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BE PART OF EE
QB LGBT HISTORY MONTH
Nottinghamshire’s
Queer Bulletin
January/February 2021
Number 118
In this issue
Gay ducks
Margaret Thatcher
Zooming
Fire and brimstone
Warnings from Mercury
Hilda Handcuffs
Lesflicks
The Pansy’s Parlour
Stopped clocks
and other stuff
With many/most of the usual in person LGBT History Month events be-
ing cancelled due to Covid, there are still opportunities to get involved.
One such comes from the Queer Britain project.
Queer Britain, is a charity The letters will live in Queer
working to create the UK’s first Britain’s ever-growing archive
national LGBTQ+ museum. and will help to record and
preserve valuable accounts of
Throughout history, the experi-
what it means to be LGBTQ+
ences of LGBTQ+ people
have often been erased, over- in Britain today.
If you have any information, news,
looked or marginalised, leav-
ing a gap in our national story. We would love to have your
gossip or libel or wish to comment
on anything in QB, please contact voices and stories recorded,
To change this and ensure studied and preserved for fu-
QB
Notts LGBT+ Network that future generations can ture generations.
35 Park Row see themselves represented in
Nottingham NG1 6EE history, Queer Britain has For this reason, we have ar-
or e-mail teamed up with Levi’s® and ranged for all letters to be free
Post Office to run an Open to send – all you need to do is
info@nottslgbt.com
Letters campaign, inviting address the letter to ‘Freepost
The deadline for the next edition members of the LGBTQ+
will be February 24th OPEN LETTERS TO QUEER
community and its allies to BRITAIN’ and post, as usual,
Notts LGBT + Network share an open letter with the no stamp required!
is registered museum.
charity number 1114273
CORONA VIRUS &
NOTTS LGBT+ NETWORK
THE CURRENT SITUATION
Everyone will be aware of the precautions which
have been stressed in order to minimize the chance
of infection. Though the situation has improved,
working from home, where possible, has been rec-
ommended.
Some people are not aware that the Network is en-
tirely run by unpaid volunteers. We do not feel that
the Network’s volunteers should have to make un-
necessary journeys which may put them at risk.
Some of our volunteers now feel comfortable with
working in our new office while more vulnerable vol-
unteers continue to work from home.
The Census takes place every 10 years. The 2021
census has, for the first time, questions on sexual
orientation and gender status. Answering these two
sets of questions is optional and even in 2021 many
people will have good reasons to wish this infor-
mation to be private.
There are also good reasons why those questions
should be completed.
The provision of resources across the country
is frequently driven by statistics. Showing the
full extent of the LGBT+ community will make
it harder for the community to be ignored.
WHAT WE CAN DO The data gathered by the Census is anony-
Contact us by e-mail. For several years, e-mail has mised
been the favoured route for people to contact us. The personal details of the Census are only
Our volunteers can deal with these at home. Our e- released after 100 years.
mail address is info@nottslgbt.com
Iain Bell, deputy national statistician at the Office for
Contact us by texting. We can deal with these at National Statistics, said “A successful census will
home if neccsary. Text 07481 344040 ensure everyone from local government to charities
Contact us by online messages. In the centre of can put services and funding in the places where
the home page of our website, there is a facility to they are most needed”
reach us by instant messaging where it reads “to
talk to us by instant messaging, click HERE”. If you There is talk that this may be the last census. Even
feel like a chat, go to www.nottslgbt.com if that is not correct, a future census may not include
those 2 questions, so this may be a once in a life-
Contact us by phone. On some nights, the phone time opportunity.
line will be staffed and on other nights there will be
voicemail. If you leave a message on voicemail, Information about the Census will be sent by post to
along with your number, we will get back to you as every household, but it is hoped that the vast majori-
soon as we can. Our phone 0115 9348485 ty of entries will be made online.
Contact us through social media. We can respond
to messages via Facebook, Twitter etc. see the de- The form which goes to each household is usually
tails below. Follow us on Facebook at completed by one person for everyone in that
www.facebook.com/NottsLGBT household. As some people in that household may
not wish their sexual orientation to be known to the
Twitter at person completing the form, people can obtain an
https://twitter.com/nottsLGBT individual form and complete it themselves privately
Instagram - nottslgbt online. When this is received, it will mean that this
new information will replace the information sent
NEW VOLUNTEERS about them through the household form.
