About - Gay Wt

Contents:

• WELE TO THE BRISTOL LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR FOM WEBSE.
• LGBTQ+ AFFIRMG COUNSELLORS BRISTOL, ENG
• LGBTQ+ AFFIRMG THERAPISTS BRISTOL, CT
• MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT IF YOU'RE LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL OR TRANS (LGBTQ+)
• LGBTQ+ AFFIRMG THERAPISTS BRISTOL COUNTY, VA

WELE TO THE BRISTOL LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR FOM WEBSE.

In workg partnership wh Bristol Cy Council – we have empowered lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people to bee actively volved muny life. We pri ourselv  challengg homophobia and transphobia the wir muny and help promote unrstandg of equaly and cln of LGBT people.

that they challenge homophobia and homophobic bullyg.

About - Gay Wt. Gay Wt is a social and support group verg Bristol, Bath and the surroundg area.

LGBTQ+ AFFIRMG COUNSELLORS BRISTOL, ENG

It n trace s origs back to April 1970 when the Bristol group of the Campaign for Homosexual Equaly (CHE Bristol) was found. The other foundg anisatn was Bath Gay Awarens Group (BGAG), which was set up tumn 1971. The groups held regular meetgs of their members, ved outsi speakers and wrote to MPs and Councillors to try to get them to support chang the law to remove some of the anomali left by the 1967 Sexual Offenc Act, which partially crimalised male homosexualy.

LGBTQ+ AFFIRMG THERAPISTS BRISTOL, CT

In 1982, CHE rtctured self and the Bath Group renamed s self to GAYWEST, aimg to bee a more social group but still volved polil activism. Early the followg year, CHE Bristol merged wh GayWt, which sce has vered the area of the old County of Avon (Bristol, Bath and surroundg areas). GayWt gave support and a sense of rpect at a time when Gay people felt unr attack om vic headl the tabloid prs over the HIV/AIDS epimic and the ernments sectn 28, which tried to prevent lol thori om takg posive measur towards LGBT people Edutn and other facili.

As more attractive mercial venu and social and sports anisatns terg for LGBT people appeared lolly, the need for GayWt dimished and the number of members gradually fell. Membership stabilised around 90s the early 2000’s and sce then GayWt has ntued to thrive. In 2020, GayWt reached s fifth .

GayWt will ntue to provi a space for LGBT people to make iends, socialise and maybe fd lastg partners.

MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT IF YOU'RE LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL OR TRANS (LGBTQ+)

The Bristol Lbian, Gay and Bisexual Fom works as a voice for the LGB Communy Bristol.

We have meetgs where lbian, gay and bisexual people and anisatns n discs ncerns or problems about livg Bristol.

The issu n be about anythg, om beg safe on the streets and night, to homophobia at work, to tg the LGB muny about LGB news, to settg up a new LGB support group. We are also actively volved the regnal Lbian and Gay Fom and reprented on the Shadow Board of Equaly South Wt to ensure that our needs are taken to acunt by those rponsible for the velopment of regnal issu.

LGBTQ+ AFFIRMG THERAPISTS BRISTOL COUNTY, VA

We would like to see a fully clive muny, both the workplace and social suatns, where homophobia and homophobic hate crime are a thg of the past. We also aim to provi support and assistance to any lbian, gay or bisexual person need. The pullg together by the LGB muny and others to fight the proposed performance of a homophobic sger here Bristol last year is a memorable succs.

To rry on promotg an clive society and to fight jtice agast lbian, gay and bisexual people. We will be havg a meetg wh the Police on the subject of homophobia and homophobic hate crime on 1 March at the Council Hoe and another event (tails to be announced) lookg at the issu for olr LGB people hog and re. Edutnal Actn Challengg Homophobia (EACH).

EACH is the charably registered, trag and support agency providg the UK wh the eephone Helple for young people affected by homophobia. They, or an adult on their behalf, n ll our Helple to report homophobia and seek further help and support.