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Weymouth Gay Group (WGG) Dorset UK

Celebrating over 17 years of pub meet ups & support for our community!
See our events for the next few months here:-    https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/wgg-events.html
* Friendship, chat, food, drinks & a laugh!
* This June we have 13 pub / restaurant meetups!
See https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/wgg-events.html
* Every Monday in The Swan on or near table 26 by fire exit 8pm till late
* No need to hover in the background, approach our table and say hi!
* Every Thursday "Meals Out On Thursday!"  in local Restaurants (You may need to book your place with us)
* All LGBT+ people, allies & friends are welcomed to join us (18+)

* First time joining us? Yippy! (Swan Monday best) Drop us an email if you have any questions 
* Visiting Weymouth - welcome! We can suggest LGBT+ friendly places to stay!
* Please be 18+ to join us & aware of our group guidelines
* There are two aspects to our group: -

(i)  Our regular twice weekly social pub and restaurant meetups
(ii) Our outreach to Dorsets
(and beyond) LGBT+ Community through our UNIQUE website with .....
* The Dorset LGBT+ Community Events Diary
* The Dorset LGBT+ Community News
We are the ONLY place to see
(almost) everything LGBT+ going on in Dorset and all the local LGBT+ news too! Oh, and a local LGBT+ helpline page.

"Weymouth Gay Group is fantastic" !
Lloyd Hatton MP Our local MP joined us in the pub! October 2024
(More info on our 2024 Dorset LGBT+ Community News page)

"Your website is the LGBT+ Bible locally"
Jonai. NHS Dorset LGBT Chair (Feb 2022)

Contact & connect with us:-
Unlike some groups who restrict themselves mainly to social media, we are very much a social pub group, and we find that is what you and many others seek and enjoy best.

In the Pub
This is by FAR THE BEST way to contact & connect with the growing number of us!
Mondays in The Swan Weymouth 8pm, table 26
(often over following to near by tables) friendship, chat, support, food and drinks ..... a warm welcome awaits you!  So see you soon in The Swan pub next Monday!
See our events for the next few months here:-    https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/wgg-events.html

email
Weymouth Gay Group:- 
[email protected]
We try to answer our emails promptly (not spam!), and this is the best way to contact us online. 
(NOT via social media) (Check your spam & other folders if you have not seen our email response to you)

Social media
Yup we have some....  but FAR BETTER if you can join us all in the Pub! - that is where we all like to be social!
  (More social media info towards end of this page)
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Are you looking at us on a tiny phone screen? Forget it! Why?
Because we have LOADS of DORSET LGBT+ info below and on all our other pages here for YOU! So best check us out on your laptop / PC, rather than a small phone screen.
You might like to bookmark our LGBT+ Community Events & News pages, as LOADS going on in Dorset that may interest you!

Weymouth Gay Group events
You can see all our events for the next few months here:-
https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/wgg-events.html
First time joining us ? Welcome! Our guys suggest you join us first on a Monday in The Swan before attending our "Meals Out on Thursdays! ". This is to help ensure you connect with our group at a Thursday venue. Sometimes venues change at last minute (eg no free tables) We do have two WhatsApp groups for regular attendees at our group, and this is a great way of being kept upto date with all the local group info, and any venue changes.
Please note - with our starred "Meals Out on Thursdays" ** venues for the month, you may need to book at least a week in advance with us. This is to ensure you get a seat at a very popular venue. This mainly applies during the very busy summer months, at other times we can normally accommodate everyone. However, it is helpful to know in advance if you are attending, especially on a Thursday. email [email protected]
What do the guys who attend say about our group?
"Welcoming, Friendly, Sociable"
"Real Ale, Real Friends"
"Lawnmower stress decompression!"  
"I have to .....  (think about that)
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"Your website is the LGBT+ Bible locally"
 
Jonai Chair Dorset NHS LGBT
Lloyd Hatton MP visits Weymouth Gay Group
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and says we are "fantastic" !
We love the comments by Kim Newstead, Manager of The Swan, our Monday home -
“We are always delighted to host WGG at The Swan. They are a great group of friendly folk, who enjoy friendship, fun and support together." “Our pub is an important aspect of the local Weymouth community, with WGG an integral part of the social scene.”
From Wetherspoons magazine Autumn 2023
More coments see -
https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/wgg-feedback.html
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The Swan (Wetherspoons) 41-43 St Thomas Street Weymouth  DT4 8EH. Table 26 right hand side by fire exit from 8pm.