We normally train new volunteers in the Autumn To obtain an individual census form go to
and sometimes in thre Spring. The current situation
has meant that training will be on hold until face to https://census.gov.uk/
face training becomes safe.
If you are into streaming films, there
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For more information go to the fol-
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USEFUL HELPLINES DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME
HOLDING VIRTUAL MEETINGS
Kairos – The Notts lesbian immigration support
group is now meeting on Zoom and still giving sup-
port by phone, new members welcome.
"There is no one way to be non-binary, and that's
truthfully one of the best things about it. It's an iden-
tity that is yours to shape."
Combining light-hearted anecdotes with their own
hard-won wisdom, Jamie Windust explores every-
thing from fashion, dating, relationships and family,
through to mental health, work and future key de-
bates. From trying on clothes in secret to iconic
looks, first dates to polyamorous liaisons, passports
to pronouns, Jamie shows you how to navigate the
world and your evolving identity in every situation.
CHRISTOPHER RICHARDSON: 1947-2020
Chris Richardson died on October 29th. He was an ex-CIA agent who had done weapons deals with
important contributor to LGBT+ activism and libera- Gaddafi. They were both arrested as terrorists. The
tion. Born in London, he studied History and Politics police said they were involved in a bomb plot which
at Warwick University. was written in Arabic. In fact the “Arabic” was Rich-
He was a devoted supporter of the Co-Operative ard’s holiday diary written in Pitman shorthand.
movement. This was a focus of much of his re- The arrest made headlines in the Sun under the
search, and subject of his 2007 pamphlet The Co- heading “What a pizza cheek”, referring to the fact
operative Movement in Greater Nottingham and, in that having been arrested in their swimming trunks
2014, the book City of Light, which marked the and held for 24 hours without food, they eventually
150th anniversary of the founding of the first coop- had plates of pizza shoved into their hands.
erative society in Nottingham.
Another manifestation was as his Eminence, the
In the 1970s he moved to Nottingham eventually Blessed Cardinal Ratsarse in 2010 during the visit
meeting his partner Richard McCance. He filmed by the Pope. By the time of the 2011 Nottingham
the 1979 Gay Pride march in London, back then still Pride, the Cardinal had obtained a colourful tickling
an explicitly political event, evident not least in stick.
Chris’ shots of endless columns of police being
bussed in. Over the years he actively participated in
countless campaigns and events and he was pivot-
al in building and amplifying queer structures within
the British Labour Movement.
Outwardly reserved, Chris had a joyous taste for
whimsical fun, nonsense and creativity. This includ-
ed very memorable repeated appearances as Mar-
garet Thatcher, sweating under a terrifying papier-
mâché mask whilst rocking an elegant dark blue
ensemble, often waving scathingly disapproving
placards at onlookers. Seen here with fierce body-
guards at Nottingham Pride in 2009.
During the 1980s and 1990s Chris played a crucial
part in producing regular queer news publications in
Nottingham and the wider region. Following the ear-
ly days of Chimera, papers like GEM, Gay Not-
tingham and Outright remained regular publica-
tions for almost 2 decades, and are now an amaz-
ing resource documenting the history of our city.
In light of the Covid-19 crisis, Chris’ partner Richard
McCance and several close friends have decided to
hold an event celebrating Chris’ life at a time when
people can get together again without undue risk. If
you wish to take part in the preparations or to be
In 1985 Chris’ fondness for spy novels would be kept up to date with those plans, please contact:
tested while on holiday in Italy, when Italian Carabi-
nieri mistakenly identified Richard McCance as an info@thesparrowsnest.org.uk
AWARDS, BUT NO CELEBRATION MORE FROM PRIDE OF PLACE
Under normal circumstances, Nottinghamshire’s
Rainbow Heritage would be organising its 14th Cel-
ebration and Awards evening during LGBT History
Month in February 2021. Circumstances are not
normal, but it was decided that the awards could
still be made.
