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...

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Body Positive Strathclyde awarded over £120,000 from the National Lottery Charities Board to fund the development of an information centre to provide people living with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) with information on topics such as treatment and legal, housing, and welfare rights, and with a space for training in exercise and relaxation.

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Body Positive Strathclyde launch a new logo designed by Glasgow designer Locofoco, which was launched by Muriel Gray at the organisation's Glasgow office. The new logo is displayed next to the article.

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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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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.

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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.

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...

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...

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...

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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.