Middle-Aged Gay Men, Ageing and Ageism : Over the Rainbow?

Is midlife for gay men the start of a slide towards the rejection, exclusion and misery associated with the spectre of the lonely old queen? Whilst exclusion is possible as gay men age, Middle Aged Gay Men, Ageing and Ageism offers a more nuanced view of gay ageing, using sociological tools to advance understanding beyond stereotypes. Front Matter....Pages i-x Setting the Gay Scene: Orientation, Definitions and Themes....Pages 1-31 Work on the Body: Differentiating and Keeping Up Appearances....Pages 32-57 Village Life: Alienation, Ambivalence and Agency....Pages 58-91 Less Accessible ‘Homospaces’: The Online Gay Scene, Saunas and Social Groups....Pages 92-120 Negotiating ‘Heterospaces’: Tolerance, Conviviality and Resistance at Rest, Work and Play....Pages 121-143 The Scene at Home with Significant Others: Intimacy and Inclusion....Pages 144-174 Gay Ageing beyond Manchester: International Comparisons and Contrasts....Pages 175-194 Reimagining Politics and Power Relations....Pages 195-210 Back Matter....Pages 211-264