Here some entries from the huge number of Not-
The awards are given to individuals, groups and
tinghamshire pinpoints on the Pride of Place map.
organisations which have benefited the local
LGBT+ community. Matching the impoverished fi-
The Queens Walk Community Centre was,
nancial state of Nottinghamshire’s Rainbow Herit-
for many years, a base for the Metropolitan
age, the awards are simply a certificate. As they
Community church and also for gay folk danc-
say “it’s the thought that counts”. This year, there ing, though not at the same time.
are four awards and the details are given below.
The archives of gay activist and broadcaster
Ray Gosling are stored at the Trent Universi-
ty Clifton Campus.
The Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Huck-
nall is Lord Byron’s burial place.
Nottingham’s first post-1967 social group was
started in 1968 at a house on Magdala
Road.
To Notts Trans Hub and to their administra- In the 1970s most of the Nottingham Cam-
tor Nat, for their vital support for Nottingham- paign for Homosexual Equality’s literature
shire’s Trans community and also for their was printed in the reprographics department
work with Nottingham University Hospitals. of the Manning Girls School on Gregory
They have provided “fantastic help, support Boulevard.
and advice in developing LGBTQIA+ issues In 2000 the YMCA, which was holding a
including Gender Diverse inclusion.” meeting relating to LGBT history, was be-
To the Women’s Midweek Book group, for sieged by the British National Party.
providing a valuable alternative social route The old Evening Post building and its boss,
over many years and which now continues in Mr Pole-Carewe, ranting about ”the current
virtual form. drift to decadence throughout this country” in
his letter refusing adverts for Lesbian & Gay
To Nottingham Transinvasion, spearhead-
Switchboard.
ed by Tania Thomas. If Covid hadn’t inter-
vened, 2020 would have seen their 100th Ben Benson’s illuminating research into po-
lice arrests for cottaging on Saturday after-
monthly social.
noons when Nottingham Forest were playing
And finally ….. to QB Newsletter. This free away. When playing at home, the police went
newsletter has been running since 1998. At to the Forest ground.
first it was put together by Health Gay Not-
tingham and later by Notts LGBT+ Network. There’s lots more if you go to
http://tinyurl.com/zalj8sj
SMALL GRANTS FOR LGBT GROUPS
Small grants are available from a Consortium head-
ed by the Women’s Centre for groups which address
isolation in the LGBT+ community in Nottingham,
including supporting existing work to promote
healthy relationships.
Grants have already been awarded to Trans4me,
Badminton social, Trans Space Notts, The Chamele-
on Group, Kairos, QTIPOC, Nottingham Lions and
Notts Rainbow Heritage and LGBT Diversity
Most grants will be between £500 - £750. Please
note that projects will need to take into account
Five Leaves bookshop now has a webshop. As Covid-19 social and physical distancing guidelines,
well as over 200 LGBT+ titles, they can order any so we expect most projects for this grant funding
book in print. For full details, go to round to be online or virtual.
https://fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk/shop For further information or to apply, please contact
Joanne on: grants@nottinghamwomenscentre.com
NOTTINGHAM’S LGBT VENUES—1950s/1970s: A HISTORY MONTH RECAP
The Flying Horse on Cheapside off the Market Square
(now fronting a small shopping mall) was the main gay
bar in the 1950s and 1960s. Sometimes known as "The
Pansy's Parlour" its reputation was said to be world-
wide. A Flying Horse regular remarked:
“There were married couples where the husband was
gay or bisexual, who would come out to 'The Fly' to-
gether with the husband's male partner. There were
also rent boys and wealthy gay business men up from
London looking for pretty boys to take to smart restau-
rants and be repaid by a night in their hotel room. Of
course, in those days, last orders were at 10.30. Before
the clubs started business there was usually someone
who would invite people back for coffee.”
The New Foresters (formerly the Foresters Arms)
dates back to 1958 and has over 60 years continuous
service as a lesbian bar which also welcomes gay
men.
