This special issue focuses on care in late life and at the end of life for people with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities, from an international perspective. We use the shorthand lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or trans (LGBT) for convenience but it is important to recognise that this term (and related alternatives, such as LGBTQ, which are used by some authors in this special issue) are derived from Western theorisations of gender and sexuality and may not be recognisable or helpful in other contexts (Gosine, 2006). There is a growing body of research demonstrating that LGBT people are a diverse and under-researched new ageing population, but less attention has been paid to the specific issues connected to care in late life and at the end of life. While some of the issues will be similar to those facing all older people, existing research identifies separate issues that need to be addressed for older LGBT people entering their later and last years of life and into death and bereavement.

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为全球最年长的LGBT一代提供晚年，临终和丧亲之需

从国际角度来看，本期特刊侧重于性生活和性生活各异的人们的照料。为方便起见，我们使用速记的女同性恋，男同性恋，双性恋和/或跨性别者（LGBT），但重要的是要认识到该术语（以及相关替代品，例如LGBTQ，在本特刊中有些作者使用）源自西方关于性别和性的理论，在其他情况下可能无法被识别或提供帮助（Gosine，2006年）。越来越多的研究表明，同性恋，双性恋和变性者是一个多样化且研究不足的新老龄人口，但人们对与晚年和临终时的护理有关的具体问题的关注较少。尽管某些问题与所有老年人所面临的问题相似，