Elder Transgender Lesbians: Exploring the Intersection of Age, Lesbian Sexual Identity, and Transgender Identity

Journal of Lesbian Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 73-89

  Witten, Tarynn M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; cross dresser; eldercare; end of life; gender; gender identity; gender self perception; later life; lesbian; LGBT; queer; sex; sexuality; trans lesbian; transgender; transsexual

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; LESBIANISM; PSYCHOLOGY; TRANSGENDER;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; TRANSGENDER PERSONS;

EID: 84920625335     PISSN: 10894160     EISSN: 15403548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10894160.2015.959876     Document Type: Article

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