Transvestites

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Topics discussed include: calls; the training of 'transvestites'; Lesbian Line report; training report for men; membership; the Edinburgh Gay Switchboard's (EGS) Annual Report 1992; and an information update on gay or gay friendly venues and organisations. A rota for October 1991 is also included.

Note: transvestite is a historical term used to describe individuals who wear clothes associated with a gender other than their gender assigned at birth.

Scope and Contents Topics discussed include: setting up a parent support group; the future training programme; the grant application for 1988-1989; and a new 'TV/TS' helpline established in Birmingham.Note: TV is an abbreviated form of the historical term transvestite used to describe individuals who wear clothes associated with a gender other than their gender assigned at birth, and TS refers to an abbreviated form of the term transsexual used to describe individuals whose gender identity is...

Scope and Contents Topics discussed include: call cards; violence survey; collecting details of sympathetic General Practitioners (GPs) and solicitors; Lesbian Line update; an application from a bisexual wishing to become a member; training; treasurer's update; annual report; answering machines; a leaflet on creating a will; Gay Business Club; Friends of the Gay Switchboard; and feedback from the 'TV Group' and their experiences with Transtrap.Note: TV is an abbreviated form of the historical term...

Scope and Contents Topics discussed include: membership questions; a new advertising officer; the new information system; Forth Friend; feedback on a Lesbian Line social event; job descriptions; Icebreakers; discussion of cards; training report; Stonewall Youth Group; and an update on the 'TV/TS' Group (TV is an abbreviated form of the historical term transvestite used to describe individuals who wear clothes associated with a gender other than their gender assigned at birth, and TS refers to an abbreviated...

Scope and Contents Topics discussed include: affiliation with the Scottish Homosexual Rights Group (SHRG); minimum phone duty commitment required of members; new call card design; the Welcome Group; Icebreakers; discussion of cards; training report; mentors group; fundraising officer; and an update on the 'TV/TS' Group (TV is an abbreviated form of the historical term transvestite used to describe individuals who wear clothes associated with a gender other than their gender assigned at birth, and TS refers to...

Scope and Contents Topics discussed include: affiliation with the Scottish Homosexual Rights Group (SHRG); the Welcome Group; Icebreakers; request for a talk at EULAGS and LAGS on older lesbians and gay men in Scotland; a request for speakers on the subject of gay community/disunity at the University of Edinburgh's Nightline; room occupied by Scottish AIDS Monitor (SAM); advertising report; fundraising officer; membership questions; the Annual Conference; a discussion of cards; a training report; mentor...

Scope and Contents Topics discussed include: affiliation with the Scottish Homosexual Rights Group (SHRG); an update on the Scottish 'TV/TS' group; the Welcome Group; Icebreakers; decoration of the Befriending Room; advertising report; an update on the register of interests; election of a new fundraising officer; the Annual Conference; leave of absence requests; discussion of cards; training report; mentor groups; a radio programme about 'transvestism'; Body Positive and Frontliners; International Women's Day;...

Scope and Contents Topics discussed include: delay of reports due to upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM); an update on the development of the premises; and a report on the 'TV/TS' group. Note: TV is an abbreviated form of the historical term transvestite used to describe individuals who wear clothes associated with a gender other than their gender assigned at birth, and TS is an abbreviated form of the term transsexual used to describe individuals whose gender identity is different from their assigned sex at...

Scope and Contents Topics discussed include: an update from the Befriending Co-ordinator who discussed a need for intercommunication between Switchboards; a Treasurer's report which provided a budget overview; employment and trade unions; publications and propaganda; an update from the Pastoral Sub-Committee; planning for a Gay Festival; advertising; branch reports from Central Scotland, Dundee, Edinburgh, Fife, Glasgow and Paisley; and premises management including the use of a room for the 'TV/TS' group. ...

Scope and Contents Topics discussed include an update on a Glasgow-based doctor who would be willing to accept referrals from "transsexual" callers, and further discussion on allowing "transvestites" on Broughton Street premises Please note that the terms transvestites and transsexual have been quoted directly from the record. Transsexual is a term is used to describe individuals whose gender identity is different from their assigned sex at birth and transvestite is a historical term used to...