Celebrating over 15 years of pub meet ups & support for our community!
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Weymouth Gay Group (WGG) Dorset UK
* Friendship, chat, food, drinks & a laugh!
* This DECEMBER we have 11 pub / restaurant meet ups!
* Every Thursday in The Swan on or near table 26 by fire exit 8pm
* No need to hover in the background, approach our table and say hi!
* Every Monday "Meals Out on Mondays" in local Restaurants
* All LGBT+ people, allies & friends are welcomed to join us (18+)
* First time joining us? Yippy! Drop us an email for advice & info
* Visiting Weymouth? Welcome, & we can suggest places to stay!
* Please be 18+ to join us & aware of our group guidelines
Scroll down for more info
Are you looking at us on a tiny phone screen? Forget it!
Check us out on your laptop / PC as we have LOADS of info below and on all our other pages here for YOU!
Spoons News features Weymouth Gay Group! (01/08/2023)
More see our news page - https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/lgbt-news-weymouth-dorset-2023.html
* Friendship, chat, food, drinks & a laugh!
* This DECEMBER we have 11 pub / restaurant meet ups!
* Every Thursday in The Swan on or near table 26 by fire exit 8pm
* No need to hover in the background, approach our table and say hi!
* Every Monday "Meals Out on Mondays" in local Restaurants
* All LGBT+ people, allies & friends are welcomed to join us (18+)
* First time joining us? Yippy! Drop us an email for advice & info
* Visiting Weymouth? Welcome, & we can suggest places to stay!
* Please be 18+ to join us & aware of our group guidelines
Scroll down for more info
Are you looking at us on a tiny phone screen? Forget it!
Check us out on your laptop / PC as we have LOADS of info below and on all our other pages here for YOU!
Spoons News features Weymouth Gay Group! (01/08/2023)
More see our news page - https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/lgbt-news-weymouth-dorset-2023.html
Weymouth Gay Group celebrates 15 years (posted here 22/02/2023, updated 04/03/2023)
See the LGBT Consortium page here for a really nice write up about how our group has been running for 15 years!
https://www.consortium.lgbt/2023/03/02/weymouth-gay-group-celebrates-15-years/
See the LGBT Consortium page here for a really nice write up about how our group has been running for 15 years!
https://www.consortium.lgbt/2023/03/02/weymouth-gay-group-celebrates-15-years/
Weymouth Gay Group events - December
Please note - with our starred Meals Out on Mondays ** venues for the month, you will need to book at least a week in advance with us. This is to ensure you get a seat at a very popular venue. email weymouthgaygroup@gmail.com
** WGG Christmas Dinner 2023 ** This event is now fully booked. However, you are welcomed to join us in The William Henry afterwards for drinks to end the evening. You might like to join us for our New Years Eve pub meet ups - see below:-
Monday 4th
Weymouth Gay Group (WGG) Meals Out on Mondays
Bararo 50 Esplanade, Weymouth DT4 8DQ. 7.30pm. Advanced booking with us may be required. Guys should be in William Henry Pub afterwards for drinks and you are welcomed to join us there to end the evening.
Thursday 7th
Weymouth Gay Group (WGG)
The Swan. 41-43 St Thomas St, Weymouth DT4 8EH
Our most popular night:- food, drinks, friendship, & a laugh! Right hand corner from 8pm - late.
Monday 11th
Weymouth Gay Group (WGG) Meals Out on Mondays
Nautico Lounge 66 St Thomas St, Weymouth DT4 8EL. 7.30pm. Advanced booking with us may be required. Guys should be in William Henry Pub afterwards for drinks and you are welcomed to join us there to end the evening.
Thursday 14th
Weymouth Gay Group (WGG)
The Swan. 41-43 St Thomas St, Weymouth DT4 8EH
Our most popular night:- food, drinks, friendship, & a laugh! Right hand corner from 8pm - late.
Please note - with our starred Meals Out on Mondays ** venues for the month, you will need to book at least a week in advance with us. This is to ensure you get a seat at a very popular venue. email weymouthgaygroup@gmail.com
** WGG Christmas Dinner 2023 ** This event is now fully booked. However, you are welcomed to join us in The William Henry afterwards for drinks to end the evening. You might like to join us for our New Years Eve pub meet ups - see below:-
Monday 4th
Weymouth Gay Group (WGG) Meals Out on Mondays
Bararo 50 Esplanade, Weymouth DT4 8DQ. 7.30pm. Advanced booking with us may be required. Guys should be in William Henry Pub afterwards for drinks and you are welcomed to join us there to end the evening.
