AIDS (Disease)

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Dutch gay people have been advocating for a change in the guidelines as to who is allowed to donate blood, as the current rules bar gay men. They argue that guidelines should be focused on high-risk behaviour, not on the basis of sexuality itself. The transfusion service has not been willing to change its guidelines.

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Featuring a project to provide new needles to intravenous drug users in Leith to prevent new cases of HIV and some opposition to it and some criticism of the focus on the new AIDS (control) bill first proposed by Edinburgh MP Gavin Strang that has just gained royal assent and been passed into law.

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Article, including a quote by Gavin Strang, on the importance of the soon to be passed AIDS (control) bill in and of the particular relevance within Edinburgh, as a city with high levels of HIV and AIDS.

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Public campaign advert outlining incidences of HIV and AIDS in Edinburgh, and that cases are not only affecting gay men or intravenous drug users.

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 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;...

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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A campaign to save Edinburgh Human Immunodeficency Virus(HIV) and Aquired immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) support agency SOLAS, ran by CRUSAID, following a loss of funding.

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.