GRAI

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.

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

Alzheimer’s Australia launched the discussion paper, ‘Dementia: Lesbians and Gay Men’ by Heather Birch on Thursday 19 November 2009 in NSW and around Australia in each capital city on other dates.

The paper was launched in NSW by the Hon. Michael Kirby, former Justice of the High Court of Australia.

GRAI’s Jude Comfort and Virginia Hales, who also works for Alzheimer’s Australia (WA), launched the paper in Perth.

The paper can be found at alzheimers.org.au with a good media article on the launch at australianageingagenda.com.au