LGBTI+ Community Ageing Network (LGBTI+ CAN) was established to assist aged care and health service providers to understand and meet the needs of members of LGBTI+ communities as they age.
LGBTI+ CAN have been awarded a small grant towards their research project titled Trans Lives Experiential Workshop. This one day workshop will invite 6 older people at various stages of transitioning/emerging for an instructed weaving workshop to promote a relaxed space, to encourage yarning and connection.
The workshop will be Facilitating is Ilya (they/them) a queer, trauma-informed PACFA-registered counsellor, somatic therapist and group facilitator. LGBTI+ CAN aim to gather insight into the older person’s barriers and challenges as they attempt to transition. With this information, they will identify and develop supports, tools and resources to ensure the older person has the best possible opportunity to continue to live their lives as their true selves. There may also be opportunity to proceed to more formal research through these workshops.
