Prisoners

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Correspondence received by the Scottish Homosexual Rights Group (SHRG) which discuss the Gay Prisoners’ Rights Group, and Lothian Regional Council’s Social Work Grant to Voluntary Organisations.

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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.

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Topics discussed include: a potential application to a corporation grant; notes on Friend's guides for befrienders; a donation to the Albany Trust; an update on visiting gay people in prison; further meetings with the Samaritans; expenses for the Befriending Conference in London; gay-friendly hotels in Edinburgh; and statistics for befrienders.

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Discusses a meeting with Voluntary Group Liaison Officer, the possibility of setting up a service to visit gay people imprisoned for sexual offences, and an update on new premises at 60 Broughton Street.

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Topics discussed include: a failed request for financial support; an update on possibility of providing support to gay people in prison; Friend packs to support befrienders; gay-friendly hotels in Edinburgh; the Samaritans Conference; suspension of the SMG's Encounter Group; an update on premises at 60 Broughton Street; and note of an upcoming Befriending Conference in London.

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.

Scope and Contents The collection comprises research notes compiled by Bonney - while he was himself imprisoned in the Tower - from named source materials, as well as graffiti he recorded from locations throughout the building. It includes manuscript draft and final versions of chapters for Bonney’s unpublished history of the Tower of London, which recounts the Tower’s story through case histories of its prisoners.The collection also contains a diary kept by Bonney during his imprisonment; a list...

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.

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.

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.