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Befriending Team Correspondence Vol[ume] 1, 2 Jan 1974 - 29 May 1978
File
Identifier: GD61/4/1/1
Scope and Contents
Comprises of correspondence sent and received by the Scottish Minorities Group's (SMG) Befriending Team, which includes:Correspondence from clients to the Befriending Team asking for information and advice, contacts for external services; and arranging in-person meetings.Correspondence between members of the Befriending Team about individual cases and administrative issues.SMG correspondence including funding for voluntary organisations and policy...
Dates:
2 Jan 1974 - 29 May 1978
Found in:
Lothian Health Services Archive
Befriending Team Correspondence Vol[ume] 2, Jun 1978 - 22 Feb 1979
File
Identifier: GD61/4/1/2
Scope and Contents
Comprises of correspondence sent and received by the Scottish Minorities Group's (SMG) Befriending Team, which includes:Correspondence between clients and the Befriending Team providing information and advice, and contacts for external services.Correspondence between members of the Befriending Team and from prospective members.SMG correspondence, including funding applications to the Social Work Committee.Correspondence between the Befriending...
Dates:
Jun 1978 - 22 Feb 1979
Found in:
Lothian Health Services Archive
Befriending Team Correspondence Vol[ume] 3, 23 Feb 1979 - 29 Jan 1980
File
Identifier: GD61/4/1/3
Scope and Contents
Comprises of correspondence sent and received by the Scottish Homosexual Rights Group’s (SHRG) Befriending Team, which includes:Correspondence between members of the Befriending Team about individual cases and organisational and administrative issues, as well as letters to and from prospective/new members and letters of resignation.Correspondence from clients to the Befriending Team asking for information and advice, contacts for external services, and arranging...
Dates:
23 Feb 1979 - 29 Jan 1980
Found in:
Lothian Health Services Archive
Edinburgh Gay Switchboard and Edinburgh Lesbian Line Annual Report, 1987 - 1988
Item
Identifier: GD61/3/2
Scope and Contents
The Annual Report contains a Co-ordinator's report which discusses: statistics showing an overall decrease in calls but an increase in serious counselling and details of which types of calls have increased; a grant from the Social Work Department; increase in new trainees for Lesbian Line; report on annual Training Conference; increase in befriending calls following a broadcast on the Community Service Announcement Scheme via Scottish Television (STV); introduction of the AIDS working group;...
Dates:
1987 - 1988
Found in:
Lothian Health Services Archive
Gay Scotland, Issue 14, May 1984 - Jun 1984
Item
Identifier: GD61/10/2/16
Scope and Contents
The front cover shows a person standing in front of a mirror with their reflection shown with make up on, and the word "trans" is written in lipstick. This issue includes: an article in AIDS and poppers; gay prisoners; physical abuse suffered by people leaving Fire Island; the National and Local Government Officers Association's conference; the 1984 election in the United States of America (USA); homosexuality in Germany; an article covering 15 years of the Scottish Homosexual Rights Group...
Dates:
May 1984 - Jun 1984
Found in:
Lothian Health Services Archive
Gay Scotland, Issue 24, Nov 1985 - Dec 1985
Item
Identifier: GD61/10/2/26
Scope and Contents
The front covers reads: "Facing up to gay comedy – with Blah, Simon Fanshawe and Janice Perry", and shows comedians Chris Edward and Robert Llewellyn from Blah.This issue discusses: a protest against the Salvation Army and their anti-gay actions; the internment and isolation of hospital patients with AIDS; the death of Rock Hudson from complications relating to AIDS; a conference organised by Scottish AIDS Monitor (SAM) called "AIDS and its Management"; the detention of the black...
Dates:
Nov 1985 - Dec 1985
Found in:
Lothian Health Services Archive
Gay Scotland, Issue 116, May 1997
Item
Identifier: GD61/11/2/1/10
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
A collection of newspaper and magazine cuttings covering issues relating to the LGBTQ+ community.
Articles cover local, national and international news, however Scottish publications have the strongest representation with Edinburgh and Glasgow based publications being a specific strength within this sub-series.
Dates:
May 1997
Found in:
Lothian Health Services Archive
Incoming Correspondence, 31 Dec 1978 - 14 Apr 1981
File
Identifier: GD61/4/3/2
Scope and Contents
Correspondence sent and received by the Scottish Homosexual Rights Group (SHRG) including complaints made against a member, letters relating to the Gay Centre’s bookshop, the use of the Centre for a “TV/TS” group, registration for GayFest, arrangements for a Christmas hypermarket, and resignation letters from members.TV is an abbreviated form of the historical term transvestite used to describe individuals who wear clothes associated with a gender other than their gender assigned...
Dates:
31 Dec 1978 - 14 Apr 1981
Found in:
Lothian Health Services Archive
Lesbian Line's Business Letters, 6 Jan 1993 - 1 Sep 1993
File
Identifier: GD61/4/2/2
Scope and Contents
Correspondence received by Lesbian Line on the following topics: planning for International Women’s Day; requests for information and publicity material about Lesbian Line; a booklet on menopause; the Gender Audit 1993; the 1994 Edition of the Edinburgh Women’s Directory; the British Broadcast Corporation’s (BBC) Video Nation project; Edinburgh District Council’s Zero Tolerance of Violence Against Women month; and the Lesbian Line Safe Sex leaflet.A copy of the International...
Dates:
6 Jan 1993 - 1 Sep 1993
Found in:
Lothian Health Services Archive
[Loose leaflets and promotional material], 2000s
File
Identifier: GD61/5/2/8
Scope and Contents
Leaflets relating to issues such as physical and sexual abuse or assault, sexual health, safer sex, and civil partnership.
Promotional material for LGBT organisations including Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard (LGLS), LGBT Health and Wellbeing, and the West Lothian Transgender Support Group.
Dates:
2000s
Found in:
Lothian Health Services Archive