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BJSW Advance Access originally published online on April 18, 2007
British Journal of Social Work 2008 38(7):1337-1352; doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcm027
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© The Author 2007. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The British Association of Social Workers. All rights reserved.

Pride or Prejudice? Gay Men, Lesbians and Dementia

Elizabeth Price

Elizabeth Price MA, BA (Hons) DipSW. Lecturer in Social Work.

Correspondence to Elizabeth Price, University of Hull, Department of Social Work, Wilberforce Building, University of Hull, Cottingham Road, Hull HU6 7RX, UK. E-mail: e.price{at}hull.ac.uk


  Abstract

Social workers have a professional obligation to empower service users to make independent decisions and life choices and to respect their individual lifestyle preferences. This commitment to anti-oppressive practice can be challenged when working with people who have dementia and may be particularly difficult to effectively adhere to when those diagnosed, and/or their carers, do not fit what might be described as societal norms. This article explores some of the links between a non-heterosexual identity, ageing, cognitive loss and the challenges these intersecting identities may produce for social work practitioners.

Keywords: sexuality, dementia, stigma, carers


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