Nottingham and Notts Lesbian and Gay Switchboard | Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Lesbian & Gay Switchboard

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Nottingham & Nottinghamshire

Lesbian & Gay Switchboard

provides information and support for

lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and trans people

Registered Charity no. 1114273

You can contact us:

1. By phone on 0115 9348485 or

01623 621515

Mondays to Fridays from 7 to 10pm.

You can leave an answerphone message

at other times.

2. By e-mail at

notts@lgswitchboard.fsnet.co.uk

(click on the link to send an e-mail)

3. By letter at NLGS,

7 Mansfield Road,

Nottingham, NG1 3FB.

Switchboard's stall at Pink Lace

in the Castle grounds in 1999

(see more pictures in Photo Gallery)

Go to the "How we can help"

section to find the range of support

and information we can provide. There

is a summary of social groups, support

services etc. under Local Facilities

For information about other aspects of

our work and how the organisation is run

go to the sections on Our History

Liaison, Volunteering, Our Aims,

Funding, and Training.

DRUGS AND ALCOHOL SURVEY

OUTing Nottinghamshire is a study investigating drug and alcohol use in the LGBT community in Nottinghamshire. The study wishes to explore the relation between a person’s sexual orientation and their substance use. In particular:

the nature and extent of substance use within the LGBT community; (including trends and cultures of use of specific substances)
the particular needs of substance users within the LGBT community
whether there may be a relationship between an individuals experience of ‘coming out’ and/or of discrimination and prejudice on the one hand, and of substance use on the other
examples of good or bad practice in relation to the provision of drug services for the LGBT community.

To take part you must be LGBT, over 16 and have an NG postcode. Click on the link to go to the survey

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New Gay Night for Worksop

Vida Lounge are pleased to announce we're holding a monthly gay night for Worksop! The first night on May 7th was a great success and we will now continue on the first Thursday of each month.

Building on the success of other nights in our area we are bringing a fun, friendly and lighthearted night where everyone is welcome and free to be themselves!!!!

Vida Lounge, Watson Road, Worksop, Notts, S80 1DT, phone: 01909 531666

7.00 pm ‘til midnight

Free entrance

Nottinghamshire's Rainbow Heritage, our local lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans history project now has its website up and running - it's rather good. To see it click on the smiley face.

Switchboard also produces the bi-monthly free newsletter QB. You can pick up copies of QB on the scene and also at Broadway Cinema, the Playhouse, the Health Shop, the Women's Centre, 7 Mansfield Road and at the main libraries. You can also see most of it online at the History Project website given above. If you can't pick up QB, we can arrange to post it to you for an amazingly reasonable price.

You can also download the current edition by clicking on the black box

http://www.nottslgs.btik.com/attachments/QB_48.pdf