- COLCHESTER GAY SWITCHBOARD
HELPLINE 01206 869191 Monday to Friday 7pm to 10pm
Working to meet the needs of individuals and the community.
Upmarket social and information venue with refreshments, a library and pool room open Thursday 7pm to 10pm and Saturday 10.30am to 1pm
Bisexual group meets 1st Thursday of each month
Women's Only Space meets 1st Saturday of each month
Polarity meets Every Wednesday 12 to 4pm. Drop-in resource centre for anyone affected by HIV
Socials at Clacton
Transvestite & Transgender Support Group offering help, support & information for transvestite & transgender people, their friends and family
Contact the switchboard on 01206 869191 Monday to Friday 7pm to 10pm for venues and more information
Are you aware that for an annual donation of at least £15 you are entitled to full membership of Switchboard. Membership includes receipt of the monthly diary and journal and full voting rights at the Switchboard AGM. These donations enable Switchboard to carry out additional services.
Are you a company who would be interested in corporate funding for Colchester Gay Switchboard? Do you know of a company who would be interested in corporate funding?
Do you have any ideas for fundraising? Put your suggestions in the Suggestion Box at The Outhouse, e-mail your suggestion or speak to Jacqui or Derek.
E-mail: gay.essex@ukonline.co.uk
When is counselling helpful?
In most people's lives there are times of pain and confusion.
Anxiety, loss and difficult experiences can leave people feeling unable to cope, and needing help.
Many people use counselling to cope with:-
Abuse, Depression, Anxiety, Fear, Relationships, Sexual Problems and Loss
What is Counselling?
The overall aim of counselling is to provide an opportunity to work towards living in a more satisfying and resourceful way.
Counselling takes place within a confidential therapeutic relationship, and offers an opportunity to explore issues that are causing concerns.
Counselling begins with an assessment appointment to discuss your situation, and decide whether you wish to commit yourself to regular meetings, usually once a week.
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Di Johnston Sexual and Relationship Psychotherapist
29 Rosebery Road,
Ipswich,
Suffolk,
IP4 1PS
Telephone number 01473 420550
Di Johnston, BA (psychology), BACP, BASRT, UKRC, UKCP has been a counsellor for 14 years and works in private practice in Ipswich. She is also a sexual and relationship psychotherapist. She is accredited by the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, Britishh Association of Sexual and Relationship Therapy, United Kingdom Register of Counsellors, and the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy.
Di Johnston also provides A Lesbian, Gay Bisexual and Transgender Affirmative Approach.
Affirming who the individual client is as a person.
Acknowledging that the needs of LGBT clients are unique.
Awareness of how heterosexism aand homophobia damage self-esteem.
Being familiar with LGBT lifestyles and resources.
Being sensitive to issues affecting LGBT clients.
Affirming LGBT sexualities and lifestyles
E-mail: dijohnston@ntlworld.com
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G A P North East Gay Affirmative Psychotherapy
TEL : 0191 2675399
G.A.P (Gay Affirmative Psychotherapy) is based in North East of England. They offer a wide range
of counselling and psychotherapy services for gay, lesbian, bisexual men and woman throughout
the Newcastle upon Tyne and Durham Areas.
G.A.Ps services include:
Individual short term counselling
Individual long term counselling/psychotherapy
Group work
Education & development groups for trainees, therapists and employers
Parents support groups.
More mature men & woman group work
The G A P objective is to develop and maintain a resource service for gay, lesbian, bisexual,
transgender and transsexual people and those who identify with, or support the lifestyles.
The aims of G.A.P. are to focus on the provision of information, social, cultural, health and
holistic services for those who identify with an alternative sexuality. The structure of the
service ensures access to people from all cultural backgrounds. They are independent, non-affiliated
and non-judgmental, serving the broadest needs possible. They provide a safe and comfortable
environment where people who can identify with the alternative sexuality lifestyle can explore
their own personal issues. They also provide opportunity for those loved ones who are coming to
terms with the news that a child, partner, mother or father has chosen an alternative lifestyle,
and for them to explore the impact it has on their own life.
G.A.P. aim to provide a low cost service, with a flexible fee structure to suit all of GAP's
customers. Costs are based on your personal circumstance, the experience and qualification of
your counsellor/therapist.
www.gapnortheast.co.uk
E-mail: us: Gap@gapnortheast.co.uk
- GEMMA
BM Box 5700
London WC1N 3XX
If you are a lesbian or bisexual woman, disabled or not, and are over 16 years old you are welcomed by Gemma. Gemma is a multi-ethnic national self-help group, which was started in 1976 to lessen the isolation of women.
