Housing, Care and Support: Volume 20 Issue 3

Introduction to “housing, care and support for older lesbians, gay, bisexual and trans* people”

Sue Westwood, Tina Wathern

Understanding SAFE Housing – putting older LGBT* people’s concerns, preferences and experiences of housing in England in a sociological context

Andrew King, Paul Stoneman

The purpose of this paper is to put the findings of the Secure, Accessible, Friendly and Equal (SAFE) Housing study, which explored older LGBT* people’s housing concerns…

Gender and older LGBT* housing discourse: the marginalised voices of older lesbians, gay and bisexual women

Sue Westwood

This paper is a conceptual discussion of the marginalisation of the voices of older lesbians, gay and bisexual (LGB) women, within the collective discourse of “older LGBT…

Queer, visible, present: the visibility of older LGB adults in long-term care environments

Paul Willis

This paper is a conceptual discussion of the ways in which the diverse lives, identities and collective politics of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people can be made visible, and…

LGBT-specific housing in the USA

Tim R. Johnston, Hilary Meyer

The purpose of this paper is to outline current efforts in the USA to build and create safe and affirming housing for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older adults.

Older LGB&T housing in the UK: challenges and solutions

Tina Wathern, Robert William Green

This paper considers the challenges and solutions in relation to older lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGB&T) housing in the UK. The purpose of this paper is to identify the key…