Lesbians Ignite

Congratulations to Jean Taylor on the publication of her latest book Lesbians Ignite. Come and celebrate the launch on Saturday 19th November, details here: lesbiansignite. The following is an edited bio from Dyke Books: “Born in Melbourne Australia in 1944,...

Exemptions and faith based services

I hear from a lot of people who want information for religious organisations that believe they are exempt from laws protecting LGBTI people from discrimination on the basis of their sexual orientation, gender identity or intersex status. There are no such exemptions...

Baroness of Balaclava

Catherine: Today Alice’s Garage and Switchboard Victoria launched a beautiful film paying tribute to Richard James. Richard was a wonderful gay man who created The Baroness of Balaclava to challenge the invisibility of older gay men. The Baroness marched in...

LGBTI Dance Club

LGBTI Dance Club  LGBTI elders and their allies are invited to a week of stylish movement classes with All The Queens Men. No dance experience needed as we will teach you all the moves. At this daily dance club, held at Melbourne’s Substation, you can learn a...

LGBTI elder abuse

Jill: The submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission on older LGBTI people’s experiences of elder abuse written by Dr Catherine Barrett, is confronting but essential reading. For those working within aged care, for those who know or care for older LGBTI...