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 their is a growing variety of lgbt groups catering for a range of interests/needs, both local and national. We welcome those who visit our area each year. Examples being GLUG & ODL info below.
If you know a Dorset lgbt group we should list here, tell us! We would love to list more Dorset lesbian and transgender / non binary etc groups. We get loads of hits on our website and promote groups/events in advance on our twitter @weymouthgaygrp where we have over 1,100 followers!
Please visit all our other Weymouth Gay Group pages for loads of local events, news, information, helplines and more! Oh, and info on our twice weekly Weymouth pub meet ups. That's the best place to catch up with us all. Drop by,say hello, and see us soon!
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We are not the only lgbt group in our area, and it's great to join many!
It is brilliant that their is a growing variety of lgbt groups catering for a range of interests/needs, both local and national. We welcome those who visit our area each year. Examples being GLUG & ODL info below.
If you know a Dorset lgbt group we should list here, tell us! We would love to list more Dorset lesbian and transgender / non binary etc groups. We get loads of hits on our website and promote groups/events in advance on our twitter @weymouthgaygrp where we have over 1,100 followers!
Please visit all our other Weymouth Gay Group pages for loads of local events, news, information, helplines and more! Oh, and info on our twice weekly Weymouth pub meet ups. That's the best place to catch up with us all. Drop by,say hello, and see us soon!
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New lgbt local group - "Out in Purbeck" Posted here 8/3/2017. updated 26/4/2017
OUT IN PURBECK- NEW LGBT GROUP
Out in Purbeck is the idea of Karen in Swanage. She writes...
This group is just getting established and we are going to meet up roughly every third Monday from 6pm onwards.However we can be flexible about times and days.This is a great opportunity to get together with like minded people,make new friends, share interests etc.
For further details contact Karen outinpurbeck@gmail.com
Posted here 8/3/2017
"Any Lesbian or Gay men living on Purbecks or surrounding area interested in setting up a new social group? We could perhaps have a social event once a month, such as a meal, cinema, walk, barbeque on the beach (not yet!) or what ever people are interested in doing. If you are interested, please contact outinpurbeck@gmail.com
Depending on the response, I will organise an initial get together to see how everyone wants to take things forward.
Thanks"
Karen
You can contact Karen by email outinpurbeck@gmail.com
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Gay Outdoor Club. GOC. - Dorchester Group - walk 2nd and/or 3rd Sunday most months. Get out into the beautiful countryside & coast of Dorset on a GOC walk, and meet new friends. We list their walks on our events pages.
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. GOC consists of over 30 local groups who organize regular walks, cycle rides, weekends away and social events so no-one is far from a GOC event. Dorchester group walk 2nd and/or 3rd Sunday most months. Check out our diary page for their Dorset events. Website www.goc.org.uk
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OutdoorLads
This is a similar national group to the Gay Outdoor Club, which has both day and weekend hostel based events in Dorset. Check out our diary page for their Dorset events.
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. The group is a charity run by its Members for its Members so while everything is done to the highest professional standards prices are kept low. All over the country people of different ages and backgrounds are joining OutdoorLads and today the group has over 25,000 registered users and is growing at its fastest rate in its history.
One thing that characterises every OutdoorLads event is the friendly and welcoming nature of the guys you meet. Everyone 'mucks in' to make sure everyone has a good time and events run smoothly to help those 'first event jitters' quickly disappear.
Whether you have loads of experience, want to try something new, get fit or just want to 'get out more', sign up for your first OutdoorLads event. You’ll have a great time with friendly guys who all have a shared love of the outdoors.
So where do you start? It's absolutely free to join OutdoorLads - simply click here to register then search for your nearest event from the 'Events' menu.
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 have about 50 members and organise a number of dive trips in the UK 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.
They have 3 dive weekends based in Dorset during 2017. April Weymouth. July Swanage. September Weymouth. More info on thier website and our events listings page. http://www.glug.co.uk/dive-tripssocials.html
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MCC Church Dorchester
Meets every Sunday 6pm at St Peters Dorchester. The MCC Church was formed in the LGBT community and this remains their prime ministry. More info 07825 616524 We list their Sunday meetings on our website events page.