Thursday 7th
Weymouth Gay Group (WGG)
The Swan. 41-43 St Thomas St, Weymouth DT4 8EH
Our most popular night:- food, drinks, friendship, & a laugh! Right hand corner from 8pm - late.
Monday 11th
Weymouth Gay Group (WGG) Meals Out on Mondays
Nautico Lounge 66 St Thomas St, Weymouth DT4 8EL. 7.30pm. Advanced booking with us may be required. Guys should be in William Henry Pub afterwards for drinks and you are welcomed to join us there to end the evening.
Thursday 14th
Weymouth Gay Group (WGG)
The Swan. 41-43 St Thomas St, Weymouth DT4 8EH
Our most popular night:- food, drinks, friendship, & a laugh! Right hand corner from 8pm - late.
Monday 18th
Weymouth Gay Group (WGG) Meals Out on Mondays ** -
Group Christmas Dinner
Please Note - this event is now FULLY BOOKED.
This very popular group event was fully booked many weeks ago. Huge thanks to our Shaun for co - ordinating it.
You can view the menu that you are missng (!) here - https://www.the-georgeinn.co.uk/files/documents/ClassicsGeorge_FestiveMenu_A5-compressed.pdf
Guys should be in William Henry Pub afterwards for drinks and you are welcomed to join us there to end the evening.
Weymouth Gay Group (WGG) Meals Out on Mondays ** -
Group Christmas Dinner
Please Note - this event is now FULLY BOOKED.
This very popular group event was fully booked many weeks ago. Huge thanks to our Shaun for co - ordinating it.
You can view the menu that you are missng (!) here - https://www.the-georgeinn.co.uk/files/documents/ClassicsGeorge_FestiveMenu_A5-compressed.pdf
Guys should be in William Henry Pub afterwards for drinks and you are welcomed to join us there to end the evening.
Thursday 21st
Weymouth Gay Group (WGG)
The Swan. 41-43 St Thomas St, Weymouth DT4 8EH
Our most popular night:- food, drinks, friendship, & a laugh! Right hand corner from 8pm - late.
Weymouth Gay Group (WGG)
The Swan. 41-43 St Thomas St, Weymouth DT4 8EH
Our most popular night:- food, drinks, friendship, & a laugh! Right hand corner from 8pm - late.
Monday 25th BH Christmas Day!
Weymouth Gay Group (WGG)
Unlikley that we will be meeting up tonight! But Happy Christmas anyway.
Thursday 28th
Weymouth Gay Group (WGG)
The Swan. 41-43 St Thomas St, Weymouth DT4 8EH
Our most popular night:- food, drinks, friendship, & a laugh! Right hand corner from 8pm - late.
Weymouth Gay Group (WGG)
The Swan. 41-43 St Thomas St, Weymouth DT4 8EH
Our most popular night:- food, drinks, friendship, & a laugh! Right hand corner from 8pm - late.
Sunday 31st
Weymouth Gay Group (WGG) New Years Eve
Traditionally we have always met up on NYE to welcome in the New Year together. Details nearer the time.
January 2024
Please note - with our starred Meals Out on Mondays ** venues for the month, you will need to book at least a week in advance with us. This is to ensure you get a seat at a very popular venue. email weymouthgaygroup@gmail.com
Please note - with our starred Meals Out on Mondays ** venues for the month, you will need to book at least a week in advance with us. This is to ensure you get a seat at a very popular venue. email weymouthgaygroup@gmail.com
Monday 1st BH - New Years Day
Weymouth Gay Group (WGG) Meals Out on Mondays
Venue tbc. Advanced booking with us may be required. 7.30pm. Guys should be in William Henry Pub afterwards for drinks and you are welcomed to join us there to end the evening.
Thursday 4th
Weymouth Gay Group (WGG)
The Swan. 41-43 St Thomas St, Weymouth DT4 8EH
Our most popular night:- food, drinks, friendship, & a laugh! Right hand corner from 8pm - late.
More January meet up info please see : - https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/wgg-events.html
Weymouth Gay Group (WGG)
The Swan. 41-43 St Thomas St, Weymouth DT4 8EH
Our most popular night:- food, drinks, friendship, & a laugh! Right hand corner from 8pm - late.
