Elderly Australian residents are bravely speaking out for the first time after being forbidden from disclosing their sexuality.
Several elderly residents and advocates told SBS' The Feed LGBTQI+-phobic discrimination is occurring - with many more too scared to speak up.
Founder of Alice's Garage, a national advocacy organisation for the rights of LGBTQI+ elders, Dr Catherine Barrett, told SBS very few residential care services have a ‘rainbow tick’ of approval.