Abstract

RESTREPO PINEDA, Jair Eduardo; LOPEZ LORDUY, Andrea Carolina  and  ARISMENDY MEJIA, Alejandro. Approach to the process of social stigmatization of LGBT seniors in Antioquia, Colombia. Pap. poblac [online]. 2020, vol.26, n.105, pp.219-251.  Epub Oct 11, 2021. ISSN 2448-7147.  https://doi.org/10.22185/24487147.2020.105.27.

The objective of the article was to make an approach to the stigmas that are woven around LGBT older adults, for which a qualitative research was designed with a hermeneutical-interpretive approach, using a convenience sample, in which ten LGBT older adults participated, of which seven were gay, two were lesbians and one was transgender. The findings made it possible to identify three stereotypes, the first is to assume these adults as asexual people; the second to think that they are condemned to loneliness because of their sexual orientation or gender identity, and finally, a third refers to coming out of the closet, where it is thought that these people do not accept their sexuality in an open and empowered way. Consequently, these stigmas and stereotypes lead to the social invisibility of the LGBT older adult, which ultimately influences their greater vulnerability and risk of social exclusion and marginalization.

Keywords : Old age; oging; sexual minorities; stigma.

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