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This chapter discusses how general theories on aging relate to the lives of older LGBT adults, in particular, the life stages theory of Erik Erikson from 1950 and the intersecting components that influence aging (physical health, social context, and individual characteristics). The chapter then goes on to propose three theories of LGBT aging: the cohort theory (growing old in parallel universes), the convoy model (grow old along with me), and the successful model (prevention, accommodation, positiveness, and crisis competence). The chapter concludes with a discussion of the characteristics of LGBT aging theory that are distinct from general theories of aging. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)