When We Are Old And Gay: A love letter to the ageing LGBTI+ community
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...
View ArticleBefriending elders: Help create a new community project
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...
View ArticleGRAI welcome bill to expunge historic homosexual convictions
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)...
View ArticleLifeline WA hosts Pride panel to talk about LGBTQI+ crisis support
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+...
View ArticleDocumentary ‘Becoming Colleen’ wins at Mardi Gras film festival
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...
View ArticleGRAI launch COVID-19 support initiative for LGBTIQ+ elders
GLBTI Rights In Ageing Inc (GRAI) have launched a new initiative to help support LGBTIQ+ elders in WA facing challenges surrounding COVID-19. The community group have established a Facebook page loaded...
View Article‘Reel In The Closet’ explores queer history through home video
GRAI and friends are hosting a special online screening of Reel In The Closet, a 2015 documentary the explores LGBT+ history through home footage dating back to the 1930s. Celebrating World Pride, GRAI...
View ArticleJoin GRAI and friends for a Fabulous Xmas in July
Gay and Lesbian Rights in Ageing Inc. (GRAI) and Vic Park Pride are inviting the local community to come together for a special post-isolation event. The two groups are calling for all ‘LGBTI elves and...
View ArticleVic Park Pride & GRAI’s Barn Dance is back this August
One of the most exciting new LGBTIQ+ events of 2019 is coming back bigger and better in 2020. Vic Park Pride and Gay and Lesbian Rights in Ageing Inc. (GRAI) are teaming up for Barn Dance 2020, a...
View ArticleGRAI’s Talking Generations returns with games and good times
One of our favourite events on the local LGBTIQ+ calendar is back this November. GRAI’s Talking Generations provides an opportunity for people of all ages from WA’s LGBTIQ+ communities to come together...
View ArticleRainbow Talks & PrideFEST Soiree launch Pride season this weekend
UPDATE: PrideFEST Soiree @ UWA has been postponed due to bad weather. Stay tuned for a new date. Pride WA’s 2020 PrideFEST celebrations are kicking off this weekend, with a selection of events at the...
View ArticleANZ Mardi Gras community grants support local organisations
A range of LGBTQI+ community projects across Australia will receive grants of up to $10,000 each as part of the third annual ANZ and Sydney Mardi Gras Community Grants program. The 11 not-for-profit...
View ArticleGRAI to launch Queer Book Club this December
Gay and Lesbian Rights in Ageing Inc. (GRAI) are launching a book club for local LGBTQIA+ folks are you’re invited! GRAI’s Queer Book Club will be reading and discussing LGBTQIA+ books, authors and...
View ArticleQueer Book Club’s March selection is ‘Less’ by Andrew Sean Greer
Perth’s Queer Book Club has selected Less by Andrew Sean Greer as their book to read in March. The novel was first published in 2017 and won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for literature, and in 2019 it won...
View ArticleGRAI take a look at housing options for LGBTI elders
GRAI: GLBTI Rights in Ageing have two upcoming events that aim to spark conversations about how we look at housing as we get older. First up is a screening of the Maison de Himiko, then the following...
View ArticlePerth Spectres raise $4,500 for local LGBTQIA+ community groups
Perth Spectres Basketball Club have revealed they will be donating thousands to local LGBTQIA+ community groups, following the success of their Basket-BALL event earlier this year. The fabulous event...
View ArticleGRAI announce plans for Australia’s first LGBTI+ Village Hub
GRAI (GLBTI Rights in Ageing Inc) have announced they have been approved for three years of funding to establish an LGBTI+ Village Hub – the first of its kind in Australia. Covid-19 has amplified...
View ArticleJune Lowe retires from GRAI after thirteen years of service
After more than thirteen years of helping improve the lives of older LGBTI people, GRAI Board member June Lowe, has announced her resignation. GRAI Chair Michael Berry, thanked June for her time with...
View ArticleGRAI launches Befriender program to connect LGBTQIA+ elders
Western Australia’s LGBTQIA+ elder support and advocacy organisation GRAI have launched a new program to connect LGBTQIA+ elders. GRAI’s Befriender program aims to reach out to isolated and lonely...
View ArticleLiving Proud seek LGBTQIA+ input ahead of Mental Health Act review
The WA Mental Health Commission are set to undertake a review of our state’s Mental Health Act, and local LGBTQIA+ organisations are seeking input from our communities. Living Proud WA, in partnership...
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