LOCAL LGBT SERVICE LINKS

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This page has information on LGBT groups and services across the North East of England. If you can’t find the information you need, please call MESMAC and we will do our best to help.

 

NORTHERN PRIDE
Northern Pride is the annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender festival for the North East.

 

LGBT FEDERATION
Working to make the North East more gay friendly.

 

PARENTS ENQUIRY NORTHEAST
Offers advice, support, & group for parents of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered sons and daughters.

 

GAY ADVICE DARLINGTON
Gay and bisexual men’s community service web-pages, including links to Women on Women for Lesbians and Bisexual Women. Darlington and South Durham .

 

AKT ALBERT KENNEDY TRUST
Website of the Newcastle based housing support agency for young lesbian, gay and bisexal people.

 

NORTHERN LIGHTS METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH
Website with information on groups and activities.

 

PHILIP PARKINSON HOMECARE
Philip Parkinson Homecare offer specialist HIV positive homecare.

 

WELLBEINGINFO.ORG
The people at Washington Mind created this Wellbeing info Directory, they have created this website to promote ideas and resources to encourage wellbeing in and around Gateshead, Sunderland and South Tyneside.

 

MAP
The Changing Lives Male Action Project (MAP) was established as part of The Cyrenians in 2012. The project works closely with the Girls Are Proud (GAP) project. MAP works with men, aged 18 years and over whom are vulnerable to or are engaging in male sex work / male escort work within Newcastle and Gateshead and those who travel within Tyne and Wear. MAP provides an assertive outreach wrap-around service to address multiple and complex needs. MAP delivers a night time outreach service on a fortnightly basis and works with clients on a 1-2-1 basis offering intensive support and addressing the following issues;

• Silence and the double stigma of male sex work
• Discrimination and family rejection
• Chronic exclusion factors, including substance misuse and homelessness
• Exploitation
• Sexual and Physical Health and Well Being
• Crime, Safety and Police

MAP project, Project Number 1 west bridge, Bentinck Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 6us
Call: 0191 2260046 ext. 308
Mobile: Lisa Hampson 07889803841
Email:

 

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OUT NATION
A free community forum for gay/bi men, you are able to post messages on existing threads or create your own topics for discussion.
Website: www.outnation.net/

 

THERAPY DIRECTORY
Therapy Directory promote the benefits of complementary therapy and aim to give visitors all the information they need to help them make an informed decision about whether therapy would be right for them. The website has an FAQ’s section, a number of useful articles written by our members and the facility to search for a practitioner in your area.

To ensure the professionalism of the website, all listed therapists have provided Therapy Directory with qualifications and insurance cover or proof of membership with a professional body.
Website: www.therapy-directory.org.uk