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Welcome to our lgbt groups page. We are not the only lgbt group in our area, and it's great to join many! |
It is brilliant that there are a growing variety of lgbt groups catering for a range of interests/needs, both local and national. If you know a Dorset lgbt group we should list here, tell us!
We welcome the groups who visit our area each year. Examples being Gay West, GLUG & ODL info below.
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We welcome the groups who visit our area each year. Examples being Gay West, GLUG & ODL info below.
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Monthly Social Cafe Group Pop Ups: These free to join monthly cafe pop ups are run by the LGB&T Dorset Equality Network and are aimed at community members who feel socially isolated.
Weymouth Pop Up (a partnership with & for the local LGBT community, partly funded by a Weymouth & Portland grant, started in February 2018). Every third Wednesday in the month 2 – 4pm see our monthly listings on the events diary page for venue info. https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/events-diary-monthly-listings.html
Bournemouth Pop Up new Women’s (Trans friendly/welcoming) 3 – 5pm, 1st Wednesday of every month, starting May 2nd, at Café Erte, 19 Queens Rd, Bournemouth BH2 6BA. For information contact Alex on 07742 957676
Boscombe Pop Up being organised and will be in a welcoming café in Pokesdown
More info/news from The Dorset LGBT Network here - lgbtdorsetequality.network/?page_id=182
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Weymouth Pop Up (a partnership with & for the local LGBT community, partly funded by a Weymouth & Portland grant, started in February 2018). Every third Wednesday in the month 2 – 4pm see our monthly listings on the events diary page for venue info. https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/events-diary-monthly-listings.html
Bournemouth Pop Up new Women’s (Trans friendly/welcoming) 3 – 5pm, 1st Wednesday of every month, starting May 2nd, at Café Erte, 19 Queens Rd, Bournemouth BH2 6BA. For information contact Alex on 07742 957676
Boscombe Pop Up being organised and will be in a welcoming café in Pokesdown
More info/news from The Dorset LGBT Network here - lgbtdorsetequality.network/?page_id=182
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Bridport LGBT Group (posted here Feb 2018, updated 13/7/2018, updated again 2/11/2018, updated 11/12/2018)
Bridport LGBT Group (previously known as Diversity Bridport)
Please note - It's been sad to hear that the Bridport LGBT Group (previously known as Diversity Bridport) has closed. They have been running during the last year with pub meet ups at The Woodman Inn and Ropemakers pub. Plus monthly cafe meet ups at The Beach & Barnicott (jointly organised with the Dorset LGBT Equality Network). Annabelle, from the group, is still keeping the Bridport LGBT Group Facebook page going, but may close it at some point.
More info call Annabelle phone 01308 538897 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/128363247865682/
In July 2018, they changed their name from Diversity Bridport to Bridport LGBT Group.
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Bridport LGBT Group (previously known as Diversity Bridport)
Please note - It's been sad to hear that the Bridport LGBT Group (previously known as Diversity Bridport) has closed. They have been running during the last year with pub meet ups at The Woodman Inn and Ropemakers pub. Plus monthly cafe meet ups at The Beach & Barnicott (jointly organised with the Dorset LGBT Equality Network). Annabelle, from the group, is still keeping the Bridport LGBT Group Facebook page going, but may close it at some point.
More info call Annabelle phone 01308 538897 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/128363247865682/
In July 2018, they changed their name from Diversity Bridport to Bridport LGBT Group.
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New! Weekly group in Bridport (Posted here 11/12/2018)
Bridport - Drop in LGBT support group Unitarian Chapel in the Gardens 5pm- 7pm. In reading room via Rax lane. 49 East St Bridport Dorset DT6 3JX Public Car Parking is opposite in East St car park. More details above in monthly events listings. Contact Tony (organiser) for more info on 07584 958581
(We highly recommend that you contact organisers before attending to ensure events are happening).
NOTE This new regular weekly event is welcomed, especially now that the Bridport LGBT Group are no longer running social meet ups. More info on our news page here - https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/lgbt-news-weymouth-dorset-2019.html
and see website - http://www.ukunitarians.org.uk/bridport/activities.htm
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Bridport - Drop in LGBT support group Unitarian Chapel in the Gardens 5pm- 7pm. In reading room via Rax lane. 49 East St Bridport Dorset DT6 3JX Public Car Parking is opposite in East St car park. More details above in monthly events listings. Contact Tony (organiser) for more info on 07584 958581
(We highly recommend that you contact organisers before attending to ensure events are happening).
