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Welcome to our July Newsletter, we are excited to launch the Sixth film of our LGBT Film season in conjunction with RBCFT, our film is the " The Happy Prince"
on Friday the 20 July. Make sure you read on to get details of our £5 discount voucher.

New this month
"Out at the Globe"
Details below

https://lgbtplus.org.uk/lgbt-plus-events/

Other activities this month include the Granary dinner in Dumfries, Lunch in Stranraer, Mspace, Wspace and our weekly Rainbow Circle in Dumfries.
Our "Drop In" service continues in Stranraer, Kirkcudbright and Langholm.

Read on for more details of our two new events this month

Every Wednesday 1 - 3.30pm

Our "Online Text Support Service" via
the new "Online Chat" button on our website homepage

https://lgbtplus.org.uk/

Read on for more details

REMEMBER we will support you to attend these events with up to £5 for your access costs and up to 50% of the travel costs to a maximum of £5.
These must be claimed through

iain@lgbtplus.org.uk

Online Library Service
Volunteering
Film Events
Regional Monthly Drop In
Lunch, Cafe & Dinner Events
Walks
Lavender Menace
Wspace
Mspace
Chaplaincy
Hate Crime
FAAST
Upcoming Events
Safety Messages from Partners
Fact Files
Short Breaks for Carers
Support
Rainbow Circle

Out at the Globe

“Out at the Globe”

28 July 3- 6pm

it will be held at the Globe Inn, 56 High Street Dumfries DG1 2JA from 3pm till 6pm on the
last Saturday of every month.
It is NOT a hosted event.
It is an exiting new social gathering in the heart of Dumfries for the LGBTQI community, their friends and allies. Join the fun on the last Saturday of every month for chat and fun. Tea, Coffee and Sandwiches will be provided and additional food is available for purchase.

FREE Training for Professionals & Agencies

LGBT Plus Adult Awareness Training

Training Room, Newall House, 22 Newall Terrace, Dumfries DG1 1LW

To Book a Place
https://lgbtplus.org.uk/events/lgbt-adult-awareness-training/
Our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) Adult Training courses are designed to inform people and agencies who support LGBT adults, their carers and families, especially those living with or self-managing long-term medical conditions or simply wish to be more informed about the LGBT community.

We aim to help you better understand LGBT issues including equality & diversity, local services, barriers, inter-sectional identities and specific transgender awareness and terminology.

Please note our August training is fully booked

Please contact johnathon@lgbtplus.org.uk to discuss bespoke training packages.

or call: 0800 020 9653

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Online Library Service

Get the latest FREE copy of Diva and Attitude, plus much more.....
Using your library card, log into
https://www.rbdigital.com/dumfriesandgalloway/
• Create account, using your library card number and email.
• Browse and select your eMagazines.
• Download Zinio for Libraries app – use this app to read emagazines

D&G Libraries stock a range of LGBT affirming books at the
Ewart Library , Dumfries
01387 253820

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Volunteering

Volunteering with D&G LGBT Plus

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LGBT FILM SEASON

Our NEW Film Season in partnership with RBCFT
( The Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre in Dumfries)

We have the pleasure of bringing you

The Happy Prince
Friday 20 July 2018
7.30pm

The untold story of the last days in the tragic times of Oscar Wilde (Rupert Everett), a man who observes his own failure with ironic distance and regards the difficulties that beset his life with detachment and humour.

The Happy Prince
Rupert Everett | Germany/ Belgium/UK/Italy | 2017 | 105m | 15 | In English with some subtitles

Tickets cost £7 or £2 to D&G LGBT Plus members with discount code

contact the Ticket Office at the Midsteeple or RBCFT directly.

01387 264808 RBC Ticket Office

01387 253383 Midsteeple Ticket Office Dumfries

For members the password is set to RBCFT1987 so all you need to do is click the BOOK NOW button on the Booking Site, then on the LGBTPlus Group Member (members only) link where they will be prompted to add the password (RBCFT1987)

For all online bookings there’s a fee (we can’t do anything about that but for bookings by phone or in person to the Midsteeple Booking Office or RBCFT there isn’t an extra charge).

The Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre

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Regional Monthly Drop In

Welcome to our new monthly "Drop In" Events at Stranraer, Langholm and Kirkcudbright.
Come along and join us on the day.

Please remember for 1:2:1 Advocacy & Support appointments, you will need to pre-book with the support team

support@lgbtplus.org.uk or call FREE on 0800 020 9653

Clink on the buttons

Stranraer Drop In 10 July 10am till 12pm

Kirkcudbright Drop In 10 July 2pm till 4pm

Langholm Drop In 27 July 12 till 2pm

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Lunch, Cafe & Dinner Events

Dumfries Dinner

13 July 6-8pm The Granary, Loreburn Street, Dumfries

https://lgbtplus.org.uk/events/granary-dinner-dumfries/

Stranraer Lunch

21 July 1.15 - 3.15pm The Market Inn, Castle Douglas

https://lgbtplus.org.uk/events/stranraer-lunch/

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Walking Group

Some of our new walks taking place over the summer period will be at
Annan, Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbright, Langholm and Dumfries.

