GRAI - Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Retirement Association Incorporated
Welcome to the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Retirement Association Incorporated (GRAI) website.
We are a Western Australian community-based group with a mission to create a responsive and inclusive mature age environment that promotes and supports a quality life for older and ageing people of diverse sexualities and gender identities.
We are a voluntary group that works actively in the policy and political environment and we would welcome your support and involvement.
As with any organisation, we value feedback from anyone who visits our site so please check back here often for the latest in GLBTI retirement news and let us know if there’s something you want to see us include on our site.
“The future belongs to truth, science and rationality rather than to dogma, hatred, and ignorance".
The Honourable Justice Michael Kirby AC, CMG
An excerpt from Justice Kirby’s opening address at the Inaugural GRAI Public Forum – held on Tuesday 25 October 2005.
In 2007, GRAI published the results of it’s first survey from data collected over Pride Month, Oct 2006.
GRAI report 2007
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Welcome to our first new‐look newsletter for 2010. The newsletter contains a rundown both of GRAI activities and also broader issues on LGBTI ageing. Firstly, thank you for your continued support of GRAI.
Although GRAI is a small member‐based organisation, we always seem to have more than enough to keep us busy – and 2010 will be no different.
GRAI’s social research grant is proceeding well (see later article). Look out for the launch of the final report and the best practice guidelines due out in the next few months. I am fortunate to be off to Sydney for the Health in Difference conference and then Melbourne to the International Federation of Ageing conference. I will be able to profile the work of GRAI and also be able to discuss a range of gay research issues nationally. It can sometimes feel a bit isolated working in WA but rest assured GRAI is highly regarded on the national gay ageing front.
Jude Comfort
Chair GRAI
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
- On GRAI’s recent agenda
- Pennies from heaven
- GRAI’s Research Project – report update
- Sexy seniors need to play it safe
- Dementia carer’s support group
- New Australian study looks at older lesbian and gay people’s Care Networks
- GRAI is urgently looking for an auditor
GRAI MATTERS April 2010
Here is an article from the Canberra Times on December 30, 2009 discussing the problems older gays may have with mental health issues taken from submissions to the Senate Community Affairs Committee inquiry into suicide in Australia.
GRAI also made a submission to the Senate inquiry.
Canberra Times: Concern as older gays hit by blues – Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
