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Supporting older (50 years +) LGBTI people.
Supporting older (50 years +) LGBTI people.
GRAI supports LGBTI volunteers of all ages to build social connections with older LGBTI people.
GRAI works to support and promote the voices, expertise and lived experience of older LGBTI people.
GRAI – Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Rights in Ageing Inc was formed in Perth in 2005 to protect the rights and well-being of older LGBTI people.
We are the only community controlled, culturally safe, not-for-profit organisation, working to ensure that older LGBTI people will be safe and welcomed wherever they are, in Australia.
Our work is guided by community consultations that inform GRAI’s development of social support services and social events that are focussed on strengthening older LGBTI people’s connections our community.
GRAI works to promote the voices, expertise and lived experience of older LGBTI people to the wider community so that all organisations and service providers recognise and respect the specific needs of older LGBTI people.
Having a well-trained workforce to deliver aged care services is essential to achieve LGBTI inclusive practice. GRAI is Western Australia’s specialist agency in LGBTI ageing and aged care, and offers unique expertise and highly skilled trainers to deliver effective programs.
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We are blessed to live on Whadjuk Noongar Country. We acknowledge that Noongar people remain the custodians of their Country, and that they continue to practice their values, languages, cultures, beliefs and knowledge. We pay our respects to the Elders and knowledge holders of the Country on which we live, work, love and travel.
GRAI honours the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex pioneers and respects the full diversity of our communities. We recognise the prejudice and trauma many experience and celebrate our strength and perseverance. The terms Sistergirl and Brotherboy acknowledges our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander trans women and trans men.
A note on terminology: GRAI uses the initialism LGBTI to refer to older people (50+) of diverse genders, sexualities and sex characteristics, as this reflects their lived experience and recognises that some terms like ‘queer’ were used as a slur when they were younger. GRAI recognises that the initialism does not capture the full diversity of sexualities, bodies, identities, and experiences that exist within our community, however we also recognise the value of the term LGBTI when exploring collective experiences of stigma, discrimination, and marginalisation, and when advocating for LGBTI rights and inclusivity for older people. GRAI uses LGBTQIA+SB when referring to a First Nations cohorts and also uses LGBTQIA+/LGBTQI+ when citing Government documents to align with their terminology.
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