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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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New Yeovil Group
Gay Yeovil is a new group started by Claire who was fed up that nothing is happening in her area. Sound familiar? That's how Weymouth Gay Group started 9 years ago! Althought 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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Does anyone know if this group is still running? We are unsure as no reply to our enquires, and website link does not appear to work.
The Blackdown Social Group (West Dorset & Exeter Devon) is a social group for gay men where you can be sure of a warm welcome. We usually meet at a member's home on the first Saturday evening of each month, and for coffee mornings and Sunday afternoon teas during the summer months, plus a Christmas meal out in December. From time to time, members may organise other activities.The group has some 50 members covering a wide age range. Although we started in the Blackdown Hills, there are now members from a wide area.The cost of membership is £10 a year. If you would like to find out more about the Blackdown Social Group and it's activities, then please contact us.
You can call the group on 07969 875308 or email us at socialgroup.blackdown@gmail.com.
www.blackdownsocialgroup.org.uk
There's a related group, Dot's Diners, which also meets once a month for a meal in a member's home. Email us if you would like more information.
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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 Helpline 0800 612 3010
OUT IN PURBECK- NEW LGBT GROUP
Out in Purbeck is the idea of Karen in Swanage. She writes...
This group is just getting established and we are going to meet up roughly every third Monday from 6pm onwards.However we can be flexible about times and days.This is a great opportunity to get together with like minded people,make new friends, share interests etc.
For further details contact Karen outinpurbeck@gmail.com
Posted here 8/3/2017
"Any Lesbian or Gay men living on Purbecks or surrounding area interested in setting up a new social group? We could perhaps have a social event once a month, such as a meal, cinema, walk, barbeque on the beach (not yet!) or what ever people are interested in doing. If you are interested, please contact outinpurbeck@gmail.com
Depending on the response, I will organise an initial get together to see how everyone wants to take things forward.
Thanks"
Karen
You can contact Karen by email outinpurbeck@gmail.com
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Gay Outdoor Club. GOC. - Dorchester Group - walk 2nd and/or 3rd Sunday most months. Get out into the beautiful countryside & coast of Dorset on a GOC walk, and meet new friends. We list their walks on our events pages.
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. GOC consists of over 30 local groups who organize regular walks, cycle rides, weekends away and social events so no-one is far from a GOC event. Dorchester group walk 2nd and/or 3rd Sunday most months. Check out our diary page for their Dorset events. Website www.goc.org.uk
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OutdoorLads
This is a similar national group to the Gay Outdoor Club, which has both day and weekend hostel based events in Dorset. Check out our diary page for their Dorset events.
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. The group is a charity run by its Members for its Members so while everything is done to the highest professional standards prices are kept low. All over the country people of different ages and backgrounds are joining OutdoorLads and today the group has over 25,000 registered users and is growing at its fastest rate in its history.
One thing that characterises every OutdoorLads event is the friendly and welcoming nature of the guys you meet. Everyone 'mucks in' to make sure everyone has a good time and events run smoothly to help those 'first event jitters' quickly disappear.
Whether you have loads of experience, want to try something new, get fit or just want to 'get out more', sign up for your first OutdoorLads event. You’ll have a great time with friendly guys who all have a shared love of the outdoors.
So where do you start? It's absolutely free to join OutdoorLads - simply click here to register then search for your nearest event from the 'Events' menu.
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 have about 50 members and organise a number of dive trips in the UK 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.
They have 3 dive weekends based in Dorset during 2017. April Weymouth. July Swanage. September Weymouth. More info on thier website and our events listings page. http://www.glug.co.uk/dive-tripssocials.html
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MCC Church Dorchester
Meets every Sunday 6pm at St Peters Dorchester. The MCC Church was formed in the LGBT community and this remains their prime ministry. More info 07825 616524 We list their Sunday meetings on our website events page.
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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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New Yeovil Group
Gay Yeovil is a new group started by Claire who was fed up that nothing is happening in her area. Sound familiar? That's how Weymouth Gay Group started 9 years ago! Althought 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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Does anyone know if this group is still running? We are unsure as no reply to our enquires, and website link does not appear to work.
