The documentary Becoming Colleen has won the Audience Award at Queerscreen’s Mardi Gras Film Festival. This is the second time Producer and Director Ian W Thomson has taken out the award at MGFF after his win on 2014 with the exposé on homosexuality in surf culture Out in the Lineup. Thomson said film festivals like the […]
For the 50+ attendees at the Lifeline WA Pride Panel on Tuesday 6 November, there was a clear message presented by the 8 panelists from a range of LGBTQI+ organisations – In order to support LGBTQI+ people in crisis, there needs to be a greater understanding of the difficulties faced by LGBTQI+ people. LGBTQI+ people […]
Western Australia’s advocacy group for older LGBTI+ people has welcomed the passage of the Historic Homosexual Convictions Expungement Bill in parliament this week. GLBTI Rights in Ageing Inc (GRAI) have voiced their support for the legislation that allows for the expungement of convictions for actions which are no longer considered criminal. GRAI’s Chair June Lowe says […]
Community organisations GRAI and Prime Timers are joining together for a new project. SOUL is a proposal for a social outreach project aiming to provide a range of services to support older members of the LGBTI community. The two groups have worked together and developed an outline for a befriending and social outreach project called […]
Do you remember when you first came out? Do you remember how it felt to be finally honest with yourself about who you truly were? That sense of fear but also relief that you no longer had to hide in the closet. Now, could you imagine putting yourself back in the closet? That horrifying choice […]
Gay and Lesbian Rights in Ageing (GRAI) are offering a free workshop for people recently diagnosed with type II diabetes. Diabetes is chronic condition where the body does pancreas does not produce enough insulin, or cells become insulin resistant. Without treatment serious health problems can result. The DESMOND workshop (Diabetes Education and Self Management for […]
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 […]
‘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 […]
GRAI: Gay and Lesbian Rights in Ageing are holding a breakfast seminar next week that looks into how businesses and service providers can be more inclusive of older people in the community. The half day seminar is designed for service professionals who are working towards more socially inclusive services for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and […]
New training program to embed LGBTI inclusive services in mental health sector An increased level of training around ensuring LGBTI people and acknowledged and made to feel inclusive is leading change in the mental health sector. Early March saw the beginning of an exciting new development in building LGBTI inclusive services in Western Australia. The […]
