Co-authored by TRACE PI Ana Cristina Santos, first author Luís Maia, and Raquel Rodrigues, ‘LGBTQIA+ Ageing: Listening to Professionals in an Institutional Context‘ was published in May 2024 in Revista Estudos Feministas. The article benefited from insights from project TRACE, funded by the European Research Council (ERC-2021-COG, TRACE, 101044915).

Publication in portuguese.

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Abstract:

Aging issues are increasingly becoming a focus of study in the social sciences field. However, the topic of older people’s sexuality remains socially silenced, due to the ageist dominant perspectives. As a result, institutional reality forces an adaptation of the behavior of older people, particularly challenging for LGBTQIA+ older people, realizing that, in most cases, they feel obliged to hide their identity. Therefore, this study is aimed at understanding, through semi-structured interviews with professionals from residential institutions for older people, how sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and/or sex characteristics influence the lives of institutionalized older people.

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Key-words: LGBTQIA+; Aging; Sexuality; Institutionalization

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Reference:
Maia, Luís, Rodrigues, Raquel, & Santos, Ana Cristina (2024). Envelhecimento LGBTQIA+: Auscultando profissionais em contexto institucional. Revista Estudos Feministas, v. 32, n. 2, e93169. https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9584-2024v32n293169