More January meet up info please see : - https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/wgg-events.html
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)"
"Your website is the LGBT+ Bible locally" Dorset NHS
We love the comments by Kim Newstead, Manager of The Swan, our Thursday 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
"Welcoming, Friendly, Sociable"
"Real Ale, Real Friends"
"Lawnmower stress decompression!"
"I have to ..... (think about that)"
"Your website is the LGBT+ Bible locally" Dorset NHS
We love the comments by Kim Newstead, Manager of The Swan, our Thursday 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
Thursday 16th February 2023
Ten of our guys enjoyed a fun evening in The Swan. Why not pop along and join us on table 26 every Thursday! Dont be shy! Give our group a try! |
Thursday 27th January 2022
Fourteen guys enjoyed a wonderful evening full of friendship, chat and much laughter! Great to see a few friends attending our group in The Swan who we dont see often. You are most welcome to join us too! |
During the year, especially summer months, our numbers are boosted by visiting LGBT people from parts of the UK, and from around the world!
So if you are planning a trip to Weymouth, you would be most welcomed to join us. We even have guys who work in local hospitality, so we can make hotel / B&B recommendations! |
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Our guys at Bournemouth Pride ...... |
Friends of WGG
We have connections with many organisations ..... |
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Bournemouth Pride - BourneFree. Pic above from a few years ago. A group of us go by train from Weymouth every year. You are welcomed to join a group of us for a fab Gay day Out! July 6th 2024. See our Pride pages for more info,
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Weymouth Gay Group has many friends incl NHS, B-side Arts, Dorset Mind, LGBT Network, LGBT Consortium, Space Youth Project, Dorset LGBT Voices Forum, & more!
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You can jump to some of our most popular pages here
(or use the pull down menu to access all of them) We look best on your laptop / pc, rather than a small phone screen.
Our WGG events .... https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/wgg-events.html
Events Diary (over 30 local events most Months) https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/events-diary-monthly-listings.html
News ...(everything LGBT in our area) https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/lgbt-news-weymouth-dorset-2023.html
Pride events .... https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/pride-events.html
Helplines / support groups ... https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/helplinessupport-groups.html
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(or use the pull down menu to access all of them) We look best on your laptop / pc, rather than a small phone screen.
Our WGG events .... https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/wgg-events.html
Events Diary (over 30 local events most Months) https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/events-diary-monthly-listings.html
News ...(everything LGBT in our area) https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/lgbt-news-weymouth-dorset-2023.html
Pride events .... https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/pride-events.html
Helplines / support groups ... https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/helplinessupport-groups.html
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Local Dorset LGBT Community News .....
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Breaking news!
New local 'LGBT+ Friendship-Line' (02/12/2023) See our News page :- https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/lgbt-news-weymouth-dorset-2023.html Breaking news! Laugh Out Proud Bridport - Ticket discounts! (02/12/2023) See our News page:- https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/lgbt-news-weymouth-dorset-2023.html News! Closet turns ten! (25/11/2023) See our News page :- https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/lgbt-news-weymouth-dorset-2023.html News! Canon / Father John Hyde a tribute (18/11/2023) See our News page :- https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/lgbt-news-weymouth-dorset-2023.html News! Dorset's Transgender Day of Remembrance (11/11/2023) See our News page :- https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/lgbt-news-weymouth-dorset-2023.html News! New in Weymouth! LGBTQ+ Women & NB Meetups (02/11/2023) See our News page :- https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/lgbt-news-weymouth-dorset-2023.html |
News!
LGBTQ+ asylum seekers to be moved to Portlands Barge (25/10/2023) We made page two of The Dorset Echo! (26/10/2023) Read Weymouth Gay Group statement of support, and reports also from Pink News and Dorset Echo. See our News page :- https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/lgbt-news-weymouth-dorset-2023.html 
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Local LGBT+ Community News
Keep upto date with all the local Dorset LGBT community news on our news page. We update it frequently so please do check it out regularly! For over 90 news stories so far this year 2023, see:- https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/lgbt-news-weymouth-dorset-2023.html Did you miss last years news? Catch up with over 70 local LGBT news stories during 2022. You can see them here:- https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/lgbt-news-weymouth-dorset-2022.html |
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Local LGBT+ Community Events
We are blessed locally with a wide variety of events run by a number of local and visiting LGBT community groups. We list them all on our Events Diary page for you. Many of these may well be of interest to you, your friends and networks. For up to date info see our events diary page here - https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/events-diary-monthly-listings.html We often list over 35 local Dorset LGBT community events each month! July 2019 was a record month when we listed over 50 Dorset LGBT events! Join in and enjoy! |
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An event still to look forward to in 2023 ....
