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Gay and lesbian aging : research and future directions / Gilbert Herdt, Brian de Vries, editors

Herdt, Gilbert H.,i1949- ; De Vries, B.

New York : Springer Pub. Co., 2004

Birmingham, AL, USA : EBSCO Industries, Inc.

1 Online-Ressource (xxii, 294 pages) : Illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index

Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.

978-0-8261-2233-9 ; 0-8261-2233-7 ; 0-8261-2234-5

 

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Annotation The year 2003 marked the 30th anniversary of the landmark "declassification" of homosexuality as a disease by the American Psychiatric Association-a watershed in the lives of gays and lesbians in the United States. For the first time in history, a generation of self-identified lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender individuals are approaching retirement. This volume brings to the forefront important issues concerning the health, mental health, and concomitant special social service needs of the gay and lesbian population and emphasizes the need for more research on aging sexual minorities.