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Social Services for Senior Gay Men and Lesbians by Jean K. Quam
This book is a compilation of information intended to assist social service providers in their work with senior gays and lesbians. The overview is an historical overview of the elderly in this group and the chapters to follow include resources for programs and services, research and treatment, and sample case studies for review.
Dr. Quam is the director of the School of Social Work at the University of Minnesota. She has conducted conferences and workshops for national aging organizations to include Senior Action in a Gay Environment (SAGE) held in 1998. She has incorporated the RESPECT model in her training sessions to teach professionals hoe to create welcoming environments for gays and lesbians in both straight and gay organizations serving seniors.
Lambda Gray: A Practical, Emotional, and Spiritual Guide for Gays and Lesbians Who are Growing Older by Reyes, Thompson, Adelman, et. al.
Lambda Gray is a resource booklet compiled by Adelman, Berger, Meyer and many of the other gay and lesbian aging experts. The guide includes information on legal rights, spiritual issues, and general community development for aging gays.
This publication was intended as a resource for gay seniors, but can be used by human service providers as well. Leading experts share their experience and knowledge and include a resource guide of organizations and list contact numbers and addresses for additional referral and information.
Gay Widowers: Life after the Death of a Partner by Michael Shernoff
This book is a reflection of widowhood from the gay male's perspective. Aspects of the death and dying process are discussed as well as living beyond the loss of a significant other. Different types of deaths require various methods for grieving and this book addresses several--including the trauma theory associated with gay widowhood.
Shernoff is a practicing psychotherapist and lecturer at Hunter College School of Social Work and edits several periodicals geared to furthering the understanding of health and human services for gays and lesbians. He includes his own personal analogies and experiences in his works which makes this an excellent resource for professionals dealing with grief and disenfranchised grief.
Keep Singing: Two Mothers, Two Sons and Their Fight Against Jesse Helms by Vaughn & Clarke
This is compelling story of Eloise Vaughn and Patsy Clarke, a Democrat and a Republican, who become the "unlikeliest of activists." After losing their sons to AIDS, these two women meet and form MAJIC (Mothers Against Jesse in Congress.) Their journey, accounted in this book, carries them from their quiet North Carolina homes to the stage of the 1998 Democratic Convention in Chicago. Their battle put their names and faces in the pages of People magazine and The New York Times. Their struggle continues today.
My partner gave me this book just before departing on our last vacation. I couldn't put it down! I've known Eloise for years and several of the mothers who started the group, MAJIC. All of the mothers of MAJIC (Mothers Against Jesse in Congress) are truly amazing women!
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