Manager Debbie Law used to go into the Foresters
when she was young (she is still, of course, merely a
slip of a girl) and dream that one day she would be in
charge and in that case, the dream came true. She de-
scribes the pub as a “community centre with a liquor
licence”. The evidence to verify this is shown by the
number of awards the pub has received over the years
and the number of times the pub has raised money for
charities, including Notts LGBT+ Network, Notts Pride
and Stonebridge City Farm.
The first club in this area was The Pavilion Club The Pavilion Club was damaged by two fires on
half way between Nottingham and Derby in Shard- the 16th and 23rd of August 1983. Was it an elec-
low. It developed out of a pub night called the "Bona trical fault or was it arson? The real answer was
Ome" club which was tried out in several pubs in never certain.
places like Langley Mill, Sneinton and Shardlow.
Rather than rebuild, the committee used the insur-
Eventually some of the people involved decided to ance money to establish the Pavilion Trust. The
buy an old sports pavilion and convert it into a genu- Trust gave money to deserving LGBT causes and
ine members club - owned by the members and run individuals in the three counties surrounding the
by the members. It opened early in 1971 and was club - Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicester-
christened the "Handbag Club" by local residents. shire.
NOTTINGHAM’S LGBT VENUES—1950s/1970s: A HISTORY MONTH RECAP
Mario's is usually thought of as Nottingham's first gay
club, but it was preceded - if only for a few months -
by the Parkside Club on Station Street.
It had an incarnation as a straight club in the 1960s
(see picture on the left), but in the 1970s it operated a
gay night for a few months. When Mario's opened, the
clientele moved there.
A Parkside Club membership card is shown below
The second gay club in Nottingham was
Mario's, on Stanford Street near what is
now the Broadmarsh Centre. It converted
from a teeny-bopper's club to a gay club in
1971/1972. Initially, in order to operate a
late licence, it required you to be served,
though not necessarily eat, a small “meal”.
Though often a bit tatty around the edges,
it had a good and friendly atmosphere and
continued successfully for over 10 years,
changing its name to Shades and then to
Whispers. Its building is now called Stan-
ford House.
The Roebuck (take your own flea spray)
is long demolished.
It was situated on Mansfield Road at the
far end of what is now the Victoria Centre
and was the principle rival in the 1970s
as a gay bar to the Old Dog and Partridge
on Parliament Street.
The Roebuck was managed by the formi-
dable Maxine - whose partner ran off with
a horse trainer from Cheltenham.
NOTTINGHAM’S LGBT VENUES—1950s/1970s: A HISTORY MONTH RECAP
1973 saw the opening of La Chic in what is now Albion
House on Canal Street.
La Chic was ground breaking in being the first club in the
UK to have a licence which stated that it was specifically
for use by gay men and lesbians - a situation which made
headlines in the Nottingham Evening Post and produced
much correspondence in the letters column predicting the
end of civilisation as we know it e.g. “God rained fire and
brimstone upon Sodom because of its people's manifest
pleasures in such malpractice.“
In 1977 La Chic held a benefit to support Gay News, which
was being prosecuted by Mary Whitehouse. The following
day La Chic closed. The Network received a phone call
from Gay News’ editor Denis Lemon asking where the
money went as none of the benefit money ever reached
Gay News.
The Old Dog and Partridge was proba-
bly the most popular gay bar in the 1970s.
Like many gay bars of its time, the gay
bar at the Dog and Partridge was a sepa-
rate bar (here it was the back bar) in a
straight pub.
Sometimes such bars had signs like
"Private Party" to attempt to keep the
straights out. It was one of the early mani-
festations of the Bradley family's involve-
ment in gay Nottingham.
Comedian Sue Pollard said:
“I met my first gay man when I was fif-
teen. It was very much under wraps then
as you can imagine. They all gathered in
the Dog & Partridge pub - in the back
room with their Pringle shirts.”Spark and Co is a new-community led platform. Amongst the general information they provide, there They support ethnic minority people in the UK is a substantial amount which is useful for LGBT+ through our resource directory and other activities, BAME people, including for LGBT+ Muslims, Sikhs, These can be seen on the website Jewish people, an inclusive Mosque initiative, Asian https://sparkandco.co.uk/ people of marginalised genders and more.
