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17 Elder L.J. 95 (2009)
Nursing Wounds: Why LGBT Elders Need Protection from Discrimination and Abuse Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

handle is hein.journals/elder17 and id is 99 raw text is: NURSING WOUNDS: WHY LGBT ELDERS NEED PROTECTION FROM DISCRIMINATION AND ABUSE BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY Jaime E. Hovey While living in nursing homes can be stressful for any elderly person, aging gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans are especially susceptible to abuse, neglect, and discrimination caused by homophobia. LGBT elders are more vulnerable because they are members of a minority group that is often subjected to emotional and physical hostility and they are often the first targets of abuse, neglect, and discrimination in nursing homes. Even though the McCarthy era, during which gay men, lesbians, and transgendered people were characterized as socially immoral, has passed, elderly LGBT Americans still face the persistent homophobia and heterosexism of nursing home staff and fellow residents. The author reviews some possible solutions, ultimately concluding that state and federal antidiscrimination statutes should be updated to protect the sexual orientation and gender identity of LGBT Americans. Jaime E. Hovey is Note Editor, 2008-2009, Member 2007-2008, The Elder Law Journal; J.D. 2009, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Ph.D. 1995, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; M.A. 1988, The Pennsylvania State University; B.A. 1984, Vassar College.

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