Social Services for Senior Gay Men and Lesbians

Name: Social Services for Senior Gay Men and Lesbians
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Social Services for Senior Gay Men and Lesbians is an important new reference that provides those in the helping professions with practical information on how to work with the older gay and lesbian population. Although older gays and lesbians are the same in many ways as their heterosexual counterparts, they have an extra \u0093layer\u0094 of concerns that are unique to their sexual orientation, including \u0093coming out\u0094 to family and medical professionals, fear of discrimination, isolation, and loneliness. This new book helps social service providers address these and other concerns of the aging homosexual. > \nSocial Services for Senior Gay Men and Lesbians is an important new reference that provides those in the helping professions with practical information on how to work with the older gay and lesbian population. Although older gays and lesbians are the same in many ways as their heterosexual counterparts, they have an extra \u201Clayer\u201D of concerns that are uniqud