Trans and Gender Diverse Ageing in Care Contexts

Foreword - Shanna K. Kattari


Foreword: Trans Ageing - Pauline Smith





Introduction: Trans Ageing and Care - A Review of the Terrain





Part 1: What Do We Know About Older Trans People Lives and Care Needs? Messages from Research


1. Trans and Gender Diverse Ageing and the Life Course: What Can Evidence from Quantitative Studies Tell Us About How Trans People Age? - Dylan Kneale, Evangeline Tabor and Laia Becares


2. "I Need to Get on with It": Experiences of Older Trans People Navigating Healthcare - Evelyn Callahan, Ben Vincent and Richard Holti





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Part 2: Perspectives from Practice: Views, Attitudes and Practices of Healthcare and Welfare Professionals


3."You Know What? I'm Not Agreeing": Older Trans People's Experiences of Navigating, Building and Refusing Care - Michael Toze


4. Not in the Family: Trans People's Experiences of Family Relationships and the Implications for Support in Later Life - Trish Hafford-Letchfield, Christine Cocker, Keira McCormack and Rebecca Manning


5. 'What Happened to My Body over the past Decade?' Trans Masculine Ageing and Embodiment in a Cisgenderist and Ageist Society - Alexandre Baril


6. Examining the Views and Attitudes of Health and Social Care Professionals Towards Older Trans People: Findings from the Trans Ageing and Care Study - Deborah Morgan, Paul Willis and Chris Dobbs


7. Professional Preparedness for Supporting Older Transgender Adults When Working in Social Services in Sweden - Sofia Smolle


8. Gender-Affirming Surgery in Later Life: Centering Older Adults' Perspectives to Promote Equitable Access and Person-Centered Surgical Care - Elijah Castle and Laura Kimberley


9. What Is Being Done to Support Trans Older People Facing Intimate and Domestic Abuse? - Trish Hafford-Letchfield and Keira McCormack





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Part 3: Making Care Practices More Inclusive: Perspectives on Improving Care and Support for Trans People in Later Life


10. Trans History as Cultural Competence - Kit Heyam


11. Reframing Gender Neutrality in Dementia Care Cultures - Phil Harper


12. End-of-Life Care Needs and Considerations for Older Trans People - Kathryn Almack, Olivia Warnes and Eloise Kane





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Conclusion: Looking Ahead for Enabling Trans Inclusive and Affirming Practice - Paul Willis, Michael Toze and Trish Hafford-Letchfield