Since the start of the Pandemic, the NUH Sexual The team also run a comprehensive sexual
Health Outreach and Health Promotion Team health training programme for staff, volunteers
have been working hard to redesign all of their and carers, and again this has had to be revised
staff training and Relationship and Sex Educa- and condensed in order to be delivered virtually.
tion (RSE) sessions for young people. These are
now being delivered virtually until they are able The team have now delivered a range of courses
to return to face to face delivery. (advertised on Eventbrite) and have further
courses scheduled from December to March
All RSE lessons are linked to the national and 2021.
local RSE framework, as RSE is now mandatory
across all schools. Feedback includes the following:
Many young people missed out on RSE due to Thank you so much, had a few staff even
lockdown and schools are now catching up with email me this a.m. to say how useful they
what has been missed, therefore the team are found the the training, I certainly did too
busy ensuring that children and young people (Gender and Sexual Minorities Training).
across schools, colleges and via informal set- Aspire. Staff working in alternative school
tings are in receipt of accurate and up to date provision.
information and most importantly are aware of
Thank you soo much it really means a lot
the sexual health services that are still available
for getting all my answers answered and
to them in the City and the Southern Boroughs
having my doubts cleared. I also want to
should they need them.
thank the NHS team for doing something
To date, the team have delivered on line lessons soo good and helping us kids know what’s
and workshops to a range of schools and colleg- right and wrong and guiding us soo well.
es, with workshops booked until March 2021. Thank you soo much. (Feedback from a
College student).
Delivering on line is not without its challenges I now feel more confident dealing with
however, including failing technology, young these issues as I have increased my
people who don’t want to put their cameras on so knowledge and have resources to access.
it feels like you are delivering to a blank room (Feedback from training).
and the dependency upon classroom facilitators
to manage group work as well as staff having to Thank-you both for providing this training!
work and managing isolating children. It was really interesting and informative,
learnt a lot today.
On the other hand, the anonymity provided by
delivering on line and use of the chat facility has Thank you. Very useful particularly the in-
enabled some young people to speak more formation about how COVID is affecting
openly (with cameras off) in question and answer young people.
sessions and has resulted in several referrals
For further information please contact
into our own sexual health clinical services as
outreachandhealthpromotion@nuh.nhs.uk
well as to our specialist counsellor. Nottingham
City Council support an inclusive RSE curricu- Judith Green
lum. Outreach and Health Promotion Lead.Notts Youth Stop Aids is the youth-led branch of The Freddie Mercury Covid warning is to be sung to
Youth Stop Aids UK. We are a youth-led movement the tune of “We will rock you”. It was posted on the
campaigning for a world without AIDS. We ultimately window of Noise Works music shop in Coventry and
want zero new HIV infections, zero HIV-related stig- the photo was provided by kind permission of John
ma and discrimination and zero AIDS-related Marshall.
deaths.
As a global community, we know how to end AIDS –
failing to do so is unjust, unnecessary and morally If you want to receive QB regularly as
unacceptable. That’s why we speak out, take crea- soon as it comes out then contact
tive action and engage those in power to ensure that LGBT+ Network and ask to be put on to
governments, global institutions and corporations are
committed to ending AIDS by 2030. their e-mail list.
Due to the current situation, a large majority of the
events that we’re planning will be online. As part of
this, we’re planning to run a social media campaign
around HIV and AIDS awareness
To keep up-to-date with our events, It would be great
if you could follow us on social media and also share
the links below:
You can find us on Instagram here:
https://www.instagram.com/notts_ysa/
You can find us on Facebook here:
https://www.facebook.com/Notts-Youth-Stop-Aids-
101744145093341
NETWORK FACTOID NO. 5
The first adverts publicising Switchboard’s service
brought forth a few unusual responses:
“I am Avon of Blake’s Seven, and I am coming to
destroy you”.
A letter saying “You are all damned and within 21
days the Lord will descend on you and you will be
cast into the fiery pit”. Written in green ink of
course.