The Blackdown Social Group (West Dorset & Exeter Devon) is a social group for gay men where you can be sure of a warm welcome. We usually meet at a member's home on the first Saturday evening of each month, and for coffee mornings and Sunday afternoon teas during the summer months, plus a Christmas meal out in December. From time to time, members may organise other activities.The group has some 50 members covering a wide age range. Although we started in the Blackdown Hills, there are now members from a wide area.The cost of membership is £10 a year. If you would like to find out more about the Blackdown Social Group and it's activities, then please contact us.
You can call the group on 07969 875308 or email us at socialgroup.blackdown@gmail.com.
www.blackdownsocialgroup.org.uk
There's a related group, Dot's Diners, which also meets once a month for a meal in a member's home. Email us if you would like more information.
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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 Helpline 0800 612 3010
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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 it 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.
Contact
West Dorset Womens Group
Lesbain womens group for socialising, walks, activities and events.
Contact E-Mail: 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 this year. Did you see them?
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 it 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.
Contact
- Telephone: 07580 666528
- Website: Women of Wessex
- E-Mail: wow.dorset@hotmail.co.uk
West Dorset Womens Group
Lesbain womens group for socialising, walks, activities and events.
Contact E-Mail: 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 this year. Did you see them?
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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. Formed in July 2016, we meet on the 2nd Tuesday (19.30hrs onwards) each month at the White Hart in the centre of Wimborne Minster. At the pub great food is available and free parking (after 18.00hrs) is situated in the public car park on King Street. Entrance is usually through the garden gate into the pub from the smaller, lower section of the car park. Members living in the Salisbury, Lymington and Dorchester areas are regular attendees as well as those living more locally.
Contact Tasmin on cd@qtee.biz if further information required.
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A group of trans girls meeting for chat and a drink in a relaxed and friendly environment. Formed in July 2016, we meet on the 2nd Tuesday (19.30hrs onwards) each month at the White Hart in the centre of Wimborne Minster. At the pub great food is available and free parking (after 18.00hrs) is situated in the public car park on King Street. Entrance is usually through the garden gate into the pub from the smaller, lower section of the car park. Members living in the Salisbury, Lymington and Dorchester areas are regular attendees as well as those living more locally.
Contact Tasmin on cd@qtee.biz if further information required.
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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/
Copy from their website:-
As non-binary people, we can find that although we do have a lot in common with other trans* (and cis) people, we also have issues that are unique to us, whether we're transitioning or not. And it can be difficult to open up about these issues in situations where most people don't "get it", whether in support groups, with friends or family, at work, or in the healthcare system, and whether transitioning or not.
We've created Non-Binary South West to help meet this need, for non-binary people in the South West - and, increasingly, for people beyond the South West who want to join our online forum community too (and are very welcome here). As well as hosting our online community forum, we have regular meetings in central Exeter, from 1-3 on the first Saturday of every month, in an LGBT-nspecific space.
You can contact them via their website.
We welcome this new group, and wish them and their members/friends every success.
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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/
Copy from their website:-
As non-binary people, we can find that although we do have a lot in common with other trans* (and cis) people, we also have issues that are unique to us, whether we're transitioning or not. And it can be difficult to open up about these issues in situations where most people don't "get it", whether in support groups, with friends or family, at work, or in the healthcare system, and whether transitioning or not.
We've created Non-Binary South West to help meet this need, for non-binary people in the South West - and, increasingly, for people beyond the South West who want to join our online forum community too (and are very welcome here). As well as hosting our online community forum, we have regular meetings in central Exeter, from 1-3 on the first Saturday of every month, in an LGBT-nspecific space.
You can contact them via their website.
We welcome this new group, and wish them and their members/friends every success.
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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 other parts of Dorset too). They also have a "T - Group" for young Transgender people. See our events page for local Space Youth Project events and the Space website.
Space are also looking for volunteer Youth work assistants. See our jobs page http://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/local-lgbt-jobs.html
More info about Space on their website. www.spaceyouthproject.co.uk
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 other parts of Dorset too). They also have a "T - Group" for young Transgender people. See our events page for local Space Youth Project events and the Space website.
