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Past, present, and future in the context of queer ageing: a qualitative study with same-sex couples in Scotland

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Dora JandricORCiD

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Abstract

This paper explores imagined futures of same-sex couples in Scotland through the intersection of their age and queer identities, focusing on the concepts of queer time and chrononormativity. The paper draws on qualitative interview data gathered through two joint semi-structured interviews with seven same-sex couples, and written accounts that the couples produced between the interviews. The paper demonstrates how these couples belong to the future and use their actions and knowledge to construct it. The paper contributes to ageing and future studies by exploring the queer ageing experience and the intersectionality of sexual­ity and age in the construction and imagination of the future. By explor­ing the social, cultural, and personal experiences of aging among queer adults, the findings of this paper contribute to the international discourse on aging and sexuality.

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Author(s): Jandric D

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: International Journal of Ageing and Later Life

Year: 2025

Volume: 18

Issue: 2

Pages: 69-74

Print publication date: 17/11/2025

Online publication date: 20/02/2025

Acceptance date: 02/01/2025

Date deposited: 25/03/2025

ISSN (electronic): 1652-8670

Publisher: Linköping University Electronic Press (LiU E-Press)

URL: https://doi.org/10.3384/ijal.1652-8670.5199

DOI: 10.3384/ijal.1652-8670.5199

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