A phone call from
someone who had
been told that we There is a new resource for trans people: ‘Seeking
were the people from support from your GP’. Which can be download-
whom he could buy a ed from https://www.transactual.org.uk/gp-support
hang-glider.THE “WHO DID WHAT?” QUIZ
Nottinghamshire’s Rainbow Heritage has assembled another “Who did what?” quiz.
Can you match the face to the correct statement?
1. Who ran a shaky motel?
2. Who stopped all the clocks?
3. Who was a FLOTUS?
4. Who was Mr Judy Garland?
5. Who often Carried On?
6. Whose love was tainted?
7. Who has a drag race?
8. Who reads the news?
9. Who won Eurovision?
10. Who rhapsodised in Bohemia?
11. Who put a cat on a hot tin
roof?
12. Who was poetic on Lesbos?
Answers in the next QB
QB 117 QUIZ: ANSWERS
1. Who hurdled? Colin Jackson
2. Who danced at the Folies Bergere?
Josephine Baker
3. Who was sometimes savage? Paul O’Grady
4. Who drank hemlock? Socrates
Local Giving is a route you can use to make 5. Who is heard as Paddington and seen as Q?
online donations to the Network. Ben Whishaw
6. Who was part of the Bloomsbury Group?
For donations up to £200, they take no cut. If you Virginia Woolf
are a tax payer, you can tick the gift aid box and 7. Who had an unfortunate encounter with a scarf
that adds 25% to your donation.
and a Bugatti? Isadora Duncan
They ask you to make an extra voluntary contribu- 8. Who sometimes reveals a warm front?
tion to them - it shows up as 10% in a box. Just Owain Wyn-Evans
click on the downward arrow and on to “other” 9. Who died in a plane crash? Nancy Spain
which will convert the 10% to 0%. 10. Who’s daily thoughts were heard at about
7.45am? Rabbi Lionel Blue
There is a link to Local Giving on the Funding page 11. Who wrote about wire in the blood?
of our website www.notts lgbt.com Val McDermid
12. Who won Eurovision in 1998? Dana InternationalThe role of communication in the transition
process of transgender males: The Tomorrow Project is a suicide crisis service
a qualitative investigation based in Nottingham. We have developed a new
Transgender males are invited to take part in this suicide crisis text service that runs in addition to the
study. suicide crisis support that we already provide.
What is the study about? The service is for anyone of any age in suicide cri-
The limited existing literature surrounding commu- sis, living in Nottingham City or County. The objec-
nication therapy for transgender individuals mainly tive of the project is to deliver a primary care, text
focuses on feminization and voice alteration meth- message support service to individuals of all ages
ods. Very little has been done to investigate what is in suicide crisis. The support will consist of emotion-
important to clients and their communication. This al and practical support, signposting, and referrals if
study will aim to explore the views and experiences necessary.
of transgender males in relation to their communi- Conversations can be started by texting a keyword
cation and investigate how communication plays to 0780 000 2606. For adults, the keyword is
role in their transition. The study will be a part of a 'HOPE', and for under 18's the keyword is 'LISTEN'.
Speech and language therapy BSc educational
award. We are not an instant service. We will reply within 1
working day, and the text service's working days
What does the study involve?
are Monday, Wednesday & Friday currently. Our
Taking part in this study will involve an interview of
opening hours are: Mondays 13:00-16:00, Wednes-
no more than one hour, at a time that is convenient
days 15:00-19:00, Fridays 13:00-16:00
to you, via skype/Zoom. During the interview I will
invite you to relate your experiences of communica- www.tomorrowproject.org.uk
tion during transitioning and to tell me about your
views in relation to communication
The interview will be audio recorded and kept in a The TRUE VISION website explains clearly what a
password protected file on a password secure lap- hate crime is and that includes internet hate crime.
top. It will then be transcribed, and direct quotes It gives advice and guidance about reporting hate
may be used in the final written report. Information crimes, including reporting hate crimes online, if
which potentially identifies an individual will be re- you do not want to report directly to the police. Go
moved from the transcriptions for your confidentiali- to http://www.report-it.org.uk
ty. Written consent will be required to take part.
