Trans and Gender Diverse Ageing in Care Contexts

Michael Toze is Senior Lecturer in Public Health and Social Determinants of Health at Lincoln Medical School.Paul Willis is Professor in Adult Social Care at Cardiff University.Trish Hafford-Letchfield is Professor of Social Work at the University of Strathclyde.

• Foreword - Shanna K. KattariForeword: Trans Ageing - Pauline SmithIntroduction: Trans Ageing and Care - A Review of the TerrainPart 1: What Do We Know About Older Trans People Lives and Care Needs? Messages from Research1. 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 Bécares2. “I Need to Get on with It”: Experiences of Older Trans People Navigating Healthcare - Evelyn Callahan, Ben Vincent and Richard Holti Over to You Part 2: Perspectives from Practice: Views, Attitudes and Practices of Healthcare and Welfare Professionals3.“You Know What? I’m Not Agreeing”: Older Trans People’s Experiences of Navigating, Building and Refusing Care - Michael Toze4. 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 Manning5. ‘What Happened to My Body over the past Decade?’ Trans Masculine Ageing and Embodiment in a Cisgenderist and Ageist Society - Alexandre Baril6. 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 Dobbs7. Professional Preparedness for Supporting Older Transgender Adults When Working in Social Services in Sweden - Sofia Smolle8. Gender-Affirming Surgery in Later Life: Centering Older Adults’ Perspectives to Promote Equitable Access and Person-Centered Surgical Care - Elijah Castle and Laura Kimberley9. What Is Being Done to Support Trans Older People Facing Intimate and Domestic Abuse? - Trish Hafford-Letchfield and Keira McCormackOver to YouPart 3: Making Care Practices More Inclusive: Perspectives on Improving Care and Support for Trans People in Later Life10. Trans History as Cultural Competence - Kit Heyam11. Reframing Gender Neutrality in Dementia Care Cultures - Phil Harper12. End-of-Life Care Needs and Considerations for Older Trans People - Kathryn Almack, Olivia Warnes and Eloise KaneOver to YouConclusion: Looking Ahead for Enabling Trans Inclusive and Affirming Practice - Paul Willis, Michael Toze and Trish Hafford-Letchfield

“This book provides vital insights into what it means to support, listen to and advocate alongside trans people as they age. With comprehensive coverage of a diversity of topics, this book will be a vital asset to researchers, practitioners and policy makers.” Damien W. Riggs, Flinders University