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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
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 35, Sep 1987 - Oct 1987
Item
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 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
Gay Scotland, Issue 140, Feb 2003
Item
Identifier: GD61/10/2/66
Scope and Contents
The cover reads: “happy valentines day”. This issue includes articles on: failure of the National Holocaust Memorial Day to represent LGBT people as well as the travelling and disabled communities; the gay rights group, OutRage! Urging the Home Secretary to reveal the number of gay and bisexual men convicted under discriminatory and homophobic sexual offenses; reviewing the needs of HIV and AIDS services users in the Grampian area; the proposals of the Scottish Parliament’s...
Dates:
Feb 2003
Found in:
Lothian Health Services Archive
Gay Scotland, Issue 144, Aug 2003
Item
Identifier: GD61/10/2/67
Scope and Contents
The cover reads: “Festival Roundup & Much More… Including… Blaze & Vibe, Craig Hill, and Mr Burly”. The cover shows a view of Edinburgh Castle and photographs of Craig Hill and Mr Burly. This issue includes articles on: a review in to the treatment of same sex couples by public services in Scotland; the Metropolitan Police’s “Service Policy on Employment of Transsexuals”; a legal challenge to government regulations allowing “faith schools” to discrimination against...
Dates:
Aug 2003
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