You are most welcomed to join us, its all very informal
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Beer Mats & Banners!
Our new stock for 2025 Pride events!

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An April (2025) evening in The Swan, as we welcome another new member to our group!
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Wow! (February 2025) 16 of us enjoyed an evening of chat,  laughter and friendship.
Dont be shy, give our group a try!
Join us!

Are you visiting Weymouth?  Welcome!
Weymouth Gay Group Beach DIY BBQs!
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During the summer months our numbers are boosted by visiting LGBT+ people from all parts of the UK, and from around the world!
(photo with Eddy from The Philippines) 



If you are planning a trip to Weymouth, you would be most welcomed to join us.  Its has been wonderful to welcome groups like Gay West & TAGS (Arun Gay Society)  to our town and pub meet ups, plus our friends from The Geranium Trust.


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Remember the summer? We had a couple of our much liked Beach DIY BBQs. Looking forward to more in 2025!
Below is a slide show of some of our events, & events we have attended during the last few years ....
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Above photo at Weymouth Carnival many years ago (2015?), with Closet Bar & WGG. Photo enhanced with thanks to Mike WGG                (copyright Weymouth Gay Group)
Our guys at Bournemouth Pride 
from many years ago ...
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Bournemouth Pride - BourneFree. Normally a group of us go by train from Weymouth every year. You are welcomed to join a group of us at the growing number of Dorset Prides! See our Pride pages for more info,
Friends of Weymouth Gay Group We network with many organisations .....
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Weymouth Gay Group has many friends including NHS, B-side Arts, Dorset Mind, LGBT Network, LGBT Consortium, Space Youth Project, Dorset LGBT Voices Forum, Help and Kindness, Dorset Prides & lots more! A few are represented in the above photo.
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We are very pleased to support the Dorset LGBT+ Community through our very popular Dorset LGBT+ Community News and Events Diary pages.
Its unique - we are the only Dorset LGBT website with all the up to date community news & events you need!  
"Your website is the LGBT+ Bible locally"  Jonai Dorset NHS
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The Dorset LGBT+ Community News 2025 ..... 
Headlines below, check out our page here for more & the full stories:- 

https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/lgbt-news-weymouth-dorset-2025.html

News coming soon!  (June / July 2025) 
Dorsets SEVEN Prides - reports and pics! 
 - The ones you went to, & the ones you missed! 
Breaking News !
(16/06/2025)
Growing up Gay in Bridport
  - Musician speeks out & sings at Arts Center  
Breaking News !
(14/06/2025)
The London Boys are back! - Chesil Rocks
News !  (11/06/2025)
Jurassic Pride 
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Queer Socials & Gender Neutral Loos Map!   
News !  (11/06/2025) 
Poetry evening
- launches Pop Up Pride in Dorchester 
News ! (11/06/2025) 
Bridport Bookshop
- LGBT+ window display
News !  (07/06/2025)
Poole Pride - huge success again!
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Report and photos 
News !  (05/06/2025)
Rainbows on Weymouth Esplanade! 
- Beach Office, Jubilee Clock & Pride Parade!
News  (05/06/2025)
New LGBT+ Helplines poster for Pride month
- outreach with Dorset NHS  at your surgery! 
Dorset LGBT+ Community News 2025
For reports about all the above stories and 45 or more see:-

https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/lgbt-news-weymouth-dorset-2025.html
Dorset LGBT+ Community News 2018 - to present
We have a unique archive of local Dorset LGBT+ Community News going back many years. During 2024 we coverd OVER 110 local stories! see:- 
https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/dorset-lgbt-community-news.html  and select the year you wish to view.

The Dorset LGBT+ Community Events Diary ....
Check out all the events going on for The Dorset LGBT+ community here:- 
https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/events-diary-monthly-listings.html
Dorset is blessed locally with a wide variety of events run by a number of local and visiting LGBT+ community groups. We list them all and their events on The Dorset LGBT+ Community Events Diary page for you. Many of these may well be of interest to you, your friends and networks. Join in and enjoy!
We list two months of events in advance with around a whopping 150 local Dorset LGBT+ community events over the next two months! Wow! Plus also your key 2025 Dorset LGBT+ events not to miss!  See:- https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/events-diary-monthly-listings.html  Join in and enjoy! 
Dorset Pride events in 2025 .....
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Above "Pride" photo from Sherborne Pride 2024, its first! A wonderful free grassroots Pride back again for 2025!  Weymouth Gay Group will again be having a stall there.
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Copies of our above poster are being distributed around Dorset now!
Please feel free to print off a copy, or ask us for one at our pub meet ups.
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Pop Up Pride Dorchester
(posted here 14/05/2025 updated 30/05/2025)
Dorchester celebrates Pride month with a month long assortment of events.
Pride Picnic,
Pride Poems,
Meals Out on Monday - at Wagamama!
- and lots more!

