Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans* Individuals Living with Dementia: Concepts, Practice and Rights

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This groundbreaking collection is the first to focus specifically on LGBT* people and dementia. It brings together original chapters from leading academics, practitioners and LGBT* individuals affected by dementia. Multi-disciplinary and international in scope, it includes authors from the UK, USA, Canada and Australia and from a range of fields, including sociology, social work, psychology, health care and socio-legal studies. Taking an intersectional approach – i.e. considering the plurality of experiences and the multiple, interacting relational positions of everyday life – LGBT Individuals Living with Dementia addresses topics relating to concepts, practice and rights. Part One addresses theoretical and conceptual questions; Part Two discusses practical concerns in the delivery of health and social care provision to LGBT* people living with dementia; and Part Three explores socio-legal issues relating to LGBT* people living with dementia. This collection will appeal to policy makers, commissioners, practitioners, academics and students across a range of disciplines. With an ageing and increasingly diverse population, and growing numbers of people affected by dementia, this book will become essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the needs of, and providing appropriate services to, LGBT* people affected by dementia. Cover......Page 1 Half Title......Page 4 Title Page......Page 6 Copyright Page......Page 7 Dedication......Page 8 Table of Contents......Page 10 Notes on contributors......Page 13 Foreword......Page 18 Acknowledgements......Page 20 1 Introduction......Page 22 Part I Concepts......Page 38 Introduction to Part I......Page 40 2 Gender, sexuality, gender identity and dementia: (in)equality issues......Page 42 3 LGBT* individuals and dementia: an intersectional approach......Page 56 4 Queer(y)ing dementia – bringing queer theory and studies of dementia into dialogue......Page 72 5 Reconceptualising dementia: towards a politics of senility......Page 86 Part II Practice......Page 100 Introduction to Part II......Page 102 6 Providing responsive services to LGBT* individuals with dementia......Page 104 7 Person-centred care and cultural safety: the perspectives of lesbian, gay and trans (LGT*) people and their partners on living with dementia......Page 118 8 Trans* people anticipating dementia care: findings from the Transgender MetLife Survey......Page 131 9 The complexity of trans*/gender identities: implications for dementia care......Page 145 10 Looking back whilst moving forward: LGBT* carers’ perspectives......Page 159 11 One-day training courses on LGBT* awareness – are they the answer?......Page 176 Part III Rights......Page 190 Introduction to Part III......Page 192 12 LGBT* individuals living with dementia: rights and capacity issues in the United States......Page 194 13 The needs and rights of LGBT* carers of individuals with dementia: a personal journey......Page 211 14 Navigating stormy waters: consent, sexuality and dementia in care environments in Wales......Page 224 15 To equality – and beyond? Queer reflections on an emerging rights-based approach to dementia in Scotland......Page 238 Glossary......Page 251 Index......Page 253