New Study Examines Caregiving Among Gay Seniors

A study from the Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services questioned 199 lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults aged 40-85 about their history of giving and receiving care. The researchers from New York University and Pennsylvania State University, found that older gay adults create networks of caregivers to help support each other as they age. An excerpt from the article:

“These findings contradict old myths about elderly gay people leading lonely lives of quiet desperation,” said Dr. Robert-Jay Green, executive director of the Rockway Institute, a national center for LGBT research and public policy. “LGB seniors create vibrant communities of care that overcome the difficulties posed by discrimination or by greater levels of rejection from their biological families.”