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Alice’s Garage is a national project empowering LGBTI elders and promoting healthy LGBTI ageing in Australia. The project pays homage to Ms Alice Anderson (pictured), who set up a Motor Service in 1920s Melbourne. Miss Anderson’s Motor Service had all female employees and empowered women with information and opportunities to learn more about driving and using a motor vehicle (read more here). Drawing on Alice’s principles of empowerment and opportunity, Alice’s Garage includes a blog for LGBTI elders and a number of projects focusing on LGBTI Ageing and Elders. If you have suggestions for the blog please contact us by clicking here.

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Finalist 2018 Human Rights Medal

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Proud to be a Human Rights Medal Finalist in the 2018 Human Rights Awards.

Luis – Never a Crime

Pride is being yourself around people. Being genuine.

My mask tells the story that before coming out, myself and others would hide their truth behind different aspects of their life that people would appreciate more than being gay.

#switchboardvictoria #outandabout

Paul – Never a Crime

Switchboard_0030 — Paul: My mask is a bird. It symbolises feeling beautiful and free as a gay man. Wonderful, outstanding.

Pride means thinking, luck, colour, greatfulness, mix, meating with others, meaning, feeling winning

My mask is a bird. It symbolises feeling beautiful and free as a gay man. Wonderful, outstanding.

#switchboardvictoria #outandabout

Gwen – Never a Crime

Switchboard_0073 — Gwen: My mask suggests “in the mood”. Be(ing?) in the mood and to be proud to know your sexuality and have no “hang ups”.

Pride means the courage to stand with and alongside any whom I wish to. The freedom to love, to live, to be as I choose – any way I want to be

My mask suggests “in the mood”. Be(ing?) in the mood and to be proud to know your sexuality and have no “hang ups”.

#switchboardvictoria #outandabout

Keith – Never a Crime

Switchboard_0049 — Keith: My mask is bright. I’m just an ordinary person. I’m not one thing. I’m useful, valuable and handy

Pride to me is about lightness and brightness and money is very important. We can’t do without it. Pride is an easy word to say, there is more than one word. Another word for me is useful and concerned – keep everything moving

My mask is bright. I’m just an ordinary person. I’m not one thing. I’m useful, valuable and handy.

#switchboardvictoria #outandabout

Kevin – Never a Crime

Switchboard_0037 — Kevin: My mask? I didn’t make one

Pride means being myself. I am proud of my sexuality. I am proud of my team – Collingwood. A couple of players have come out recently.

My Mask? I didn’t make one!

#switchboardvictoria #outandabout

Toni – Never a Crime

Switchboard_0115 — Toni: My mask is a spooky funny take on my conservative, money focussed past.

Pride means being able to comfortably be Out and about in our BIG wide wonderful world as my real authentic, colourful, self-enjoying life and helping people in multiple different ways. YES

My mask is a spooky funny take on my conservative, money focussed past.

#switchboardvictoria #outandabout