With insights from trans and non-binary scholars and practitioners and those with lived experience, this book outlines what good care and support for older trans and non-binary people looks like. It enables practitioners in public and community services to develop their knowledge and skills to ensure their practice is affirmative and inclusive.

Foreword - Shanna K. Kattari Foreword: Trans Ageing - Pauline Smith Introduction: Trans Ageing and Care - A Review of the Terrain Part 1: What Do We Know About Older Trans People Lives and Care Needs? Messages from Research 1. Trans and Gender Diverse Ageing and the Life Course: What Can Evidence from Quantitative Studies Tell Us About How Trans People Age? - Dylan Kneale, Evangeline Tabor and Laia Bécares 2. “I Need to Get on with It”: Experiences of Older Trans People Navigating Healthcare - Evelyn Callahan, Ben Vincent and Richard Holti Over to You Part 2: Perspectives from Practice: Views, Attitudes and Practices of Healthcare and Welfare Professionals 3.“You Know What? I’m Not Agreeing”: Older Trans People’s Experiences of Navigating, Building and Refusing Care - Michael Toze 4. Not in the Family: Trans People’s Experiences of Family Relationships and the Implications for Support in Later Life - Trish Hafford-Letchfield, Christine Cocker, Keira McCormack and Rebecca Manning 5. ‘What Happened to My Body over the past Decade?’ Trans Masculine Ageing and Embodiment in a Cisgenderist and Ageist Society - Alexandre Baril 6. Examining the Views and Attitudes of Health and Social Care Professionals Towards Older Trans People: Findings from the Trans Ageing and Care Study - Deborah Morgan, Paul Willis and Chris Dobbs 7. Professional Preparedness for Supporting Older Transgender Adults When Working in Social Services in Sweden - Sofia Smolle 8. Gender-Affirming Surgery in Later Life: Centering Older Adults’ Perspectives to Promote Equitable Access and Person-Centered Surgical Care - Elijah Castle and Laura Kimberley 9. What Is Being Done to Support Trans Older People Facing Intimate and Domestic Abuse? - Trish Hafford-Letchfield and Keira McCormack Over to You Part 3: Making Care Practices More Inclusive: Perspectives on Improving Care and Support for Trans People in Later Life 10. Trans History as Cultural Competence - Kit Heyam 11. Reframing Gender Neutrality in Dementia Care Cultures - Phil Harper 12. End-of-Life Care Needs and Considerations for Older Trans People - Kathryn Almack, Olivia Warnes and Eloise Kane Over to You Conclusion: Looking Ahead for Enabling Trans Inclusive and Affirming Practice - Paul Willis, Michael Toze and Trish Hafford-Letchfield

“This book provides vital insights into what it means to support, listen to and advocate alongside trans people as they age. With comprehensive coverage of a diversity of topics, this book will be a vital asset to researchers, practitioners and policy makers.” Damien W. Riggs, Flinders University