2002: gay and lesbian aging.... Empirical research Noun 1. empirical research - an empirical search for knowledge inquiry, research, enquiry - a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research than it has received" demonstrates that the image of the older gay or lesbian as lonely, isolated, depressed, and sexless sex·less adj. 1. Lacking sexual characteristics; neuter. 2. Lacking in sexual interest or activity: a sexless marriage. is, indeed, a myth. Most enjoy a high level of satisfaction in their lives, have unique coping skills which can facilitate the aging process, receive good social support from a community of friends (and, to a lesser extent, traditional family), and worry about and have difficulties with issues that impact almost all people who are aging. The difficulties uniquely experienced by older gays and lesbians are largely the result of living with and facing discrimination. (1) Therefore, people need to address, in part through policy and legislation, the removal of discriminatory barriers and difficulties. Finally, they need to develop more programs and services across the country to meet the needs of older gays and lesbians. Excerpted from SIECUS SIECUS Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States Report, Volume 30, Number 2, December 2001/January 2002. RELATED ARTICLE: SIECUS PUBLICATION ADDRESSES SEXUALITY AND AGING The lessons in New Expectations: Sexuality Education for Mid and Later Life by Peggy Brick and Jan Lunquist will help professionals develop workshops and trainings for older individuals. These training opportunities can help participants identify the sexuality issues that confront them, re-think their old scripts, and consider creating new and healthy ways of being sexual. Among the 25 lessons: * Loving Your Libido libido (lĭbē`dō, –bī`–) [Lat.,=lust], psychoanalytic term used by Sigmund Freud to identify instinctive energy with the sex instinct. * Just Do It! The Reality of Diminishing Desire * Not Only for the Young: Safer Sex for Older Adults * Sexuality and Chronic Illness * New Expectations: Women and Sexuality at Midlife * New Expectations: Men and Sexuality at Midlife * Everyone Grows Older: Sexuality Issues for People Who Are Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual bisexual /bi·sex·u·al/ (-sek´shoo-al) 1. pertaining to or characterized by bisexuality. 2. an individual exhibiting bisexuality. 3. pertaining to or characterized by hermaphroditism. 4. * Skin Hunger: Everyone Needs Touch * Good Sex: What Makes It So? * Grandparents grandparents npl → abuelos mpl grandparents grand npl → grands-parents mpl grandparents grand npl : Sexuality Educators par Excellence * A Guide for Centers and Caregivers: Being Sensitive and Sensible About Sexual Expression References: 1. J. D. Reid, "Development in Late Life: Older Lesbian and Gay Lives," in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Identities over the Lifespan, eds. A. R. D'Augelli and C. J. Patterson (New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of : Oxford University Press, 1996). Linda M. Woolf, Ph.D. |
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