More details will be published on our website Events page soon

https://lgbtplus.org.uk/lgbt-plus-events/

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Lavender Menace

https://www.facebook.com/lavendermenacedumfries/

W SPACE

Our next Wspace is on

4 July 2018
at
6.00pm till 8.00pm

Ground Floor, Newall House, 22 Newall Terrace
Dumfries. DG1 1LW (fully accessible venue)

The event will be hosted Monthly by D&G LGBT Plus Staff Member Blou Hyland

Wspace is fully is in a fully accessible venue
Refreshments provided

For more information email blou@lgbtplus.org.uk

Wspace

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M SPACE

Our next Mspace is on

25 July 2018
at
6.30pm till 8.30pm

Ground Floor, Newall House, 22 Newall Terrace
Dumfries. DG1 1LW (fully accessible venue)

Hosted by D&G LGBT Plus Chair David Townsend.

Mspace a place for men, transmen and masculine genderqueer to meet and talk

Refreshments provided

For more information email : david@lgbtplus.org.uk

Mspace

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LGBT + Chaplaincy

The LGBT+ Chaplaincy is a joint venture between Dumfries Northwest Church and D&G LGBT Plus. It's a pioneering project offering pastoral and spiritual support to LGBT Plus people of faith and of no faith. It offers a context in which to explore issues of spirituality and sexuality, and a safe space in which LGBT Plus people can seek to resolve any perceived areas of conflict between their spirituality and sexuality. It's about exploring some of life's big questions as well as supporting individuals through some of the many crises that life throws at us.

The Chaplaincy is open to anyone, irrespective of faith or religion.

Directions: Dumfries Northwest Church of Scotland is located on Lochside Road, a couple of hundred yards beyond the large MacDonald's at the corner of Glasgow Road (A76) and Lochside Road. There is a bus stop immediately outside.

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Focus On Hate Crime

What is Hate Crime? Click here

Hate Crime Scotland.Org Third Party Reporting

If you have been effected by hate crime and would like to talk with someone about it.

Contact Support@lgbtplus.org.uk

Phone 0800 020 9653 (free from landlines)

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This is a peer support for families and allies of Transgender people across the region. For more information please call FREE on 0800 2302 9653 or email support@lgbtplus.org.uk

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National LGBT Events 2018

1 - 28 Feb LGBT History Month

31 March International Transgender Day of Visibility

26 April Lesbian Visibility Day

17 May International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

24 May Pansexual and Panromantic Awareness and Visibility Day

June LGBT Pride Month

28 June Stonewall Riots Anniversary

14 July International Non-Binary People's Day

16 Sept Bi-Sexual Awareness Week

23 Sept Celebrate Bisexuality Day

8 Oct International Lesbian Day

11 Oct National Coming Out Day

Oct Asexual Awareness week (Last week in Oct)

26 Oct Intersex Awareness Day

Nov Transgender Awareness Week ( Second Week in Nov)

20 Nov Transgender Day of Remembrance

1 Dec World AIDS Day

8 Dec Pansexual Pride Day

Other dates and events will be added when more details are known

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Why not plan ahead, click the orange link and have at look at our forthcoming events for the coming months.

REMEMBER : You can claim up to £5 access costs and £5 travel costs to help you participate (receipts required)

DG LGBT Events Page

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Health and Safety Messages From Our Partners

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

Sexual Health Dumfries and Galloway

Dumfries and Galloway Sexual Health Services

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Fact Files

D&G LGBT Plus has put together a series of Fact Files, clink on the links to find out more.

What you need to know about HIV

Click here for the Living Wills Fact Files

What you need to know about HIV - Easy Read

What you need to know about high Blood Pressure

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Short Breaks for Carers

Do you work with Carers or are a Carer that could benefit from a short break?

What about a night away, a break away with the family or a chance to try out a new activity or hobby that would give them a break from their caring role?

The Carers Short Breaks Fund could be the answer.

For more information please contact support@lgbtplus.org.uk

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Support

Our Support Service is now offering an ONLINE drop in!

Perhaps you’ve felt unable to access our face-to face and telephone support or don’t feel sure about attending our group events? We understand that it can be challenging to speak to someone in person about your concerns and sometimes it’s more convenient to speak with someone over LiveChat.
Our new Online Text Support is now available
every Wednesday
from 1pm – 3pm

Whether your questioning your sexual/gender identity, have concerns about your relationship, need sexual health advice or feel isolated, receive confidential support and advice from our trained support staff. It’s that easy!

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Rainbow Circle

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Advocacy and Support

Our FREE Advocacy and Support service offering face-to-face/online/telephone advocacy and support to LGBT Plus adults with long term conditions, their families and carers. To book an initial one-to-one session with the support team, email support@lgbtplus.org.uk or alternatively, call/text: 07983 652305 or visit us on Facebook @DGLGBTplus,

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Befriending

We are happy to announce that we are currently looking to expand our Befriending Service to LGBT Plus adults with long term conditions. If you think YOU could help befriend someone who is isolated and struggling of feel this service would benefit you, contact support@lgbtplus.org.uk or phone 07983 652305

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Alternative Therapies

As part of our LTC service, we are offering 1-to-1 Creative Therapy, Reiki and CBT sessions to our members who have an LTC. If you would like to access this service, please e-mail support@lgbtplus.org.uk or phone: 07983 652305

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