Scope and Contents Topics discussed include: Edinburgh Gay Switchboard (EGS) members talking to medical students regarding the psychosexual aspects of medicine; the Regional Working Party on AIDS; Nightline requesting speakers; Lothian Marriage Guidance sexual abuse workshop; the Counselling Convention Scotland 1988 event; late night Saturday shifts; training; an AIDS update; the Social Work Department grant and the potential impact of the Clause 27 Local Government Bill; joint conferences with Glasgow Gay...

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Topics discussed include: call cards; a membership update; a new Glasgow based group run by 'a businessman'; a newssheet called Encounter, with links to Staffordshire, appearing in Glasgow denouncing Strathclyde Switchboard; Icebreakers; the Annual Conference; and reports of a new Livingston based gay advisory service for young people established by 'self-acknowledged paedophile' and a subsequent proposal to create a list of accredited gay groups.

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Topics discussed include: call cards; trainee applications; Lesbian Line update; membership update; Christmas and New Year phone duties; fundraising evening; request for a speaker from Outright Scotland, previously Scottish Homosexual Rights Group (SHRG); the Gay Business Club; and a new group named Men Against Sexual Abuse.

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Topics discussed include: an AIDS update; Gaysoc youthline; late night Saturday shifts; a sexual abuse workshop; joint conferences with Glasgow Gay Switchboard; the Social Work Department grant; using the Linden Hotel conference room; smoking on duty; the Edinburgh Gay Switchboard (EGS) Youth Strategy; the finances of the Scottish Homosexual Rights Group (SHRG); and social events.

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Topics discussed include: the Lothian Marriage Guidance sexual abuse workshop; the Scottish Association of Counselling's Introduction to Counselling conference; training updates; extended Edinburgh Gay Switchboard (EGS) operating hours in conjunction with Radio Forth's 'Open Line'; the Local Government Bill; a demonstration against Clause 28 (also knows as Section 28); a UK AIDS vigil; and the Scottish Parents Enquiry.

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A training update is provided with ideas for future sessions discussed including calls relating to masturbation, marriage and relationships, male rape, sexual violence and insurance with regards to AIDS. Also discussed is support groups, new log sheets, Gay Men's weekend in Dunblane, and University of Edinburgh Nightline.

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Topics discussed include: call cards; a membership update; feedback on a benefit night at The Tardis; advertising; Edinburgh Gay Switchboard's (EGS) trust status; the Treasurer's report; team photographs; Men Against Sexual Abuse; Transtrap; and a Lesbian Line update.

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Topics discussed include: call cards; befriending issues; reports from the Treasurer; Friends of Gay Switchboard (FROGS) and Lesbian Line; publicity including the Safe Sex leaflet and bus advertisements; annual report; World AIDS Day; the appointment of a Gay Liaison Officer from the Serious Crime Squad (Police Scotland Headquarters at Fettes Avenue); trustees; more phone lines installed; and a training report.

Scope and Contents Topics discussed in the Lesbian Line meeting include: befriending and calls; discos including how they are advertised; correspondence including a Channel 4 programme called Out and a conference on HIV and Nutrition; G Spot Radio requesting interviewee; trainees; and the Equal Opportunities Policy.Topics discussed in the Edinburgh Gay Switchboard Trust's Joint Team Meeting include: a Co-ordinator's report covering further discussion about the Ethics and Equality Committee...

Scope and Contents Topics discussed in Lesbian Line meeting include: a new group for lesbians with disabilities; a team building weekend; moving rooms within premises; collecting information for a 'women's folder' such as guesthouses and restaurants; befriending comfirmations; meeting with Stonewall; upcoming discussion on lesbians and alcohol; training update; and feedback on the National Conference.Topics discussed in the Edinburgh Gay Switchboard Trust's Joint Team Meeting include: call cards;...