“I'm still raring to go”: Successful aging among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender older adults

"I'm still raring to go": successful aging among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender older adults.

While we know that minority status differentiates the experience of aging, little research has been done to examine the ways in which patterns of successful aging may differ in diverse subgroups of older adults. In this exploratory study, we investigated and described experiences of successful aging in a sample of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) older adults. Directed by a communi...

Social Networks of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Older Adults.

PURPOSE This study examines global social networks-including friendship, support, and acquaintance networks-of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older adults. DESIGN AND METHODS Utilizing data from a large community-based study, we employ multiple regression analyses to examine correlates of social network size and diversity. RESULTS Controlling for background characteristics, ...

Menthol cigarette smoking among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender adults.

BACKGROUND Menthol can mask the harshness and taste of tobacco, making menthol cigarettes easier to use and increasing their appeal among vulnerable populations. The tobacco industry has targeted youth, women, and racial minorities with menthol cigarettes, and these groups smoke menthol cigarettes at higher rates. The tobacco industry has also targeted the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgende...

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Families.

Families headed by sexual minorities encounter unique barriers to care and health equity despite greater cultural acceptance and visibility. Empirical research suggests that children in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) families develop and function comparably to those from traditional families. In helping families, awareness of family structure is important. The health care provid...