Scope and Contents The Annual Report and Accounts outlines the aims and purposes of LGLS including the service they provide, their volunteer programme, the organisational structure, and access to the service.A Chairperson’s report is included which discusses the following: 25 years of Switchboard; the establishment of three committees (Corporate Services and Public Relations, Finance and Planning, and Education and Team Development); the need for improved accommodations and access facilities;...

Scope and Contents Records relating to the Lothian HIV/AIDS Forum, including minutes from forum meetings and correspondence. Topics covered include: regional HIV/AIDS strategy; updates and minutes from meetings of the HIV/AIDS Functional Group on Accommodation; HIV and AIDS education and training; and funding and budget updates including the financial allocations for specific HIV and drug problem services.Contains a copy of a “policy statement concerning the issue of the deliberate transmission of...

Scope and Contents This series of Papers of Professor Roger Davidson is composed of his notes and research material used in the preparation of his book Illicit and Unnatural Practices: The Law, Sex and Society in Scotland since 1900, which was published by EUP in 2019. It includes material on VD quackery in Scotland, child abuse in Scotland, prosecution of bestiality and of abortion in Scottish High Court, the medical treatment of homosexual offenders, HIV transmission and...

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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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Topics discussed include: recent befriending; International Women's Day; an update on the Woman's AIDS leaflet; and training.

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Topics discussed include: voting rights at conference; attendance at meetings; handling of abusive calls from men; a discussion of phone calls and befriending; an update on the Social Group and difficult situation at a recent meeting; hosting a workshop at the Women, HIV and AIDS Conference at Spittal Street Centre; accounts update; lesbian filmmakers; statistics; and social events.

A yellow insert is included advising on the date of the next meeting.

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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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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