The Life in Pictures film making competition is excited to announce a meet and greet session for seniors who have a story to tell and filmmakers looking to compete in this year’s short film making competition. The Life in Pictures Meet and Greet has been designed to introduce seniors to emerging filmmakers wishing collaborate on […]
Tags: Ageing, life in pictures, Revelation
26 Apr 2018 /
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The third National LGBTI Ageing and Aged Care Conference is being held in Melbourne at the beginning of October. This year’s conference explores the ways in which aged and disability services can acknowledge the rich and challenging histories and changing lives of older lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people and deliver truly LGBTI […]
Tags: Ageing, LGBTI
5 Sep 2017 |
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The federal government is reviewing the national strategies that support the aged care needs of people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex (LGBTI) communities and people across both sectors are being encouraged to put their views. Minister for Aged Care, Ken Wyatt, said that public consultation is a […]
Tags: Ageing, gay, Intersex, Ken Wyatt, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, National Aged Care Plan, queer, trans*, transgender
19 Apr 2017 |
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Older gay men’s concerns regarding ageing and aged-care settings are driven by their class and sexuality, according to new research from Swinburne University of Technology. There has been a growing focus both locally and internationally into how LGBTIQ people are treated in aged care. Plans for the first LGBT specific retirement home were launched in […]
Tags: Aged Care, Ageing, Dr Kathryn Almac, Dr Peter Robinson, GRAI, Ken Wyatt, nursing home, retirement
24 Jan 2017 |
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‘All Things Queer’ RTRFM’s weekly program focussed on LGBTIQ+ issues is on air today at 11:00am. On today’s show the team have lined up a great series of interviews. Vice President of Pride WA Graham Lovelock is going to be providing some information on what’s planned for this years PrideFEST in November. Paul Van Lieshout […]
Tags: Ageing, All Things Queer, Catherine Barrett, Celebrate Ageing, Community, faith, family, gay child, Graham Douglas-Meyer, Graham Lovelock, GRAI, Labor, Louise Pratt, news, OPAL Institute, paul van lieshout, Pride WA, Pridefest, Radio, RTRFM, RTRFM 92.1, Susan Cottrell
13 Jun 2016 |
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Last night GLBTI Rights in Ageing Inc. (GRAI) celebrated the opening of a new office space in Manning’s South Care facility last night with a sundowner. South Care provide health and social services to the wider community, including aged care, finances, Aboriginal family support and leadership training. At their Manning headquarters they have a number […]
Tags: Ageing, Community, GLBTI Rights In Ageing Inc, GRAI, LGBTI, queer, South Care, Sundowner
14 May 2015 |
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Jacinta Collins, new Minister for Mental Health and Ageing has defended her past comments and voting record on abortion, access to IVF technology and marriage equality and declared that under her watch the government’s commitment to strategies to improve mental health and ageing for the LGBT population will remain a priority. The Minister had one […]
Tags: Ageing, GRAI, Jacinta Collins, LGBTI, Mark Butler, Mental Health, Penny Wong, Rudd Government
11 Jul 2013 |
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The Gillard government has introduced the Sex Discrimination Amendment (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity an Intersex Status) legislation and passed it through the lower house. If successfully passed though the upper house, the legislation will make it illegal to discriminate against someone on the basis of their sexual orientation, gender identity or intersex status. Attorney-General Mark […]
Tags: Ageing, discrimination, Mark Butler, Mark Dreyfus
31 May 2013 |
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