Abstract

This article focuses on the community connections of older people with diverse sexual, gender, and/or sex characteristics in New Zealand. Specifically, it is reporting on how access to social spaces is filtered through perceptions of who is welcome in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) spaces. Thirty-one qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with older adults (ages 60–80) who were part of LGBTQ+ communities. These interviews addressed the topics of social connection, wellbeing, and identity. The findings indicated that identity-based exclusion resulted in disconnection from LGBTQ+ social spaces, with participants reporting both active and passive actions that positioned these spaces for specific individuals, resulting in a group that has previously been described in research as the queer unwanted.

摘要

本文重点介绍新西兰具有不同性、性别和/或性特征的老年人的社区联系。具体来说，它报告了如何通过对女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、跨性别和酷儿 (LGBTQ+) 空间受欢迎的看法来过滤进入社交空间的机会。对属于 LGBTQ+ 社区的老年人（60-80 岁）进行了 31 次定性半结构化访谈。这些访谈涉及社会联系、幸福感和身份等主题。调查结果表明，基于身份的排斥导致与 LGBTQ+ 社交空间的脱节，参与者报告了为特定个人定位这些空间的主动和被动行为，导致了一个先前在研究中被描述为不受欢迎的酷儿群体。