Check out: - 
https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/dorchester-pop-up-pride.html
and both
The Dorset LGBT+ Community News, & 
The Dorset LGBT+ Community Events Diary
pages of our website here.
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Check out our Pride pages for LOADS of Dorset info about, past, present and future Pride events in Dorset.
We have all your 2025 Pride info with links to all SEVEN of them
and their websites.
We also have info / reviews about all The Dorset Prides, the ones you went to and the ones you missed. Plus the ones you wish to happen!

See https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/pride-events.html  ...and pull down the menu (on your laptop/Pc) for each of the Dorset towns.
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How to contact & connect with us
Please allow a few days before getting a reply, unless you chose option 1 !
(Option 5 is not advised)

1. In the pub! This is by far the best way! Join us in Swan 8pm (right hand corner, on or near table 26) on Monday! Please don't be shy to say hi to our guys. We do see a few of you hovering near by...  being unsure if you wish to join us. Hey, we understand, and have been there before you! Joining us may be one of the best things you ever done! So come and say hi!
2. email -   [email protected] (we try to reply promptly to genuine enquiries)

3. Bluesky - You can message us, and follow us on Bluesky bsky.app/profile/weymouthgaygroup.bsky.social
(Join our growing number of followers)
4. X (Twitter) - You can message us, and follow us on X https://twitter.com/WeymouthGayGrp (Join over 2,700 followers!)
5. Facebook - We do have a group page there, but it is NOT monitored often, so we do NOT recommend this way of contacting our group.
(We are looking for some one to run this for us)


6. Form on right.
You can contact our group using the form on the right.

(Please allow several days for a reply, although we do try and respond to genuine enquiries asap)

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Intercom Trust is a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community resource covering the South West. Providing support with homophobic and transphobic prejudice, crime and discrimination

website
www.intercomtrust.org.uk  
Confidential Helpline
0800 612 3010
email [email protected]
Community groups:-
https://www.intercomtrust.org.uk/directory/
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Please make sure you check out all our other pages, lots of Dorset lgbt events, Dorset lgbt news, helplines and Prides in Dorset info!
This page was last updated 16/06/2025            
© Weymouth Gay Group 2025             email :-  [email protected]
Looking for a helpline or support?
Check out our Helplines page we have lots of helpful links, both local and national for you or someone you may know.
See -
https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/helplinessupport-groups.html
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    • WGG events
    • WGG review 2023
    • WGG People
    • WGG Group Guide Lines
    • WGG Feedback
    • WGG History & info
    • WGG Group pics 2019
    • WGG Group pics 2017
    • WGG Group pics 2008-2016
    • Reviews of events you may have missed
  • Dorset LGBT Community Events
    • Events diary monthly listings
    • local & regional lgbt groups
  • Dorset LGBT Community News
    • LGBT News Weymouth Dorset 2025
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    • LGBT News Weymouth Dorset 2023
    • LGBT News Weymouth Dorset 2022
    • LGBT News Weymouth Dorset 2021
    • LGBT News Weymouth Dorset 2020
    • LGBT News Weymouth Dorset 2019
    • LGBT older news Weymouth / Dorset
  • Pride events
    • Bournemouth Pride ""BourneFree" >
      • Bournemouth Pride Photos 2018
    • Bournemouth Community Pride
    • Charmouth Pride
    • Chesil Youth Pride
    • Dorchester Pop Up Pride
    • Dorset Cricket Pride
    • Dorset Pub Prides
    • Dorset Youth Pride
    • Jurassic Pride
    • Poole Pride
    • Portland Pride
    • Sherborne Pride
    • Weymouth Quayside Pride
    • Weymouth Craft Pride
    • Dorchester Love Parade
    • Weymouth & Portland Pride
  • Helplines/support groups
  • Closet Bar Weymouth
  • Philippines page
  • Contact Us - and location map