School of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies, York University, Toronto, Canada.
Soc Work Public Health. 2013;28(6):596-606. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2011.593468.
The Canadian health care system's delivery and policies are often based on a heterosexual nuclear family model. Long-term care (LTC) policy in particular is built on specific assumptions about women and caregiving. Current health care and LTC policies can thus disadvantage and marginalize women who do not fit such constructions, such as older lesbian and bisexual women. Drawing from literature on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender women's health, aging, and caregiving, this article uses a feminist political economy analysis to demonstrate that a gap exists in current research and policy with respect to the LTC needs of older lesbian and bisexual women.
加拿大的医疗保健系统的提供和政策通常基于异性恋核心家庭模式。长期护理（LTC）政策尤其建立在对女性和护理的特定假设之上。因此，当前的医疗保健和 LTC 政策可能会使不符合这些结构的女性处于不利地位和边缘化，例如年长的女同性恋和双性恋女性。本文借鉴了关于女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋和跨性别女性健康、老龄化和护理的文献，使用女性主义政治经济学分析来表明，当前关于年长女同性恋和双性恋女性的 LTC 需求的研究和政策存在差距。