NOTE This new regular weekly event is welcomed, especially now that the Bridport LGBT Group are no longer running social meet ups. More info on our news page here - https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/lgbt-news-weymouth-dorset-2019.html
and see website - http://www.ukunitarians.org.uk/bridport/activities.htm
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New! Gay Table Roast Dinner plus Coffee mornings near Yeovil (posted here 16/8/2018)
Although slightly outside our area, these two excellent social events run by Paul in Stoford (just south of Yeovil off the A37) are ideal for guys in North Dorset who may feel socially isolated.
Gay Table Roast Dinners
Every month on the Sunday that follows the last Friday. Aimed at guys who are a bit lonely or who don’t eat properly
Paul writes - “We ask for a £5 donation towards the cost of food for the Roast Dinner. This is always a full Roast with homemade soup to start, roast dinner with plenty of vegetables followed by a pudding all washed down with fruit juice. There is tea and coffee with cake later in the afternoon. The dinner is served at 1pm guests are welcome to arrive anytime after 11am and can stay as long as they want.”
Coffee mornings
Second Saturday in the month from 11am – 3pm Stoford near Yeovil.
Venue for both regular events is Paul’s private home in Stoford. You can contact him, for full details, via this email geraniumtrust@gmail.com Paul also runs the Geranium Trust, which may interest many of you. www.geraniumtrust.org
Check out our WGG events listings for dates https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/events-diary-monthly-listings.html
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Although slightly outside our area, these two excellent social events run by Paul in Stoford (just south of Yeovil off the A37) are ideal for guys in North Dorset who may feel socially isolated.
Gay Table Roast Dinners
Every month on the Sunday that follows the last Friday. Aimed at guys who are a bit lonely or who don’t eat properly
Paul writes - “We ask for a £5 donation towards the cost of food for the Roast Dinner. This is always a full Roast with homemade soup to start, roast dinner with plenty of vegetables followed by a pudding all washed down with fruit juice. There is tea and coffee with cake later in the afternoon. The dinner is served at 1pm guests are welcome to arrive anytime after 11am and can stay as long as they want.”
Coffee mornings
Second Saturday in the month from 11am – 3pm Stoford near Yeovil.
Venue for both regular events is Paul’s private home in Stoford. You can contact him, for full details, via this email geraniumtrust@gmail.com Paul also runs the Geranium Trust, which may interest many of you. www.geraniumtrust.org
Check out our WGG events listings for dates https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/events-diary-monthly-listings.html
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"Out in Purbeck" - No more (posted here 14/03/2019 updated 17/03/2019)
Sadly, we have had conformation that this Swanage based social group is no longer running.
Known as "Out in Purbeck", it used to meet up monthly and offered a safe place for Purbeck based LGBT people to meet up. We had confirmation in an email from the organisers on 16th March.
It's a great shame when a socail group like this folds. Lets hope something new can start up for LGBT people before to long in the Purbeck area.
* NOTE - Their are occasionally LGBT events in The Purbeck area. Organised by groups like - Gay OutDoor Club (GOC), Bournemouth Gay Men's Social's, Allsorts (Lesbian group) and visiting LGBT groups like OutDoor Lads and the Gay & Lesbian Underwater Group (GLUG). Swanage Library had a LGBT display during LGBT History Month in 2019. Any Swanage events are listed (when known) on our Events Diary Listings page here - https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/events-diary-monthly-listings.html
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New! Bournemouth Gay Men Social's A group for gay men that like to meet new people, get involved with different activities, experience all the great things to do In Dorset and enjoy a lovely meal & drink along the way. The aim of the group is to get a group of gay guys together who like anything from a picnic on the beach, glorious walk through the Dorset countryside, trips to the theatre and discovering new places to eating good food to lots of other activities that we could all explore together.
This is a new group and we would love this group to grow and evolve so any ideas or suggestions are welcome
More info https://www.meetup.com/Bournemouth-Gay-Men-Social-Events/
**********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************Gay West "We are the longest running group in the South West of England for gay men, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people, providing a safe and supportive social group in Bath, Bristol and surrounding areas. We are here for people who wish to make new friends, are on their own, have just come out or are not 'scene' orientated". Read more Website https://gaywest.org.uk/
Note, a group of Gay West members visit Weymouth Gay Group every year.
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Gay Outdoor Club. GOC. Get out into the beautiful countryside & coast of Dorset on a GOC walk, and meet new friends.The Gay Outdoor Club operates throughout Great Britain and provides a wide range of outdoor and indoor sports and recreational activities for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender men and women. Dorchester group walk 2nd and/or 3rd Sunday most months. Check out our WGG events diary page for their Dorset events.