For the full information about this study (including
confidentiality, ethics, application form, consent QT NOTTS
form) contact Abigail Sayell at
QT Notts is an online noticeboard for all sections of
p2442785@my365.dmu.ac.uk the LGBT+ community. It is not a chat or dating
group, but a place where people can arrange to
meet up and share social activities and publicise
relevant local information and events.
Everyone on the list is both member and potential
organiser. Once you've joined up, if there's an activ-
ity you'd like to share with others, a group you'd like
TransUnite is a website which helps you find a to set up or an event you'd like to attend, just email
trans group near you. At the moment you can ac- the details to the group to see who else would like
cess over 100 verified UK Trans support groups to come along.
and locate one close to you. Detailed profiles offer QT Notts used to be accessed as a Yahoo group,
specific information on the scope of support pro- but these closed in December, so QT Notts is now
vided, meeting schedules and contact information. at
Go to https://groups.io/g/QTNotts
https://www.transunite.co.uk/Notts LGBT+ Network SOME LOCAL LISTINGS
Coming out and going out. Staying in. Outburst!Group for LGBT young people aged 11-19
Feeling down. Meeting up. Meets Wednesdays at NGY (29-33 Castle gate)
Phone Base 51 (at NGY) on 9525040 for details
Breaking up.. Safer sex and
everything in between. Trans4me Young trans people’s group. Meets Wednesdays
Nottm Wellbeing Hub, 73 Hounds Gate, Nottm, NG1 6BB.
Contact us Tel. 07958 194768
0115 934 8485 LGBT+ 16-25 LGBT Youth Group. Wed. 5 - 8pm
Service 14-25 Trans group, 1st Thursday each month 6.30-8.30pm
or text 07481 344040
Notts Parents & Carers group 3rd Wednesday of month 6-7.30pm
Monday to Friday 7 pm to 9.15 pm 11-16 LGBT group, Thurs. 3.00 - 6.00pm all at Abbey Street,
Worksop. Tel 01909 479191 email info@lgbtplusnotts.org.uk
35 Park Row,
Nottingham, NG1 6EE Details of the following local groups can be obtained from LGBT+ Network:
info@nottslgbt.com Notts Hyking Dykes; Women’s Badminton; Badminton Social; Lesbian &
www.nottslgbt.com Gay Christian Movement; Nottingham Chameleons (trans); Nottingham &
Trent Uni LGBT Societies; Peak Rufties women’s walking group; Man Up
Follow us on Facebook at
(bears, leather group); Women’s Midweek book group; Sanctuary (LGBT/
www.facebook.com/NottsLGBT BME group); LiNk-Notts (lesbian e-mail info); QT Notts e-mail info sharing;
Twitter at https://twitter.com/nottsLGBT Nottingham Lions football team; Supporters groups for both Notts County &
Nottingham Forest; Trans Hub (Trans support info); Front Runners;
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QTIPOC (QTI people of colour). Nottingham Invasion - trans night out:
Nottinghamshire’s Rainbow Heritage LGBT 20s & 30s; Ninja Queens & Forest Kickers women’s football; Taga-
c/o Notts LGBT+ Network, dere (HIV+ support); Trans Space Notts group; BiTopia & BiTalkia (Bi so-
35 Park Row, Nottingham NG1 6EE cial groups); Notts Police OutNetwork; Silver Pride Gay/Bi 55+Men’s group:
LGBT Parents (Midlands); Gay Outdoor Club; Kairos (Lesbian Immigration
nottsrh@hotmail.co.uk Support Group); LGBT+ Diversity (BAME Social/support);
www.nottsrh.webeden.co.uk Download a directory of groups & services from the Local Facilities page
of the LGBT+ Network’s website
https://twitter.com/rainbowheritage
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HOLDING VIRTUAL MEETINGS EVERY MONTH
Nottingham Hyking
Dykes women’s walk-
ing group has resumed
its monthly walks. The
walks are socially dis-
tanced and there is a
limit on the numbers of
those attending - at the
moment there is a maximum of 12. You will need to
complete a Doodle poll to register as wanting to
take part.
As usual, each walk takes place on the third Sun-
day of the month with a morning start. The group
will be split into two, with starting times 30 minutes
apart. All details are on the website
https://www.nottinghamhd.org.uk/
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