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Introduction /Sue Westwood --PART ONE: GENDER --Socio-economic inequalities in later life : the role of gender /Athina Vlachantoni --Gender, (in)equality, and the body in later life /Laura Hurd Clarke --Gender and the social imaginary of the fourth age. /Chris Gilleard and Paul Higgs --Ageing without children, gender and social justice /Robin Hadley --Trans/gender variant ageing and inequality /Jenny-Anne Bishop and Sue Westwood --PART TWO: SEXUALITIES --Older lesbians, ageing and equality /Jane Traies --Gay men and ageing /Mark Hughes and Peter Robinson --Bisexuality and ageing : Striving for social justice /Sarah Jen --Heterosexual ageing : Interrogating the taken-for-granted norm /Sue Westwood --PART THREE: CULTURE, ETHNICTY AND RELIGION --Ethnicity, race and care in older age : what can a social justice framework offer? /Sandra Torres --Migration, ageing and social inclusion /Shereen Hussein --Older Migrants : Inequalities of ageing from a transnational perspective /Alistair Hunter --Ageing, Religion and (in)equality /Peter Kevern --PART FOUR: DISABILITIES, LONG-TERM CONDITIONS AND CARE --Ageing with a physical disability and/or long-term health condition /Sue Westwood and Nicola Carey --The intersectionality of intellectual disability and ageing /Karen Watchman --Ageing with HIV /Dana Rosenfeld, Damien Ridge and Jose Catalan --Older people and deficiencies in the formal care system : equality and rights /Jonathan Herring --PART FIVE: SPATIALITY --Ageing and spatial equality /Martin Hyde --Rural ageing and equality /Vanessa Burholt, Paula Foscarini-Craggs and Bethan Winter --Ageing in the workplace /Annette Cox --Ageing in prison /Helen Codd.

This article considers the 'right to die' debate from the perspectives of older lesbians and gay men, drawing upon data gathered for a PhD in law. My argument is that older lesbians and gay men are multiply disadvantaged (a) by an increased risk of feeling that life is not worth living due to affective inequalities (inadequate informal and formal social support) and (b) by a denial of access to the right to die both under such circumstances and/or if they wish to resist the normativities associated with a passive, medicalized death. I argue for the need to distinguish between a wish to die because of deficiencies in the care system and a wish to die in order to control how, when and where one's life ends. My analysis highlights the contextual contingencies of 'vulnerability' in relation to the right to die and interrogates the heterosexist and disciplinary reproductive normativities underpinning the notions of 'natural' deaths.

Intro -- LGBTQ+ People and Dementia A Good Practice Guide -- Cover -- Of related interest -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Good Practice in Dementia Care with LGBTQ+ people -- 3. Strategies for Good Practice in Dementia Care with LGBTQ+ people -- 4. Dealing With Challenges -- 5. Summing Up and Next Steps -- Glossary -- References -- Useful Contacts and Resources -- Index.

Foreword / Murna Downs -- Introduction / Sue Westwood and Elizabeth Price -- Concepts -- Gender, sexuality, gender identity and dementia : (in)equality issues / Sue Westwood -- Lgbt individuals and dementia : an intersectional approach / Wendy Hulko -- Queer(y)ing dementia : bringing queer theory and studies of dementia into dialogue / Andrew King -- Reconceptualising dementia : towards a politics of senility / Richard Ward and Elizabeth Price -- Practice -- Providing responsive services to LGBT individuals with dementia / Mark Hughes -- Person centred care and cultural safety : the perspectives of lesbian, gay and trans (LGT) people and their partners on living with dementia / Catherine Barrett, Pauline Crameri, J.R. Latham, Carolyn Whyte and Sally Lambourne -- Trans* people anticipating dementia care : findings from the transgender metlife survey / Tarynn Witten -- Dementia care and trans people : practice implications / Jenny-Anne Bishop, Chryssy Hunter and Sue Westwood -- Looking back whilst moving forward : LGBT carers' perspectives / Elizabeth Price -- One day training courses on LGBT awareness : are they the answer? / Sue Westwood and Sally Knocker -- Rights -- LGBT individuals living with dementia : rights and capacity issues in the United States / Nancy Knauer -- Needs and rights of carers of LGBT individuals with dementia : a personal journey / Roger Newman -- Navigating stormy waters : consent, sexuality and dementia in care environments in Wales / Paul Willis, Michele Raithby and Tracey Maegusuku-Hewett -- On rights and recognition : a Scottish perspective on the inclusion of LGBT people living with dementia / Richard Ward