The Lives of Older Lesbians : Sexuality, Identity & the Life Course Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

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This unique book sheds new light on the most invisible members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.

Hidden from view by a combination of prevailing cultural assumptions and their own unwillingness to be seen, older lesbians have been consistently under-represented in both popular culture and research.

This ground-breaking study, based on an unprecedentedly large research sample of nearly four hundred lesbian-identified women between the ages of 60 and 90, offers a fascinating insight into the lives of older lesbians in the UK.

Drawing on data from a comprehensive questionnaire survey and illustrated with vivid personal testimonies, it explores both the diversity and the distinct collective identity of the older lesbian community, arguing that understanding their past experience is crucial to providing for their needs in the future.

It is essential reading for scholars in the fields of women’s studies and genders and sexualities, and will also appeal to sociologists, political scientists, anthropologists, social and cultural historians, and experts in ageing, gerontology, nursing and social work.  

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