The "Nonqueer" Generation

On this episode of VOMT, we sit down with Cassidy Nooner to discuss the nuances of facilitating as a queer music therapist in a geriatric setting. We discuss the research behind LGBT+ representation in geriatrics and how to facilitate it in a professional and authentic manner.

Guest

Cassidy Nooner

Episode Playlist:

Hound Dog - Big Momma Thorton (Original Artist) Cherry - FLETCHER, Hayley Kiyoko Patsy Cline - Walkin' After Midnight Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley Loving Her - Katie Pruitt Ashville Blues - Adeem the Artist

Reference Links

- Cassidy Nooner

Instagram | @cassidy_nooner_music YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxp-oLtXMQnRHH-X8shEmbg

- Article Referenced

The facts on LGBT aging - Sage | https://www.sageusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/sageusa-the-facts-on-lgbt-aging.pdf

- Additional LGBT+ Older Adult Articles

Maintaining Dignity: A Survey of LGBT Adults Age 45 and Older - Angela Houghton | https://www.aarp.org/research/topics/life/info-2018/maintaining-dignity-lgbt.html Invisible Individuals — LGBT Elders - Florence Gelo, DMin, NCPsyA | https://www.todaysgeriatricmedicine.com/archive/071708p36.shtml Staying Out of the Closet: LGBT Older Adults’ Hopes and Fears in Considering End-of-Life - Kimberley Wilson, Katherine Kortes-Miller and Arne Stinchcombe | https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-journal-on-aging-la-revue-canadienne-du-vieillissement/article/staying-out-of-the-closet-lgbt-older-adults-hopes-and-fears-in-considering-endoflife/C3DD0D6B5BD8C0E0368E04B11F67C029

- Movie about Geriatric LGBT+ Folx

Ten More Good Years | https://www.amazon.com/More-Good-Years-Mike-Jacoby/dp/B004W5NZH4

Created and Produced by Brian Locascio, MT-BC

Edited by Alec Henn

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