2010/04/29 by Loree Cook‐Daniels, Michael Munson · 2 citations
Psychology · Social Sciences · #LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy #Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology #Elder Abuse and Neglect
paper · doi:10.1080/15504281003705238
openalex publication_date 2010/04/29 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
Relatively little is known about the lives of transgender people once they are through their gender transition. Even less is known about transgender elders, either those who transitioned many decades ago and now have grown older or those who are transitioning in mid- or later-life. This article reports on the findings of three online surveys of transgender adults age 50 years and older on three topics: sexual violence, elder abuse, and sexuality. Sexual violence and elder abuse had been experienced by a strong majority of those surveyed. The sexuality survey demonstrated clearly that there is a vast range of diversity in transgender people's sexual lives and that the majority of midlife and older transgender people believed their gender identity influenced their sexuality.