Aged Care to Improve for LGBTI Community
Jude Comfort, GRAI Under the reforms announced by Federal Minister for Ageing Mark Butler, LGBTI people are to be included as a special needs group under the Aged Care Act, with funding of $2.5m set...
View ArticleNew Inclusive Strategy For Aged Care
Elderly members of the LGBTIQ community can breathe a sigh of relief, with the new National LGBTI Ageing and Aged Care Strategy promising to take steps to ensure equality amongst aged care...
View ArticleMinister Rejects Suggestions She’s Anti-Gay
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...
View ArticleNational LGBTI Telephone Counselling Announced
A national telephone counselling service for the LGBTI community has been introduced by the new Mental Health Minister Jacinta Collins and WA Senator Louise Pratt. The National LGBTI Health Alliance...
View ArticleGRAI Fundraiser Screening
A huge crowd turned out for GRAI’s fundraiser screening of the film ‘Cloudburst’. Check out our interview with Director Thom Fitzgerald. The post GRAI Fundraiser Screening appeared first on Gay and...
View ArticleGRAI Launch New Training Project
GRAI (GLBTI Rights in Ageing Inc) are providing LGBTI sensitivity training to aged care providers. In an agreement with the National LGBTI Health Alliance, GRAI will be providing free one-day training...
View ArticleGRAI Launches Training Program
GRAI (GLBTI Rights in Ageing Inc) last night launched its new training project designed to assist aged care services in providing safe and inclusive services for LGBTI clients. GRAI June Lowe overcame...
View ArticlePrideFEST’s Village Breakfast
GRAI, the non profit organisation that advocates for LGBTIQ rights in ageing held a picnic breakfast in Russell Square this morning. With perfect weather on their side, community members caught up,...
View ArticleGRAI Pride Sundowner
GRAI celebrated Pride with a sundowner in the Urban Orchard The post GRAI Pride Sundowner appeared first on Gay and Lesbian Perth WA News - OutInPerth.
View ArticleLGBTIQ Seniors star in latest Davey Wavey video
YouTube personality Davey Wavey has released a new video featuring short interviews with LGBT senior citizens. Filmed at the LGBT Community Center of the Desert in California, Wavey encourages the...
View ArticleGRAI Workshop Looked Towards the Future
Last week GRAI held a workshop assisting LGBTI seniors in legally preparing for their futures. The idea for the workshop came about after GRAI had heard a number of stories of older LGBTI people being...
View ArticleGRAI Celebrate New Office Space
GRAI Chair June Lowe (left) and South Care CEO Dr. Nicky Howe introduce members and guests to the new space. Last night GLBTI Rights in Ageing Inc. (GRAI) celebrated the opening of a new office space...
View ArticleGRAI Office Opening Sundowner
A gaggle of community members joined forces to welcome GRAI into their new office at South Care with drinks and nibbles. The post GRAI Office Opening Sundowner appeared first on Gay and Lesbian Perth...
View ArticleGRAI Breakfast: Faith, LGBTI people and inclusive aged care
GLBT Rights in Aging Inc (GRAI) are hosting an interdenominational breakfast with Reverend Olivia MacLean leading a discussion on faith and inclusive aged care in the LGBTIQ community. Rev MacLean,...
View ArticleLife is a Cabaret for GRAI
GLBTI Rights in Ageing (GRAI) are holding a fabulous fundraiser this week, a screening of the classic film ”Cabaret’. If you’ve seen this film before, you already know how great it is, but if you’ve...
View ArticlePHOTOS: GRAI at the Movies – Cabaret
Members of GRAI headed down to The Backlot Cinema this week for a very special screening of the Liza Minelli classic Cabaret to celebrate PrideFEST’s 25th anniversary. The post PHOTOS: GRAI at the...
View ArticlePhotos: GRAI Sundowner
Gay Rights in Ageing Inc (GRAI) held a sundowner in the Urban Orchard to begin the Pride weekend. Entertainment was provided by singer Addison Axe and Scarlet Curtains, who delivered a wild take on...
View ArticleMental health sector aims to be more inclusive
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...
View ArticleMaking LGBTI inclusion happen in aged care
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...
View ArticleWhat’s on this week’s ‘All Things Queer’
‘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...
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