Website www.goc.org.uk
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OutdoorLads Every weekend OutdoorLads runs a range of sociable outdoor activities for gay and bisexual men right across the UK - things like hiking, climbing, camping, biking, canoeing, sailing and skiing. Some of these events take place in Dorset, and may be listed on our WGG events diary page. Website www.outdoorlads.com
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GLUG - Gay & Lesbian Underwater Group GLUG is a non-profit SCUBA diving club for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered divers and their friends. They organise a number of dive trips in the UK (some in Dorset) and overseas each year. They meet monthly in London and also plan other social events. You will need to join them to take part in their dives. During 2018 they have dives in Weymouth and 4 weekend events on Portland in June, July & August. More info on their website and our WGG events diary page. http://www.glug.co.uk/dive-tripssocials.html
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Gillingham in North Dorset now has lgbt social group. They have had news coverage in The Western Gazette. The Intercom Trust website may have more info and contacts for them. Also of interest in North Dorset was a pride event in Shafesbury 2015! More info here on North Dorset events when we get them, or check this website https://www.intercomtrust.org.uk/directory/
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Gay Yeovil Group Gay Yeovil is a group started by Claire who was fed up that nothing is happening in her area. (Sound familiar? That's how Weymouth Gay Group started 10 years ago!) Although slightly out of our area, we do wish Gay Yeovil well. At the moment they are only on twitter and you can contact them their at @GayYeovil We hope to put information about their future meetings/events here. This is ideal for people in North Dorset who have little or nothing local to go too.
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Taunton Gay Group. Although outside of our area, you may be interested in this new gay social group. From their website -
"Are you LGBT+ (or unsure) living in the Taunton area? Would you like to join a group of friendly gay guys up the pub to make new connections, meet new friends and socialise more? Do you want to find out what's going on in Somerset and the region for LGBT+ people? If so you've come to the right place."
We are very honored that Taunton Gay Group are modeling themselves on Weymouth Gay Group, and even with a Weebly website too! We wish them well for the future, and hope they will visit us sometime. If you are near Taunton, or passing by, why not check out this new social group.
You can see their website here ... https://tauntongaygroup.weebly.com/ they also have a facebook page and are on twitter https://twitter.com/TauntonGayGroup
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Sadly, we have had conformation that this Swanage based social group is no longer running.
Known as "Out in Purbeck", it used to meet up monthly and offered a safe place for Purbeck based LGBT people to meet up. We had confirmation in an email from the organisers on 16th March.
It's a great shame when a socail group like this folds. Lets hope something new can start up for LGBT people before to long in the Purbeck area.
* NOTE - Their are occasionally LGBT events in The Purbeck area. Organised by groups like - Gay OutDoor Club (GOC), Bournemouth Gay Men's Social's, Allsorts (Lesbian group) and visiting LGBT groups like OutDoor Lads and the Gay & Lesbian Underwater Group (GLUG). Swanage Library had a LGBT display during LGBT History Month in 2019. Any Swanage events are listed (when known) on our Events Diary Listings page here - https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/events-diary-monthly-listings.html
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New! Bournemouth Gay Men Social's A group for gay men that like to meet new people, get involved with different activities, experience all the great things to do In Dorset and enjoy a lovely meal & drink along the way. The aim of the group is to get a group of gay guys together who like anything from a picnic on the beach, glorious walk through the Dorset countryside, trips to the theatre and discovering new places to eating good food to lots of other activities that we could all explore together.
This is a new group and we would love this group to grow and evolve so any ideas or suggestions are welcome
More info https://www.meetup.com/Bournemouth-Gay-Men-Social-Events/
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Note, a group of Gay West members visit Weymouth Gay Group every year.
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Gay Outdoor Club. GOC. Get out into the beautiful countryside & coast of Dorset on a GOC walk, and meet new friends.The Gay Outdoor Club operates throughout Great Britain and provides a wide range of outdoor and indoor sports and recreational activities for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender men and women. Dorchester group walk 2nd and/or 3rd Sunday most months. Check out our WGG events diary page for their Dorset events.