Gemma members vary considerably in age and lifestyle. They are single, couples, married, exclusively lesbian, bisexual, mothers, grandmothers, carers, closeted or 'out'. Members include women who are disabled or non-disabled or chronically ill, and many have health problems which are not visable.
Gemma offers a friendship network.
E-mail: gemmagroup@hotmail.com
The local East Anglia contact is E-mail: mazperi@hotmail.com
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The Glass Bar
West Lodge,(The left hand concrete pillar that looks like a gate posts)
190 Euston Road,
London NW1 (outside Euston station)
Tel 020 7387 6184
Information line (recorded information) 020 7387 4153
Mon - Fri: 5pm -11:30pm
Sat: 6pm - last door entry at 12:30pm
Closed Sundays
Admission: £1 (plus additional charge for some other events)
(Private members club for women only. Call for membership details, or apply on door)
Friendly, inviting women-only bar and micro arts venue with regular events including Comedy, Arts Nights, Book Readings, Live Music and Talks. Pub prices.
E-mail: elaine@glassbar.ndo.co.uk
A really friendly women-only bar where you are made to feel welcome. This is a very comfortable place for women on there own in London.
Name Maureen, Essex Date 23rd August 2002
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Kenric was formed in the Sixties and its proclaimed aim was to combat isolation and loneliness among lesbians. From the start Kenric was to be non-political and non-feminist.
By 1977, Kenric was recognised as the social organisation for lesbians. Against the late 1970s climate of radical feminism, Kenric was increasingly viewed as a middle class elitist organisation for closeted women. It had certainly lost some of its more serious intentions.
In the 1980s Kenric began to redesign itself in order to serve its members in a more up-to date way. Now thirty-five years old, Kenric is the longest established and largest nation-wide social organisation for lesbians, and it has members in many parts of the world, too. Times for and attitudes towards all gays have changed drastically since Kenric was first founded and Kenric is able to reach out much more boldly to those who need it. Featured recently on BBC's Kilroy, Kenric is well known to all leading agony aunts, as well as student welfare officers in all places of Tertiary Education, and in places of special need like the prison service. Prominent at all major Pride events, and open to membership for all lesbian and bisexual women over 16, Kenric aims to widen its appeal to lesbians of all ages and backgrounds, in order to fulfil the task which remains constant - to bring them into contact with each other within a friendly and safe environment.
http://www.kenric.co.uk
- There are a number of Lesbian & Gay Helplines throughout the UK and a small selection is listed here.
National Lesbian and Gay Switchboard, call London 020 7837 7324 (24 hrs)
Bedford L & G Helpline: 01234 218990 (+minicom) (Tuesday 7.30-9.30pm)
Belfast Lesbians: 01232 238668 (Thur 7.30-10pm)
Birmingham Lesbians: 0121 773 5310 (Wed 7.30-9.30pm)
Bradford Switchboard: 01274 722206 (Tues - Fri 7.30-9.30)
Brighton Lesbians: 01273 603298 (Tue & Fri 8-10pm)
Bristol Lesbians: 0117 907 7567 (Thur 7.30-10pm)
Cambridge Lesbians: 01223 311753 (Fri 7-10pm)
Cambridge University LGB Society: 01223 740777 (Tuesday 8-10pm Term time)
www.lbg-cusu.cam.ac.uk
Cardiff Lesbians: 01222 374051 (Tue 8-10pm)
Cleveland Lesbians: 01642 217955
Colchester Gay Switchboard: 01206 869191 (Mon-Fri 7-10pm)
E-mail: gay.essex@ukonline.co.uk
The Women's Group in Colchester meet on the 1st Saturday of the month from 2 - 4pm ring 01206 869191 (Mon - Fri 7 - 10pm) or contact them on
E-mail:women@wukww.com
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Cornwall Lesbian Line: 01736 753709 (Thurs 8-10.30pm)
Darlington Women: 01325 462418
Doncaster women's helpline: 01302 361527 (Mon-Fri 5pm-midnight)
Dorset L&G: 01202 318822
Dublin Gay Switchboard 01-8721055 (7 days a week 8pm to 10 pm, Sunday to
Friday,and 3.30pm to 6pm on Saturdays.) www.gayswitchboard.ie
East Lancashire Lesbian & Gay Switchboard Helpline: 01254 694242
(Tues, Wed, Thurs 7.30 to 9.30 pm.)
