Community-based needs surveys from around the United States highlight the strengths of older LGBT adults, as well as the challenges faced by this community. These papers provide a perspective on an often hidden population in a regionally nuanced and community-focused context. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Homosexuality.

1. Introduction: LGBT Aging: The Contributions of Community-Based Research Part I: Framing Issues 2. Social Care Networks and Older LGBT Adults: Challenges for the Future 3. Investigating the Needs and Concerns of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Older Adults: The Use of Qualitative and Quantitative Methodology 4. Friends, Family, and Caregiving Among Midlife and Older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Adults Part II: Diverse Populations 5. The Greater St. Louis LGBT Health and Human Services Needs Assessment: An Examination of the Silent and Baby Boom Generations 6. Aging Out in the Desert: Disclosure, Acceptance, and Service Use Among Midlife and Older Lesbians and Gay Men 7. Aging Out: A Qualitative Exploration of Ageism and Heterosexism Among Aging African American Lesbians and Gay Men 8. Service Utilization Among Older Adults With HIV: The Joint Association of Sexual Identity and Gender Part III: Interventions/Applications 9. Do LGBT Aging Trainings Effectuate Positive Change in Mainstream Elder Service Providers?