Space are also looking for volunteer Youth work assistants. See our jobs page http://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/local-lgbt-jobs.html
More info about Space on their website. www.spaceyouthproject.co.uk
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Dorset Mind - Mind Out www.dorsetmind.uk
From their website - Dorset Mind is an independent charitable provider of mental health services. We work across Dorset, offering support to anyone in the county and facing a mental health problem, or caring for those who are. MindOut is a safe, confidential and accepting space for LGB and Trans people experiencing mental health issues and offers recovery-based peer and staff support. Each session involves a guided relaxation or mindfulness exercise, time to share experiences and concerns, followed by discussion workshops based on group members’ requests. Discussions cover a diverse range of topics, for example: coming out to friends and family, developing self-compassion and building self-esteem, managing anxiety, mental health conditions and recovery-based coping skills, for example helpful ways of thinking, relaxation and mindfulness.
Click here for the MindOut leaflet (see below)
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
There are currently two MindOut LGBT Mental Health support groups in Dorset:
MindOut Weymouth meets Weekly on Friday's 2pm-4pm at:
Weymouth Adult Learning Centre
45 Dorchester Road (almost opp Rembrant Hotel)
Weymouth
DT4 7JT
MindOut Bournemouth meets weekly on Thursday’s 1pm – 3.30pm at:
Over the Rainbow
27 St Michaels Road
Bournemouth
BH2 5DB
No referral is necessary, you can simply turn up on the day or you can get in touch with the coordinator, Mandy, on 07590-741698 or email: mindout@dorsetmind.uk
Charges: £3 – £5 per session (depending on your circumstances)
Dorset Mind - Mind Out www.dorsetmind.uk
From their website - Dorset Mind is an independent charitable provider of mental health services. We work across Dorset, offering support to anyone in the county and facing a mental health problem, or caring for those who are. MindOut is a safe, confidential and accepting space for LGB and Trans people experiencing mental health issues and offers recovery-based peer and staff support. Each session involves a guided relaxation or mindfulness exercise, time to share experiences and concerns, followed by discussion workshops based on group members’ requests. Discussions cover a diverse range of topics, for example: coming out to friends and family, developing self-compassion and building self-esteem, managing anxiety, mental health conditions and recovery-based coping skills, for example helpful ways of thinking, relaxation and mindfulness.
Click here for the MindOut leaflet (see below)
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
There are currently two MindOut LGBT Mental Health support groups in Dorset:
MindOut Weymouth meets Weekly on Friday's 2pm-4pm at:
Weymouth Adult Learning Centre
45 Dorchester Road (almost opp Rembrant Hotel)
Weymouth
DT4 7JT
MindOut Bournemouth meets weekly on Thursday’s 1pm – 3.30pm at:
Over the Rainbow
27 St Michaels Road
Bournemouth
BH2 5DB
No referral is necessary, you can simply turn up on the day or you can get in touch with the coordinator, Mandy, on 07590-741698 or email: mindout@dorsetmind.uk
Charges: £3 – £5 per session (depending on your circumstances)
Exciting news - Mind Out Weymouth expanding!
Dorset Mind have just announced that from later this year, MindOut Weymouth support group will meet weekly. This is great news for the group, which is regularly attended and supported by the LGBT community. Increasing the MindOut Weymouth sessions (they were monthly) are part of Dorset Mind’s growing plans to establish their presence in West Dorset.
MindOut Weymouth support groupMindOut is a peer support group for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex people experiencing mental health problems.
For more information about both support groups, please click here.
Dorset Mind have just announced that from later this year, MindOut Weymouth support group will meet weekly. This is great news for the group, which is regularly attended and supported by the LGBT community. Increasing the MindOut Weymouth sessions (they were monthly) are part of Dorset Mind’s growing plans to establish their presence in West Dorset.
MindOut Weymouth support groupMindOut is a peer support group for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex people experiencing mental health problems.
- MindOut Weymouth meets weekly on Friday afternoons at Weymouth Adult Leaning Center, Dorchester Road Weymouth.
- MindOut Bournemouth meets weekly on Thursday afternoons at Over the Rainbow, Bournemouth.
For more information about both support groups, please click here.
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Do you know a group not listed here? Tell us!
Page last updated 20/10/2017 by C. Weymouth Gay Group 2017
email :- weymouthgaygroup@gmail.com Twitter @weymouthgaygrp phone (text ONLY) 07957 551211 .... 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)
Page last updated 20/10/2017 by C. Weymouth Gay Group 2017
email :- weymouthgaygroup@gmail.com Twitter @weymouthgaygrp phone (text ONLY) 07957 551211 .... 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)