Check out our LGBT Community Events Diary page for around 30 Dorset LGBT events every month including more info about these 2023 events listed below. See- https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/events-diary-monthly-listings.html
Laugh Out Proud Bridport Arts Centre Saturday 9th December
Laught Out Proud is London's brand new LGBTQIA+ comedy night. Featuring the best in established and upcoming acts from the community on the UK comedy circuit.
This night is all about giving acts and audiences alike a fun and friendly place to express themselves, kick back, have a laugh and good time in an inclusive and welcoming comedy club environment. Whether it’s comedy, cabaret or anything in between – Laugh Out Proud is the queer night out you’re looking for.
Laught Out Proud is London's brand new LGBTQIA+ comedy night. Featuring the best in established and upcoming acts from the community on the UK comedy circuit.
This night is all about giving acts and audiences alike a fun and friendly place to express themselves, kick back, have a laugh and good time in an inclusive and welcoming comedy club environment. Whether it’s comedy, cabaret or anything in between – Laugh Out Proud is the queer night out you’re looking for.
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Next years 2024 not to miss events ..... !
Check out our LGBT Dorset Community Events page for more info & links incl more Pride dates!
See - https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/events-diary-monthly-listings.html
Check out our LGBT Dorset Community Events page for more info & links incl more Pride dates!
See - https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/events-diary-monthly-listings.html
LGBT+ History Month - February 2024
Local & national events. (details tbc)
Claiming our past – Celebrating our present – Creating our future.
The theme for LGBT+ History Month 2024 is 'medicine', to highlight the work and lives of historical LGBT+ people who worked in medicine, including healthcare. More info - https://lgbtplushistorymonth.co.uk/
Local & national events. (details tbc)
Claiming our past – Celebrating our present – Creating our future.
The theme for LGBT+ History Month 2024 is 'medicine', to highlight the work and lives of historical LGBT+ people who worked in medicine, including healthcare. More info - https://lgbtplushistorymonth.co.uk/
Pub Pride - Friday May 31st 2024
Nationally and locally it runs again at the end of May 2024 (local details tbc)
This annual celebration welcomes in Pride month, and is run nationally by "Ask for Clive".
2023 had a record of THREE Pub Prides in Dorset!
See our Pride page here:- https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/dorset-pub-prides.html
Nationally and locally it runs again at the end of May 2024 (local details tbc)
This annual celebration welcomes in Pride month, and is run nationally by "Ask for Clive".
2023 had a record of THREE Pub Prides in Dorset!
See our Pride page here:- https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/dorset-pub-prides.html
New! Weymouth Pride! "Craft with Pride" June 15th 2024 (Posted here 08/08/2023)
Weymouth Rugby Club. Craft stalls, and lots more! "Craft with Pride is an event bringing crafters together with the Pride community". See our Pride page here:- https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/weymouth-craft-pride.html
Weymouth Rugby Club. Craft stalls, and lots more! "Craft with Pride is an event bringing crafters together with the Pride community". See our Pride page here:- https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/weymouth-craft-pride.html
Bournemouth Pride July 6th 2024 (Posted here 08/07/2023)
Dorset's biggest annual LGBT+ event Bournemouth Pride - BourneFree. Every year we hear of guys who say they wanted to go but missed it. So, SAVE the DATE for 2024 NOW! JULY 6th. Meyrick Park Bournemouth. You can see loads of pics from previous years, and read about the day on our Pride page here:- https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/bournemouth-pride-bournefree.html
Dorset Youth Pride July 2024 (date tbc - likely to be early July)
This will again be at Shire Hall Dorchester and ran in June 2022 for the first time. Organisers are keen to repeat this Pride event in July 2024. It is a really beautiful event, and you dont need to be "lgbt youth" to attend and enjoy it.
You can see pics from last year, and read about the day on our Pride page here:- https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/dorchester-pride.html
New! Jurassic Pride 2024? (Posted first on our website 07/07/2022, updated 14/01/2023))
This event has been proposed by Anabelle and her friends in Bridport. More info from Anabelle at the Weymouth "This is me" Transgender group contact Anabelle :- anabellebayne@gmail.com or 07411 465007.