www.ellgas.org.uk
Glasgow Lesbians: 0141 552 3355 (Wed 7-10pm)
Hull Lesbian Line: 01482 214331
Leeds Lesbian Line: 0113 245 3588
London Lesbian Line: 020 7251 6911 ( Mon & Fri 2-10pm, Tue-Thur 7-10pm)
Lothian Lesbian Line: 0131-557 0751 (Mon, Thu 7.30-10pm)
Manchester Lesbian and Gay Switchboard: 0161 274 3990
Newcastle Lesbian and Gay Switchboard: 0191 261 8555
Newcastle Lesbians: 0191 261 2277 (Tue 7-10pm)
Northern Older Lesbian Network: 0113 226 8863
Nottingham Lesbians: 0115 941 0652 (Mon & Wed 7-9pm)
South Essex L & G Switchboard: 01702 344355 (Mon & Thurs 7-10pm)
Suffolk L & G Switchboard:0808 808 2322 Tues and Sat 7.30-9.30pm)
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The Lesbian Group in Ipswich meet on the 3rd Saturday of the month at 11am - 1pm including light lunch ring 0808 808 2322 for details or contact them on
E-mail:make_contacts@hotmail.com
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West Essex L & G Switchboard: 01245 231990 (Tues 8-11pm)
Wiltshire L&G: 01722 415051
York Lesbian line: 01904 646812
York 35+ lesbian Group: 01904 488870
Some of these have been taken from the http://www.kitsch.freeserve.co.uk/support/help.htm website
- LESBIAN & GAY BEREAVEMENT PROJECT
Vaughan M. Williams Centre
Colindale Hospital
Colindale Avenue
London NW9 5HG
Office Telephone Number 0208 200 0511
Helpline Telephone Number 0208 455 8894
Losing a partner in a same-gender relationship is every bit as devastating as losing a husband or a wife: you may experience all the same feelings as the surviving partner of a marriage or other heterosexual partnership .. but can you count on the same support if you are lesbian or gay?
Helpline Telephone Number 0208 455 8894 every evening from 7pm to Midnight
The helpline offers a listening ear to lesbians and gay men who have been bereaved or are preparing for bereavement as well as to family and friends, colleagues and carers.
E-mail: LGBP@aol.com/LGBP
http://members.aol.com/LGBP
- LESBIAN
AND GAY FOUNDATION LGF (formerly Healthy Gay Manchester - HGM)
15 Pritchard Street, Off Charles Street, Manchester, M1 7DA
HIV/AIDS - Local Services - Manchester
A community and health services charity that offers a range of initiatives
to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transvestite and transsexual communities
of Greater Manchester and the North West. Services include: telephone
help lines, counseling, support groups, training, workshops, advocacy,
information and resources.
www.lgfoundation.org.uk/
- LONDON LESBIAN
AND GAY SWITCHBOARD
Telephone numbers are displayed in the local telephone directories
London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard
PO Box 7324, London, N1 9QS
Tel: 020 7837 7324.
Fax: 020 7837 7300
Switchboards - UK - London 24hr telephone help line, with information
on HIV/AIDS, coming out, entertainment's, local services, flat shares,
traveling abroad, problems or just a friendly and sympathetic ear. Serving
the lesbian and gay community for over 25 years .
www.llgs.co.uk
- LESBIAN.COM
Lesbian.com is a journey.. an evolution that began when Sue was sitting at her desk in 1995 and
had the (some say) brilliant insight to register the domain name Lesbian.com. Her intent was to
protect the domain from the radical right and perhaps mostly because she thought the web would
be an excellent avenue for dykes around the world to connect and network.
In 1998, Sue, Mel, Ana, and Gisele began talking about what Lesbian.com might become as an
international lesbian resource. Collectively the four of them have years of experience with the
web are committed to social and economic justice, and all are activists both on and offline.
Together, they worked through difficult issues and came up with the mission statement. Many of
you have kindly and graciously shared your thoughts and dreams with us. You've helped to set
the direction and focus of Lesbian.com. Lesbian.com will grow organically. By this we mean that
Lesbian.com will be what it is because lesbians from around the world will contribute and be a
part of creating it's content. Our hope is that Lesbian.com will be a place where we can
dialogue about ourselves, explore our issues, share our wildest dreams. We will grow it
together.
We hope you find your way around with ease and that you have fun visiting the sites and
checking out the content we've included. We have listed many sites which are exclusively
lesbian and many that aren't. We've included some non-queer sites which we feel are relevant
or just plain fun.
