Lesbians

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Topics discussed include: an update on phone calls and befriending with subjects such as saunas, gay parents, and the bereavement charity Cruse raised; the resignation of a member and discussion of a written response to the LGLS Treasurer's resignation; suggestions for leaflets to be included in a lesbian information pack; Scottish Television (STV) requesting people to take part in programme about coming out to parents and gay parenting; and a training update.

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Topics discussed include: call cards and befriending; the Social Group; correspondence; membership matters; membership training; and in-service training on lesbian domestic violence and abuse.

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This sub-series contains the minutes from Lesbian Line meetings and discuss the administrative and operational details of the service including training, planning, events, and funding.

Further descriptions are provided at item level.

Scope and Contents Topics discussed include: a meeting with EAMH [Health in Mind?]; concerns about moving premises; assertiveness training course; placing Switchboard posters in GP (General Practice) surgeries in the Lothian Area; a Lesbian Line report covering training on lesbian domestic violence and abuse, and the list of counsellors in the information folder; a finance report; a training report and membership update; social events; conference planning; sex education in schools funded by the Medical...

Scope and Contents Topics discussed include: a correspondence course on inter-personal skills offered by the University of Wales; the dissolution of the Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard Trust; premises for the Stonewall Youth Project; a funding application to the Transitional Relief Fund due to the reorganisation of the council; comments and concerns relating to moving premises; the Busy Line Tracking System and statistics; a Lesbian Line report covering feedback on training on domestic violence; a training...

Scope and Contents Topics discussed include: feedback on a visit to the Edinburgh Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Forum; an update on the Scottish Switchboard Association (SSA); a Lesbian Line update; a Co-ordinator's report which covered the launch of Gay Men's Health, a request to provide a stall at Pride Scotland, assertiveness training, and Switchboard's work in the Borders; a new Treasurer; a training report including a request for training from Forth Friend, and the training schedule for new members;...

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.

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A photograph of Tammy Baldwin is accompanied by a short piece of text describing her as the first openly gay woman to be elected to Congress. She defeated her republican rival and is also Wisconsin’s first female representative.

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.