Introduction: queer aging and the significance of representation -- Part I. The confines of straight time -- The older lesbian as predator: Dorothy Baker's Trio: a novel (1943) -- The menace of gay aging: James Baldwin's Giovanni's room (1956) -- Part II. In an era of liberations -- Lesbian-feminist aging: June Arnold's Sister gin (1975) -- Gay times in NYC: Andrew Holleran's Dancer from the dance (1978) -- Part III. Gay aging after AIDS: Andrew Holleran's The beauty of men (1996) -- Visible old lesbians: Suzette Mayr's The widows (1998) -- Part IV. New stories about gay aging: Mike Mill's Beginners (2010) -- Lesbian aging hits the road: Thom Fitzgerald's Cloudburst (2011) -- Part V. Queer again now -- Conclusion: ask what queer aging can do for you.
