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Draft Report to NHS Lothian Regarding Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard's BBV/STI Prevention and Sexual Health Promotion Activities, 2005 - 2008
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Identifier: GD61/5/1/10
Scope and Contents
The report discusses the following: existing sexual health interventions; developments made between 2005 and 2006 including a website, new partnerships, increased access, and training and education programme; and plans and priorities including increasing access and service enhancement.
Dates:
2005 - 2008
Found in:
Lothian Health Services Archive
Edinburgh Gay Switchboard and Edinburgh Lesbian Line Annual Report, 1986 - 1987
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Identifier: GD61/3/1
Scope and Contents
The Annual Report contains a Co-ordinator's report which has the headline 'Gay Switchboard receives more than 10,000 calls!'. The report discusses a residential conference which focused on relationship counselling, Scottish AIDS Monitor (SAM) moving out of their premises, and notes an increase in calls relating to AIDS.A Training Report is provided which discusses a recent Friend Conference in Manchester and Switchboard's residential conference. It also details the process of...
Dates:
1986 - 1987
Found in:
Lothian Health Services Archive
Edinburgh Gay Switchboard and Edinburgh Lesbian Line Annual Report and Accounts, 1993 - 1994
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Identifier: GD61/3/5
Scope and Contents
The Annual Report contains a Mission Statement which details the aims and purposes of the Switchboard as stated in the Trust Deed dated 11/12/1985.A Co-ordinator's summary review is provided which discusses the following: an increase in calls and befriending; negative images of gay people in the media resulting in vulnerable people experiencing low self-esteem and other mental health problems which Switchboard are trying to address; overview of call statistics for Edinburgh Gay...
Dates:
1993 - 1994
Found in:
Lothian Health Services Archive
Edinburgh Gay Switchboard and Edinburgh Lesbian Line Annual Report and Financial Accounts, 1992 - 1993
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Identifier: GD61/3/4
Scope and Contents
The Annual Report contains a Co-ordinator's report which discusses the following: the release of Switchboard's Violence Survey which coincided with the Fettesgate Affair; Switchboard's apolitical stance; media attention relating to the Violence Survey and subsequent invitations to deliver training to the Police; the appearance of a member and his partner on Scotland Today (Scottish Television, STV) to discuss relationships; an increase in calls but a drop in calls from transvestites; a new...
Dates:
1992 - 1993
Found in:
Lothian Health Services Archive
Edinburgh Gay Switchboard and Lesbian Line Conference Report, 1995
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Identifier: GD61/5/1/8
Scope and Contents
Copy of the conference report from the Edinburgh Gay Switchboard and Edinburgh Lesbian Line Conference 1995.
The primary aim of the conference was to further the knowledge and skills of team members in counselling techniques and specific subject areas. The conference also focused on team building and provided a forum for discussing and agreeing the key business of the Trust.
Dates:
1995
Found in:
Lothian Health Services Archive
Gay Scotland, Issue 26, Mar 1986 - Apr 1986
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Identifier: GD61/10/2/28
Scope and Contents
The front cover reads: "The Judas Kiss".This issue discusses: planned renovations of the Gay Centre on Broughton Street; the Labour Party dropping Ian Dunn as their candidate due to newspaper stories about alleged paedophilia; Edinburgh Gay Switchboard becoming the first registered gay charity in Scotland; news relating to AIDS including treatments; articles relating to young LGBTQ+ people; a gay men’s week held at Lauriston Hall; international news relating to the LGBTQ+...
Dates:
Mar 1986 - Apr 1986
Found in:
Lothian Health Services Archive
Gay Scotland, Issue 31, Jan 1987 - Feb 1987
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Identifier: GD61/10/2/33
Scope and Contents
The front cover shows a picture of Santa Clause and reads: “Armistead Maupin”, “Bea Campbell”, “Buddies”, “Men in Print” and “Perfectly Sapphic”.This issue includes: an article investigating ignorance about condoms titled “Chemists kept in the dark about AIDS”; an interview with Bea Campbell; “Men in Print” which explores popular images of the male body; a look at gay life in Edinburgh from the 1940s onwards; updates on Lesbian news and groups in Scotland including articles...
Dates:
Jan 1987 - Feb 1987
Found in:
Lothian Health Services Archive
Gay Scotland, Issue 35, Sep 1987 - Oct 1987
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Identifier: GD61/10/2/37
Scope and Contents
The front cover reads “What Next?”This issue includes: coverage of the International Lesbian and Gay Conference; a feature examining the “There is Hope” campaign which promoted heterosexuality and published an article titled “AIDS and the new morality”; an article written by a trans woman on her experience of being a lesbian in Edinburgh and the support and discrimination she has received from the community; an interview with Gus Van Sant; a feature looking at the use of nude...
Dates:
Sep 1987 - Oct 1987
Found in:
Lothian Health Services Archive
Gay Scotland, Issue 44, 1989
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Identifier: GD61/10/2/46
Scope and Contents
The front cover shows a photograph of Princess Diana and reads: “prison rape exclusive”, “safer sex for lesbians”, and “SHRG is 20”.This issue includes: an article on the government’s refusal to provide condoms or needles to prisoners and the rise of HIV infections; the seizure of books addressed to West and Wilde Bookshop by HM Customs; updates on Gay Pride and Lark in the Park; press coverage of HIV and AIDS; a feature on Section 28 titled "How to promote homosexuality: A guide...
Dates:
1989
Found in:
Lothian Health Services Archive
Gay Scotland, Issue 67, Mar 1993 - Apr 1993
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Identifier: GD61/10/2/64
Scope and Contents
The cover shows a close up of a pierced nipple and reads: “body piercing”, “fettesgate”, “gays in the military”, and “zero tolerance”.This issue includes articles on: women’s safety; the removal of trees “in a bid to cut down cruising”; homophobic violence; the implications of the Child Support Act for lesbian and gay parents; John Young’s (Tory MP) anger at proposed lesbian and gay festival in Glasgow; Bill Clinton and the ban on homosexuals serving in the armed forces; the...
Dates:
Mar 1993 - Apr 1993
Found in:
Lothian Health Services Archive