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File
Identifier: GD61/4/1/6
Scope and Contents
Correspondence received and sent by the Co-Ordinator of the Edinburgh Gay Switchboard relating to both EGS and Lesbian Line. Topics include: finances and fundraising; staffing (including new applications, requests for breaks from duties, and resignations); training and requests for speakers from external organisations; internal correspondence to the membership; advertising including a radio feature and leaflets; and issues with mail deliveries (Royal Mail). External organisations...
Dates:
29 Jan 1987 - 23 Nov 1990
File
Identifier: GD61/5/1/7
Scope and Contents
Copy of the conference report from the Scottish Conference of Gay and Lesbian Switchboards and Associated Groups. The conference was held in Kinnoull, Perth, between 30/09/1994 and 02/10/1994.
The conference covered safer sex education, the future of Switchboards, forming a national association of Switchboards, and socialising.
Dates:
30 Sep 1994 - 2 Oct 1994
File
Identifier: GD61/4/1/5
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between the Edinburgh Gay Switchboard and other groups and organisations, including: Lothian Marriage Counselling Service; the Highland Gay Group; the Borders Gay Group; Moray House College of Education; Laetare International Centre; Young People’s Advisory Service (West Lothian); Lothian Health Board; Edinburgh Bisexual Group; Lothian and Borders Police; the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh; Scottish AIDS Monitor (SAM); Gay Bereavement Project; Body Positive; Scottish Television...
Dates:
1 Aug 1985 - 14 Dec 1987
Item
Identifier: GD61/11/2/1/20
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:
8 Aug 1997
Item
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
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
Item
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
Item
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
piece
Identifier: GD61/11/2/3/17/8
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:
Jan 1999
Item
Identifier: GD61/11/2/4/343
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:
10 Sep 2000