Lesbian.com is thrilled to now offer the Lesbian.com MarketPlace! A lesbian shopping
adventure! The MarketPlace offers a space on the web to meet your shopping desires and list
your products or services.
Lesbian.com was a sponsor for the Mautner Project for Lesbians with Cancer in September and we
will be making our way again to the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Creating Change
conference in November where we will once again be one of the sponsors.
We are still thinking about a section for us all to share our stories, stories about our lives,
our coming out, our families and our stories of resistance.
Providing a comprehensive reference to lesbian information on the web is a goal we have
nurtured since October of 1999.
www.lesbian.com
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Felineforeplay.com is a diverse online shop for gay and
bisexual women.
www.felineforeplay.com
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Gayposters.com is an on-line company for the purchase of resources
and products for the Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender community. This is a gay-owned and run
company.
www.gayposters.com
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Wickedlywildwomen.com is an on-line company for the purchase of
resources and products for women. You will find dozens of items chosen by women for women.
www.wickedlywildwomen.com
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Libertas Lesbian Bookshop>br>
42 - 44 Gillygate,
York,
YO31 7EQ,
Telephone number 01904 625522
Fax number 01904 671123
Website www.libertas.co.uk
This is an excellant lesbian bookshop with a wide choice of books. They offer a mail order service, a website ordering service as well as browsing in the bookshop.
They hold an annual lesbian book festival. Details of which are displayed on their website. An excerpt is shown below.
Libertas Lesbian Book Festival 2002
Friday 8th Saturday 9th November 2002
The event is now sold out but there is a reserves list so if you would still like to go ring or e-mail and ask to be placed on the reserve list
The following is taken from the Libertas website.
Last Year our Lesbian Book Festival in York attracted hundreds of lesbians from all over the UK, plus most of the UK's lesbian authors. Not only that, but we had to turn away over 500 women because our venue simply wasn't big enough.
Authors already confirmed are Sandi Toksvig, Sarah Waters, Stella Duffy, Manda Scott, Elizabeth Woodcraft, Ali Smith, Helen Sandler, Jenny Roberts, Jay Taverner, Rose Collis, Shamim Sarif, VG Lee, Charlotte Mendelson, Jane Fletcher, Caeia March, Eleanor Hill, Frances Gapper, Charlotte Cooper, Virginia Smith, Crin Claxton, Jane Marlow.
Join the DIVA women, at the York Racecourse Conference Centre, as they take over two huge bars to stage a massive Party for up to 1000 women. There will be a preview of 'Chutney Popcorn' a major new lesbian video, scheduled for release in the Autumn, there will be the launch of Diva's new lesbian short story anthology, and, later in the evening there will be an intimate lesbian cabaret starring
Clare Summerskill
Claire Mooney
Rosie Lugosi, the Lesbian Vampire Queen.
Belinda O'Hooley
www.libertas.co.uk
- SISTER ACT
Sister Act is a group for women of all ages, the majority of whom are lesbian or bisexual, in the Esat Anglian Region. They provide a lively monthly newsletter and hold regular events which include:- a monthly disco held in Cambridge on the first Friday of every month, Sports evening, New Members evenings, Weekend Breaks. The Group has members fropm Ipswich to Peterborough, Norwich to Milton Keynes.
Email - Enquiries@sisteract.org
www.sisteract.org
- Stonewall Lobby Group
46-48 Grosvenor Gardens
London
SW1W 0EB
Tel - 020 7881 9440
Fax - 020 7881 9444
Media enquiries
Office hours - 020 7881 9440
Email - sebastian@stonewall.org.uk
Stonewall takes its name from the Stonewall riots. Stonewall Lobby Group was established in
London in 1989 by women and men who had been active in the upsurge of struggle against
Section 28 of the 1988 Local Government Act. Stonewall's founders wanted to create a political
lobby group employing full time professional staff working towards the advancement of the civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights of lesbians and gay men.
On the homepage, you can find current news articles and overviews of the recent campaigns.
These stories are in the News items box at the bottom of the homepage.
The rest of the site is divided into our five main campaigning areas:School, Love, Work, Partnership, and
Parenting.
Email - info@stonewall.org.uk
www.stonewall.org.uk
- The goal of the StoneWall Society is to end this intra-community prejudice, discrimination, and separatism. Sure we all have our preferences, however we should all be able to work together, and allow others in our community who are different from ourselves the right to express themselves without ridicule. After all, isn't that what we all want for ourselves?
www.stonewallsociety.com
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