Open AccessThe Silencing of LGBTQ Older Adults' Identities through Ageing in Long-Term Care
Author(s) -
Shauna Vanessa Wallace
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of integrative research and reflection
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2561-8024
pISSN - 2561-8016
DOI - 10.15353/jirr.v2.1577
Subject(s) - ageing , term (time) , gerontology , long term care , psychology , medicine , psychiatry , physics , quantum mechanics
This paper outlines how LGBTQ seniors often experience discrimination, prejudicial treatment, and often are forced to 'return to the closet' through the ageing process.