Silver Rainbow - LGBTI Ageing & Aged Care

02/03/2022

A better world for older people is a better world for all of us.

We’re joining the call for a UN convention on the rights of older people so that everyone can

[ID: Bertha Kijo from Tanzania says in her speech at the UN, “Being able to learn later in life means we can realise our rights and potential to better our lives as well as the lives of others. I am a living testimony.”]

24/02/2022

Rob Hardy, LGBTIQ+ Health Australia's Director of Training and Capacity joined Older Persons Advocacy Network and some of our friends in aged care and LGBTIQ+ advocacy on a webinar panel to discuss strategies to assist aged care service providers to better understand how they can support older LGBTI+ people. Watch the full seminar on their website.

Our panel of experts will explore the importance of inclusive aged care services and supports for older LGBTIQ people.

20/02/2022

Are you Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, LGBTQA+, and 14-25 years old?

Then Walkern Katatdjin want to hear from you: https://uwa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3duFuXC6PbOyPrL

Walkern Katatdjin is a national research project that aims to understand and improve the wellbeing and mental health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQA+ young people.

With your help, they can improve the resources available to young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQA+ people.

18/02/2022

Equality Australia want to hear from you about what would make Sydney WorldPride 2023's Human Rights Conference engaging and empowering for you and our communities, including the suggested themes, speakers and experience. Can you help by completing a 10-minute survey? https://sydneyworldpride.com/human-rights-conference/

17/02/2022

Today Victoria's legislation making conversion practices unlawful comes into force. LGBTIQ+ people are not broken and do not need to be fixed. https://www.humanrights.vic.gov.au/change-or-suppression-practices/

[image: two young women stand outdoors smiling. The text in a yellow box in the bottom right corner reads: LGBTIQ people are not broken and do not need to be fixed.]

09/02/2022

Our panel of experts will explore the importance of inclusive aged care services and supports for older LGBTIQ people.

01/02/2022

Happy Lunar New Year to all who celebrate! May you have prosperity and strength in the Year of the Tiger.

24/01/2022

LGBTIQ+ Health Australia's Director – Training and Capacity Building Rob Hardy will be joining Older Persons Advocacy Network and some of our friends to discuss how aged care providers can make their services more supportive of LGBTI+ older people. Details below!

📣 Have you registered yet? Join our exciting panel on 1 February as they explore strategies to assist aged care service providers to better understand how they can support older LGBTI+ people.

* Sally Goldner AM, Diversity trans–relator and educator
* Russ Gluyas, Program Coordinator Ageing - the LOVE Project, ACON
* Gerard Dunlop, Advocate, Seniors Rights Service
* Rob Hardy, Director – Training & Capacity Building, LGBTIQ+ Health Australia
* Christine Morris, ElderCare Pride Programme Coordinator,

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/244806541957

20/01/2022

Expressions of Interest are invited for our Palliative Care Co-Design Team.

Whether you're a health care professions, an LGBTIQ+ person with lived experience, or an educator or trainer experienced in the development of e-modules and e-learning, we need your help to develop online e-modules, targeted at health care professionals with the primary audience being nurses and general practitioners.

Find out more here: https://www.lgbtiqhealth.org.au/eoi_national_palliative_care_co_design_team

[image description: A graphic with text and images. The images are of two sets of q***r couples, two men, and two women and a cat, each hugging each other in bubbles. Above them are the LGBTIQ+ Health Australia logo and the National Palliative Care Project logo, which has a rainbow illustrated flower.

The text in the graphic reads: LGBTIQ+ Health Australia are establishing a codesign team who will help create e-modules about LGBTIQ+ inclusive palliative care for health professionals in Australia. The codesign team will work together online over a period of 6 months. This opportunity is open to
anyone in Australia with the relevant experience.

Selection Criteria:
Are you a healthcare professional with knowledge and experience in palliative care, LGBTIQ+ health or elearning?
OR
Are you an LGBTIQ+ person who has knowledge or personal lived experiences that would help inform this work?]

19/01/2022

LGBTIQ+ allies in entertainment have helped to tackle stigma against our communities, and few more so than the late, great Betty White.

The Golden Girls often took on the big topics of the 80s, including HIV and AIDS. Are you a fan? Is there an episode of the show you think helped to smash stereotypes?

Betty White, who tragically died at home on Friday morning (31 December), once tackled AIDS stigma in a historic episode of The Golden Girls.

15/01/2022

COVID-19 continues to dominate the news, and that can be very overwhelming. These great resources, tools and apps from LGBTIQ+ Health Australia member associate the Black Dog Institute have strategies to help deal with stress, and connect you with the help you need.

Remember that Qlife is available 3pm to midnight every day if you need someone to talk to: qlife.org.au

Feelings of anxiety are common in the uncertainty of coronavirus, our mental health tools & resources can be used to help deal with this stress.