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External Links and Workplace Resources

Some additional resources that you might find helpful. Silver Rainbow also encourages you to seek out more information from other LGBTI organisations and programs. You can access a full list of our member organisations here.

QLife Guide  for Aged Care Staff, Health Professionals and Community Workers  June 2022

LGBTI older people are more likely to experience poor mental health and mental illness compared to the general population. As a population, LGBTI people overwhelmingly experience poorer mental health outcomes than their heterosexual and cisgender counterparts. This occurs across all age ranges including LGBTI older persons. Learn more in this one-page resource from the Qlife program at LGBTIQ+ Health Australia.

Learn more about QLife here.

Age Care Inclusive Practice Poster  May 2021

This free-to-download 'You are welcome here' poster helps aged care service providers communicate to clients that LGBTI people are welcome at their service. 

 

Other workplace posters are available from LHA member organisations, including Minus18 .

 

 

Policy and Research Webinar: Empowering Diversity: Aged Care Reforms for LGBTI older people  January 29, 2024

This ground-breaking webinar delves into Australian aged care reforms following the Royal Commission, focusing on how they can positively impact the lives of LGBTI older people. Robert Day (he/him), Assistant Secretary, Dementia, Diversity & Design, Dept Health and Aged Care, will guide us through the reforms underway and how they can deliver for LGBTI older people.

 

 

Policy and Research Webinar - LGBTQ+ conversion practices and healing: Supporting LGBTQ+ people of faith  December 4, 2025

A webinar exploring the lived experiences and long-term impacts of so-called LGBTQ+ conversion practices. Drawing on Anthony Venn-Brown’s personal journey and 25 years of supporting over 4,000 survivors of formal “change is possible” programs, the session examines the unique challenges faced by LGBTQ+ people of faith and from faith backgrounds.

 

 

See yourself in data - Estimates and characteristics of LGBTI+ populations in Australia  Thursday 20 March 2025

A Policy and Research seminar where the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ (ABS) presented their latest analysis on LGBTI+ populations. Nicole Capper and Elise Kennedy explored key statistics, and insights from the first experimental estimates of LGBTI+ populations by the ABS, shedding light on the representation, diversity, and characteristics of these communities.

 

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQA+ experiences of connection, education, affirmation and strength  May 16, 2025

Exploring the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQA+ people across multiple domains of wellbeing. Shakara Liddelow-Hunt (The Kids Research Institute Australia), Professor Adam Bourne (ARCSHS), and Peter Waples-Crowe (Thorne Harbour Health) unpack key findings from a series of new factsheets developed by ARCSHS.

 

 

Policy and Research Webinar - Beyond the city limits: LGBTIQA+ health and wellbeing in rural Australia  October 9, 2025

A webinar exploring the findings of The Health and Wellbeing of LGBTIQA+ People in Rural Australia, a comprehensive review that highlights the health disparities, barriers to care, and opportunities for change affecting an estimated 340,000 LGBTIQA+ people living in regional, rural, and remote areas of Australia.

 

 

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