AIDS (Disease) | Prevention |

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Topics discussed include: updates on befriendings, the Women's Group meeting, and the Women's AIDS leaflet; a funding application for International Women's Day; a training report; funding for Lesbian Line's Safe Sex leaflet awarded from The Women's Network; and nominations for office bearers.

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Early minutes from meetings held by the SOLAS Steering Committee as well as correspondence relating to the centre. SOLAS was an advice and drop-in centre run by the Edinburgh based HIV and Hepatitis C charity, Waverley Care.

The minutes discuss the proposed aims and objects including who the centre is for and what service it will provide, potential problems such as possible tension between user groups, premises, the structure of the service, and funding.

Scope and Contents Topics discussed include training (including gay issues and awareness training for Lothian and Borders Police); statistics (attendance at team meetings), staffing (resignations); safer sex campaigning leaflets, both Lesbian safer sex and for men who have sex with men; HIV and AIDS education (including the Take Care Campaign); bus advertising campaign; Switchboard Meridian profile; the Age of Consent campaign; correspondence sent to members; the West and Wilde Bookshop Development Fund;...

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Safer sex posters believed to have been displayed within the offices of Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard.

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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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Summarises a year of challenges and successes for Reach Out Highland (ROH) , a sexual health charity mainly focused on gay mens health. A move of premises and the recruitment of the Highland's first gay outreach worker are among the achievements. Securre funding and wider projects are the main priorities going forward.

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AIDS information pack produced by Save the Children 1987; AIDS press cuttings 1986-1988; AIDS guidelines and conference articles 1986-1987; AIDS articles 1986-1987; newsletters and conference information 1986-1988; Scottish AIDS Monitor 1983-1987

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Examples of sexual health information including the Lesbian Line leaflet, "Lesbian Sex: Are You as Safe as You Think You Are?" Also includes a photograph of an LGLS advert on the rear of a bus.

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Edinburgh-specific social work related AIDS papers 1985-1993; non-Edinburgh-specific social work related AIDS papers 1984-1997

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Statistical call sheets used by LGLS Befrienders to capture statistics and summaries of all calls received.

Each shift is noted on a seperate sheet and a printed table is provided to allow befrienders to tick appropriate boxes to indicate the gender and location of the caller and their reason for calling. Column headings are altered when changing concerns are noted, and a list of headings is provided at each file level.