Website www.goc.org.uk
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OutdoorLads Every weekend OutdoorLads runs a range of sociable outdoor activities for gay and bisexual men right across the UK - things like hiking, climbing, camping, biking, canoeing, sailing and skiing. Some of these events take place in Dorset, and may be listed on our WGG events diary page. Website www.outdoorlads.com
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GLUG - Gay & Lesbian Underwater Group GLUG is a non-profit SCUBA diving club for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered divers and their friends. They organise a number of dive trips in the UK (some in Dorset) and overseas each year. They meet monthly in London and also plan other social events. You will need to join them to take part in their dives. During 2018 they have dives in Weymouth and 4 weekend events on Portland in June, July & August. More info on their website and our WGG events diary page. http://www.glug.co.uk/dive-tripssocials.html
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Gillingham in North Dorset now has lgbt social group. They have had news coverage in The Western Gazette. The Intercom Trust website may have more info and contacts for them. Also of interest in North Dorset was a pride event in Shafesbury 2015! More info here on North Dorset events when we get them, or check this website https://www.intercomtrust.org.uk/directory/
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Gay Yeovil Group Gay Yeovil is a group started by Claire who was fed up that nothing is happening in her area. (Sound familiar? That's how Weymouth Gay Group started 10 years ago!) Although slightly out of our area, we do wish Gay Yeovil well. At the moment they are only on twitter and you can contact them their at @GayYeovil We hope to put information about their future meetings/events here. This is ideal for people in North Dorset who have little or nothing local to go too.
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Taunton Gay Group. Although outside of our area, you may be interested in this new gay social group. From their website -
"Are you LGBT+ (or unsure) living in the Taunton area? Would you like to join a group of friendly gay guys up the pub to make new connections, meet new friends and socialise more? Do you want to find out what's going on in Somerset and the region for LGBT+ people? If so you've come to the right place."
We are very honored that Taunton Gay Group are modeling themselves on Weymouth Gay Group, and even with a Weebly website too! We wish them well for the future, and hope they will visit us sometime. If you are near Taunton, or passing by, why not check out this new social group.
You can see their website here ... https://tauntongaygroup.weebly.com/ they also have a facebook page and are on twitter https://twitter.com/TauntonGayGroup
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Lesbian groups. Are their any Weymouth/Portland/Dorchester/Bridport lesbian groups now? Their have been some in the past. We do get requests for them, so if you know of any, or run one, please let us know so that we can list them here. Cheers! If you are searching for one try the Intercom Trust website for info https://www.intercomtrust.org.uk/directory/ Here are some regional ones, their are more:-
Women of Wessex - WOW organise events and activities for lesbian women. They have many regular events including coffee mornings, a book group, quiz nights, lunches out and film/DVD nights in etc. They have a bi monthly newsletter informing members of all the news and events and a great new website, which has a member forum. website https://www.intercomtrust.org.uk/directory/dorset/women-of-wessex email wow.dorset@hotmail.co.uk Tel 07580 666528
West Dorset Womens Group
Lesbian womens group for socialising, walks, activities and events. email sherry@scorp.plus.com
Dorset Roller Girls Here is a great group of girls who are very open for lesbians and others from the lgbt+ community to join them. (They have a male group too, check out the name!) The Dorset Roller Girls looked great at Bournemouth Pride in 2017. Did you see them? Search on facebook for /dorsetrollergirls Twitter @DORSETRG
Allsorts Allsorts is a social networking group for the Bournemouth and South Coast lesbian community.
All are welcome as members. Women ONLY, please, by definition. You are invited to post events and to attend any of interest. These might include dining out, theatre, cinema, walking or cycling, exhibitions....You name it! We are a not-for-profit group but do request a contribution of 50pence per event attended. This is purely to cover costs of maintaining the website annual fees. More info - https://www.meetup.com/Lesbian-Allsorts/
Women of Wessex - WOW organise events and activities for lesbian women. They have many regular events including coffee mornings, a book group, quiz nights, lunches out and film/DVD nights in etc. They have a bi monthly newsletter informing members of all the news and events and a great new website, which has a member forum. website https://www.intercomtrust.org.uk/directory/dorset/women-of-wessex email wow.dorset@hotmail.co.uk Tel 07580 666528
West Dorset Womens Group
Lesbian womens group for socialising, walks, activities and events. email sherry@scorp.plus.com
Dorset Roller Girls Here is a great group of girls who are very open for lesbians and others from the lgbt+ community to join them. (They have a male group too, check out the name!) The Dorset Roller Girls looked great at Bournemouth Pride in 2017. Did you see them? Search on facebook for /dorsetrollergirls Twitter @DORSETRG
Allsorts Allsorts is a social networking group for the Bournemouth and South Coast lesbian community.
