: Due to lifelong exposure to workplace discrimination and a lack of access to traditional spousal benefits, older lesbians are more likely to face financial hardship and have smaller retirement savings.
: Dating among mature lesbians often prioritizes "attachment-worthiness" and deep friendship over traditional courtship scripts. Current Challenges mature lesbo
: Women now in their 70s, 80s, and 90s navigated a world of rigid gender roles before the gay and women's liberation movements of the 1960s and 70s. : Due to lifelong exposure to workplace discrimination
: Social networks and "safe spaces" are critical for alleviating loneliness and promoting "positive aging". : Social networks and "safe spaces" are critical
: Many elders voice a preference for LGBT-specific housing and healthcare providers who are culturally competent.
: A central pillar of mature lesbian life is the "chosen family"—networks of friends and ex-partners who provide the emotional and physical support typically expected from biological kin.