by Catherine Barrett | Jun 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
Catherine: I’m currently in Perth for a workshop with GRAI, an amazing organisation established in 2005 to advocate for LGBTI Elders (for more information click here). Today I met with some gorgeous men from Prime Timers, an organisation providing social...
by Catherine Barrett | May 31, 2016 | Uncategorized
G’day. I’m Jill from Queensland and I’m here to help. Not many folk like doing paperwork concerning death or failing cognitive abilities through illness or accident; many leave it too late. This is also important for older LGBTI people. Some folk are...
by Catherine Barrett | May 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
Today the Government apologised to gay men for the laws that criminalised homosexuality in Victoria. It was a very moving event and Parliament House was packed. This photo is of Noel Tovey AM waiting for the apology. Noel was convicted of the ‘abominable crime...
by Catherine Barrett | May 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
On the weekend almost 2000 Melbournians participated in the first Move in May event – running and walking around the Botanical Gardens to raise awareness the discrimination LGBTI people encounter. The Move in May concept was developed by Angie Greene (who has a...
by Catherine Barrett | May 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
Trigger warning: this post contains disturbing information about gay hate crimes. New South Wales Police have launched ‘Operation Parrabell’, a review of the deaths of 88 gay men in Sydney dating back to the 1970s to the 1990s. The review aims to...
by Catherine Barrett | May 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
A very special congratulations to Edie Mayhew and Anne Tudor who won the “Outstanding achievement by a volunteer: supporting diversity award” at the 2016 Minister for Health Volunteer Awards this week. Edie and Anne have generously shared their experiences...
