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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

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

Gay Times, Jul 2001

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Identifier: GD61/11/2/5/28
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: Jul 2001

Information Resources, 1981 - 2008

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Identifier: GD61/11
Scope and Contents

This series contains information resources providing an overview of the political and institutional LGBTQ+ landscape between 1981 and 2008.

It includes reports and publications from external institutions including the Scottish Government, health boards and charitable bodies exploring LGBTQ+ issues.

It also includes press cuttings and magazines covering issues affecting the LGBTQ+ community.

Dates: 1981 - 2008

Minutes of the EGS Team Meeting, 15 Mar 1984

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Identifier: GD61/1/1/3/2
Scope and Contents

Topics discussed include: a grant application and the announcement of this in the Edinburgh Evening News; the Northern Switchboards Conference; Scottish AIDS Monitor (SAM); discussion of the decision to name the service the Edinburgh Gay Switchboard; the installation of an intercom in the phones room; and an update on Lesbian Line.

Dates: 15 Mar 1984

Minutes of the EGS Team Meeting, 21 May 1986

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Identifier: GD61/1/1/3/18
Scope and Contents

Topics discussed include: an article in the Scotsman and Switchboard's response; the Social Work Department grant; the treasurer's report and auditing annual accounts; advertising; training; weekend duties; Friends of Gay Switchboard (FROGS); request for leave of absence from member; social events; and an update on calls and meetings.

Dates: 21 May 1986

Minutes of the EGS Trust Management Committee and Team Meeting, 16 Mar 1988

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Identifier: GD61/1/1/4/22
Scope and Contents

Topics discussed include: the community service announcement; an update on training; the Edinburgh Gay Switchboard's (EGS) annual general meeting (AGM); the Stonewall Youth Group; an update on Scottish AIDS Monitor's (SAM) move to new premises; statistics, St. Andrew's Nightline; an article about elderly gay people for publication in the Scotsman; and a complaint about the way EGS has been mentioned in the Young Scot Magazine.

Dates: 16 Mar 1988

Minutes of the LGLS Team Meeting, 16 Oct 1996

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Identifier: GD61/1/1/6/7
Scope and Contents

Topics discussed include: applications to the City of Edinburgh and East Lothian Councils; policing at Gayfield Square and an Edinburgh Evening News article on 'alleged rent boy activity in Regent Terrace'; Company Status and a list of directors; finances and accounts; statistics; membership matters; training report; a report on a recent ceilidh; conference report; missing money from the phone room; and a discussion of call cards.

Dates: 16 Oct 1996

Minutes of the LGLS Trust Team Meeting, 16 Aug 1995

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Identifier: GD61/1/1/5/8
Scope and Contents Topics discussed include: advertising; change of premises for Icebreakers; media coverage in the Sunday Express, the Scotsman, Evening News, the Pink Paper, and Gay Scotland which is discussed under the heading hate mail; a Lesbian Line update; restructuring and training for the Stonewall Youth Group; feedback on a meeting relating to team building; a team building and venue visiting occasion named Gay Trek; funding; company status and Trust Deeds; statistics; training update; and a...
Dates: 16 Aug 1995

Minutes of the SHRG Edinburgh Befriending Sub-Group, 13 Nov 1979

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Identifier: GD61/1/1/2/9
Scope and Contents

Topics covered include: membership updates; advertisements in the Evening News; a befriending pamphlet; and notice of the first meeting of the National Working Party on befriending.

Also included is draft text for the proposed Befriending Service pamphlet.

Dates: 13 Nov 1979