In gerontological research, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning (LGBTQ+) older adults of color are a hard-to-reach and underrepresented population. In this paper, we reflected upon the process of designing and implementing a Participatory Action Research (PAR) study by and for LGBTQ+ older adults of color committed to intersectionality. Data generted from fieldnotes and focus groups with five older Black lesbians were analyzed to uncover epistemic tensions associated with building intersectional knowledge for social justice. Study findings addressed the fraught nature of scientific knowledge production influenced by inequitable power structures and historically extractive research practices. Specifically, how cultural, political, and intergenerational tensions as well as the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the research process and were instrumental in learning about culturally responsive research. Putting PAR in dialogue with intersectionality opened an expansive paradigm that addressed the limitations of gerontological research. We end with implications for culturally responsive research with marginalized populations in aging studies, such as older LGBTQ+ adults of color.

在老年学研究中，女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、跨性别者和酷儿或质疑 (LGBTQ+) 有色人种老年人是难以接触且代表性不足的人群。在本文中，我们反思了由致力于交叉性的 LGBTQ+ 有色人种老年人设计和实施参与式行动研究 (PAR) 的过程。对五名老年黑人女同性恋者的现场笔记和焦点小组生成的数据进行了分析，以揭示与建立社会正义交叉知识相关的认知紧张局势。研究结果解决了受不公平权力结构和历史上提取性研究实践影响的科学知识生产的令人担忧的本质。具体来说，文化、政治和代际紧张局势以及 COVID-19 大流行如何影响研究过程，并有助于了解文化响应研究。将 PAR 与交叉性对话开启了一个广阔的范式，解决了老年学研究的局限性。最后，我们对老龄化研究中的边缘人群（例如老年 LGBTQ+ 有色人种）进行文化响应研究的影响。