All are welcome as members. Women ONLY, please, by definition. You are invited to post events and to attend any of interest. These might include dining out, theatre, cinema, walking or cycling, exhibitions....You name it! We are a not-for-profit group but do request a contribution of 50pence per event attended. This is purely to cover costs of maintaining the website annual fees. More info - https://www.meetup.com/Lesbian-Allsorts/
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Wimborne Girls - Trans at the Minster A group of trans girls meeting for chat and a drink in a relaxed and friendly environment. Meet on the 2nd Tuesday (19.30hrs onwards) each month at the White Hart in the centre of Wimborne Minster. Contact Tasmin on cd@qtee.biz
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Non-Binary South West is a new support group for people based in the South West of England who identify beyond binary gender. Website - http://www.nbsw.org.uk/about.html You can also find them on the Intercom Trust directory page https://www.intercomtrust.org.uk/directory/
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Family Gender Identity Days - Dorchester These are run by The Intercom Trust in Dorset, Devon and Cornwall. They are bookable events and the Dorset ones have run in Dorchester. If this interests you or someone you know, contact the Intercom Trust for more information. www.intercomtrust.org.uk 01392 201015
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Space Youth Project Are you a young person reading this? Here is a brilliant group for you! Space has local groups in Weymouth on the first and third Wednesdays of each month, and in Dorchester on the first and third Thursdays of each month (There are groups in many other Dorset towns too). More info about Space on their website. www.spaceyouthproject.co.uk
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Mind Out is a peer and professional support group for lgbt people with mental health needs. Run by Dorset Mind.
Mind Out Weymouth lgbt mental health support group every other Friday in Weymouth http://dorsetmind.uk/
http://dorsetmind.uk/services-courses/west-dorset-support-groups/mindout-weymouth/programme-weymouth/
MindOut Weymouth meets every other Friday 2pm-4pm at: Weymouth Adult Learning Centre 45 Dorchester Road (almost opp Rembrandt Hotel) Weymouth DT4 7JT
Mind Out Bournemouth lgbt mental health support group, every Thursday 1pm- 3.30pm in Bournemouth check with Dorset Mind for venue. http://dorsetmind.uk/
Their is a very good article about MindOut Weymouth, with group users comments, on the Dorset - eye website. View it here .... Dorset Eye 25/9/2017 www.dorseteye.com/south/articles/this-group-really-does-change-lives
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Mind Out is a peer and professional support group for lgbt people with mental health needs. Run by Dorset Mind.
Mind Out Weymouth lgbt mental health support group every other Friday in Weymouth http://dorsetmind.uk/
http://dorsetmind.uk/services-courses/west-dorset-support-groups/mindout-weymouth/programme-weymouth/
MindOut Weymouth meets every other Friday 2pm-4pm at: Weymouth Adult Learning Centre 45 Dorchester Road (almost opp Rembrandt Hotel) Weymouth DT4 7JT
Mind Out Bournemouth lgbt mental health support group, every Thursday 1pm- 3.30pm in Bournemouth check with Dorset Mind for venue. http://dorsetmind.uk/
Their is a very good article about MindOut Weymouth, with group users comments, on the Dorset - eye website. View it here .... Dorset Eye 25/9/2017 www.dorseteye.com/south/articles/this-group-really-does-change-lives
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Nothing above for you?
You might like to check out these links ...
Intercom Trust.
Lots of groups in SW England. - https://www.intercomtrust.org.uk/directory/
Stonewall.
They list and can help put you in touch with many LGBT groups / organisations -
https://www.stonewall.org.uk/help-advice/whats-my-area
LGBT Consortium.
They list lots of both local & national groups here - http://www.lgbtconsortium.org.uk/directory
You might like to check out these links ...
Intercom Trust.
Lots of groups in SW England. - https://www.intercomtrust.org.uk/directory/
Stonewall.
They list and can help put you in touch with many LGBT groups / organisations -
https://www.stonewall.org.uk/help-advice/whats-my-area
LGBT Consortium.
They list lots of both local & national groups here - http://www.lgbtconsortium.org.uk/directory
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Please make sure you check out all our other pages, lots of local lgbt events, local lgbt news, helplines and info on Weymouth & Portlands first Pride event in 2019 too!
This page was last updated 17/03/2019 Weymouth Gay Group 2019
email :- weymouthgaygroup@gmail.com 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)
Please make sure you check out all our other pages, lots of local lgbt events, local lgbt news, helplines and info on Weymouth & Portlands first Pride event in 2019 too!
This page was last updated 17/03/2019 Weymouth Gay Group 2019
email :- weymouthgaygroup@gmail.com 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)
