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‘I'm going to live my life for me’: trans ageing, care, and older trans and gender non-conforming adults’ expectations of and concerns for later life

Paul Willis, Michele Raithby Orcid Logo, Christine Dobbs, Lizzie Evans, Jenny-Anne Bishop

Ageing and Society, Volume: 41, Issue: 12, Pages: 1 - 22

Swansea University Authors: Michele Raithby Orcid Logo, Christine Dobbs, Lizzie Evans

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While research on the health and wellbeing of older lesbian, gay and bisexual adults is gradually expanding, research on older trans and gender non-conforming (TGNC) adults lags behind. Current scholarship about this group raises important questions about the intersection of ageing and gender identi...

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