Critical gerontologists have called for more diverse and inclusive visions of a good old age, and especially for imaginings that do not depend on health, wealth and heterosexuality. They have suggested that LGBTQ people, alongside other marginalized groups, may have particular contributions to make to the project of reimagining ageing. In this paper, we bring together this work with Jose Muñoz's concept of ‘cruising utopia’ to examine possibilities for imagining a more utopian, queer life course. We present findings from a narrative analysis of Bi Women Quarterly, a grassroots online bi community newsletter with an international readership, analyzing three issues published between 2014 and 2019 that focused on the intersection of ageing and bisexuality. We found several ways in which the authors told counter-narratives that queered normative visions of successful ageing. They queered norms around the stability and reification of sexual and gender identities. They challenged current forms of LGBTQ activism. They embraced and celebrated ageing, through such activities as croning ceremonies, and directly addressed and contemplated death. Finally, they queered the narrative form, by giving accounts of personal experience that were dreamlike, poetic or inconclusive. We conclude that counter-normative spaces, such as activist newsletters, offer valuable resources to progress the wider project of reimagining successful ageing more inclusively.

批判性老年学家呼吁对美好晚年的看法更加多样化和包容，尤其是对于不依赖于健康、财富和异性恋的想象。他们建议 LGBTQ 人群与其他边缘化群体一起，可能对重新构想老龄化的项目做出特殊贡献。在本文中，我们将这项工作与 Jose Muñoz 的“巡游乌托邦”概念结合起来，以检验想象一个更乌托邦、更酷儿的人生历程的可能性。我们展示了《双性恋女性季刊》的叙事分析结果，这是一份拥有国际读者群的草根在线双性恋社区通讯，分析了 2014 年至 2019 年间出版的三期，重点关注老龄化和双性恋的交集。我们发现了几种作者讲述反叙事的方式，这些方式与成功老龄化的规范观点相悖。他们对性和性别认同的稳定性和具体化提出异议。他们挑战了当前形式的 LGBTQ 激进主义。他们拥抱和庆祝衰老，通过诸如croning仪式之类的活动，并直接解决和思考死亡。最后，他们通过对个人经历的描述如梦似幻、富有诗意或不确定，从而改变了叙事形式。我们得出的结论是，反规范空间（例如活动家通讯）提供了宝贵的资源，以推进更广泛的项目，以更具包容性的方式重新构想成功的老龄化。他们挑战了当前形式的 LGBTQ 激进主义。他们拥抱和庆祝衰老，通过诸如croning仪式之类的活动，并直接解决和思考死亡。最后，他们通过对个人经历的描述如梦似幻、富有诗意或不确定，从而改变了叙事形式。我们得出的结论是，反规范空间（例如活动家通讯）提供了宝贵的资源，以推进更广泛的项目，以更具包容性的方式重新构想成功的老龄化。他们挑战了当前形式的 LGBTQ 激进主义。他们拥抱和庆祝衰老，通过诸如croning仪式之类的活动，并直接解决和思考死亡。最后，他们通过对个人经历的描述如梦似幻、富有诗意或不确定，从而改变了叙事形式。我们得出的结论是，反规范空间（例如活动家通讯）提供了宝贵的资源，以推进更广泛的项目，以更具包容性的方式重新构想成功的老龄化。