Website:- www.thisismedorset.co.uk/
New! Weymouth Pride 2024? (Posted first on our website April /2023)
See twitter - https://twitter.com/weymouth_pride
SIX Dorset Pride events in 2023! Check out our Pride pages for LOADS of Dorset info about, past, present and future Pride events in Dorset. See - https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/pride-events.html
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Dorset's biggest annual LGBT+ event Bournemouth Pride - BourneFree. Every year we hear of guys who say they wanted to go but missed it. So, SAVE the DATE for 2024 NOW! JULY 6th. Meyrick Park Bournemouth. You can see loads of pics from previous years, and read about the day on our Pride page here:- https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/bournemouth-pride-bournefree.html
Dorset Youth Pride July 2024 (date tbc - likely to be early July)
This will again be at Shire Hall Dorchester and ran in June 2022 for the first time. Organisers are keen to repeat this Pride event in July 2024. It is a really beautiful event, and you dont need to be "lgbt youth" to attend and enjoy it.
You can see pics from last year, and read about the day on our Pride page here:- https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/dorchester-pride.html
New! Jurassic Pride 2024? (Posted first on our website 07/07/2022, updated 14/01/2023))
This event has been proposed by Anabelle and her friends in Bridport. More info from Anabelle at the Weymouth "This is me" Transgender group contact Anabelle :- anabellebayne@gmail.com or 07411 465007.
Website:- www.thisismedorset.co.uk/
New! Weymouth Pride 2024? (Posted first on our website April /2023)
See twitter - https://twitter.com/weymouth_pride
SIX Dorset Pride events in 2023! Check out our Pride pages for LOADS of Dorset info about, past, present and future Pride events in Dorset. See - https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/pride-events.html
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Below is a slide show of some of our events, & events we have attended during the last few years ....
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Weymouth Gay Group is now on Instagram (posted here 11/03/2023)
With many thanks to Adam who is one of the younger members of Weymouth Gay Group we now have an Instagram account. You can follow us on Instagram here - www.instagram.com/weymouthgaygroup/?igshid=ZDdkNTZiNTM%3D
With many thanks to Adam who is one of the younger members of Weymouth Gay Group we now have an Instagram account. You can follow us on Instagram here - www.instagram.com/weymouthgaygroup/?igshid=ZDdkNTZiNTM%3D
We love TWITTER! (aka "X"!) Follow us https://twitter.com/WeymouthGayGrp
Join over 2,600 of our followers to be the first to get news and reminders about our meetings plus other local, national & international LGBT events/news/info and comments.
Join over 2,600 of our followers to be the first to get news and reminders about our meetings plus other local, national & international LGBT events/news/info and comments.
How to contact us
Please allow a few days before getting a reply, unless you chose option 1!
(Option 5 is not advised - yet, we are working on it)
1. In the pub! This is by far the best way! Join us in Swan 8pm (right hand corner) on Thursday! 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 - weymouthgaygroup@gmail.com (we try to reply promptly)
3. Twitter. You can message us, and follow us, on Twitter https://twitter.com/WeymouthGayGrp (Join over 2,600 followers!)
4. Form below. You can contact our group using the form below.
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)
Please allow a few days before getting a reply, unless you chose option 1!
(Option 5 is not advised - yet, we are working on it)
1. In the pub! This is by far the best way! Join us in Swan 8pm (right hand corner) on Thursday! 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 - weymouthgaygroup@gmail.com (we try to reply promptly)
3. Twitter. You can message us, and follow us, on Twitter https://twitter.com/WeymouthGayGrp (Join over 2,600 followers!)
4. Form below. You can contact our group using the form below.
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)
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Weymouth Gay Group is a memebr of .......
Consortium Supports LGBT+ Groups and Organisations for Stronger LGBT+ Communites
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Please make sure you check out all our other pages, lots of local lgbt events, local lgbt news, helplines and Prides in Dorset info!
This page was last updated 02/12/2023 Weymouth Gay Group 2023
email :- weymouthgaygroup@gmail.com . On X (aka Twitter) https://twitter.com/WeymouthGayGrp and some where on facebook too!
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This page was last updated 02/12/2023 Weymouth Gay Group 2023
email :- weymouthgaygroup@gmail.com . On X (aka Twitter) https://twitter.com/WeymouthGayGrp and some where on facebook too!
LGBT helpline 0800 612 3010 *Confidential non-judgemental support* Run by The Intercom Trust (free from UK mobiles & landlines)
