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Gay Weddings Legal (from December 2005) |
Cornwall POLICE Homophobic Conduct! Sign the Petition! |
STOP
Violence Against Women |
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LGBT Self-help Support Group (Launch 8th September 2004 in Truro) |
Womens Land Cornwall (Training Events) |
Changing face of Motherhood |
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Survey 2000
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Homophobia
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Lesbians
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Special Features
The changing face of Motherhood
The Observer Magazine is looking at the changing face of motherhood over the last 40 years or so and will be speaking to a cross section of different mothers about their experiences.
They would like to interview a lesbian mother and photograph her with her child/children to go alongside the other stories in the magazine.
To take part or find out more contact Laura Potter on 020 7713 4175 or laura.potter@observer.co.uk.
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Homophobic Harrasment:
If you have been a victim of homophobic harassment or abuse, please don't keep it to your self. There are Diversity Officer's who are specially trained and have therefore a higher than everage knowledge and awareness about the needs of LGBT people.
They are always willing to help in a confidential and understanding way, so please feel free to contact them.
Please remember that you can easily report any verbal or physical abuse and homophobia by visiting: www.report-it.org.uk
* By keeping silent you make it harder to help you, by sweeping it under the carpet doesn't make it go away or stop. So if not for yourself tell someone about it. It's the only way something can be done and we can end homophobic actions...
You can also tell a member of your local lesbian line or switchboard...
CORNWALL POLICE HOMOPHOBIC CONDUCT
In March 2004 Cornwall Police tried to prevent an LGBT forum on ‘Policing in the gay community’. A result of police action was one of the organisers, a gay man, was wrongfully sacked from his employment.
The gay man attempted to make a formal complaint against the police.
Cornwall police then tried obstructing this complaint, which has resulted in a full Independent Police Complaints Commission enquiry investigation against Cornwall Police, now with the legal dept..
November 2004 Cornwall CID officers raided the same gay man’s home and arrested him on suspicion of serious offences. The list of abuses by police which subsequently followed, effected many in the LGBT community of Cornwall. Most of the x20 defence witnesses who gave statements came from the LGBT community. Some were arrested and intimidated by the police.
The criminal investigation against the gay man was dropped 5 months later. His business has been destroyed and he was referred by his doctor for suicide counselling. Most defence witnesses were never interviewed by the police.
A 2nd complaint was made, supported by the many witnesses in the Cornwall LGBT community. Again police tried obstructing the 2nd complaint.
Cornwall police are now to investigate their own colleagues regarding the complaint of homophobic conduct.
WE DO NOT BELIEVE CORNWALL POLICE SHOULD INVESTIGATE THEMSELVES!
Please sign the petition to the Independent Police Complaints Commissioner. Cornwall Homophobic Monitoring Group - C/o Rivendell, Wheal Vor, Carleen, Helston, Cornwall, TR13 9NQ
This is a statement that was sent to Outback.
If you would like a copy of the petition please email the Outback Website Editor.
The petition can be sent in either 'Word', 'Publisher' or 'Text' files or even posted.
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STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Currently, violence affects 1 in 3 women globally. Here in the UK, 1 in 4 women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime, 1 in 20 women will be raped, over 1000 women are trafficked for forced prostitution into London each year alone.
Join Amnesty International's campaign to stop violence against women: http://www.amnesty.org.uk/svaw/.
Send appeals: http://www.amnesty.org.uk/svaw/action/#current
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Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Self-help Support Group Launch
September 8th - Truro.
Having to cope with mental health problems is bad enough, but if you add problems around your sexuality you get a double whammy Our sexuality is invosoble, no one can tell your sexual prefernce and in today's society, though much improved, being attracted to someone of your own sex is still taboo, it is not something you can easily be open about.
Mental health problems can be very isolating, add the fact that you keep a part of yourself secret and it can isolate you even further. The gay 'scene' can be a difficult place for someone with poor mental health to access. Our sexuality is often, if not always, (especially here in cornwall), never mentioned or even taken into account being seen by our doctors, CPN's or other health workers. Its as if that part of our lives did not exist.
The aim of the group is to offer a safe place where we can meet and where our sexuality and mental health will not be an issue. We would be able to share our experiences, support each other and see how we can help each other in recovery. We can also look at how we can educate mental health workers as to our specific needs. Perhaps we can explore alternative ways of supporting our mental health, arrange outings and activities especially for thowse of us who find it difficult to get out of the house.
Paul Tremant
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LGB Mental Health Support Group Pink Umbrella Meeting October 8th 1-3pm 6, Walsingham Place, Truro. For
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Women's Land - Training Opportunity!
The Women's Land is now in a position to offer some FREE places on BTCV training days in Woodland Management, Pond Creation, Hedge Maintenance, etc.
The cost of attending the Training days will be paid for by the Trust, providing that the knowledge and skills gained are fed back into the Women's Land Projects.
To take advantage of this great offer please ring Cheryl on 01736-787186 for more details, or write to:
West Cornwall Womens Land - Whitewaves, Boscaswell Village, Pendeen, Penzance TR19 7EP
"Pay Off Your Mortgage"
Hope you've all been watching Chloe & Heather in their pursuit to paying off their mortgage!!!!
A BBC series called "Pay Off Your Mortgage". There are 8 contributors from around the UK commited to a project for 2 years which will hopefully see them in a position to pay off their mortgage at the end of it.
The series will be 24 programmes over 2 years, prime time BBC2.
They were particularly looking for a gay or lesbian couple who would be interested in taking part. It's obviously quite a commitment, but would be a very rewarding and interesting thing to be part of.
Contributors will not win their mortgage - they'll be given advice and support, but in the end it'll be their hard work, commitment, ideas and creativity that will enable them to pay it off. We're possibly looking for people who are looking for a big life change (career change? moving abroad?) so they would have a good incentive to work hard for 2 years to enable them to fulfil their dreams.
Special Feature 1:
Survey 2000.
A survey showed the happiest people in society are married men, the next happeist are single women, then married women and the least happiest are single men.
As Germaine Greer commented - 'It would be beneficial for everyone to have a wife, but for no-one to actually be a wife'.
15% of UK women are having Lesbian Sex and 71% would like to try it! - The New Hite Report 2000
Special Feature 2:
Homophobia in Schools Guide:
Challenging Homophobia in Schools and Colleges. A new guide has been launched to aid teachers regarding homophobia in schools and colleges. It was produced with a £220,000 grant from the Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Fund. for more details of how to obtain a copy.
Contact - ALLSORTS (Brighton) 01273 721211
Special Feature 3:
Lesbians and Homelessness - Help required for student
My name is Dani Boucher and I am a PHD student at Cardiff University currently embarking on research on Lesbian homelessness in the UK. I am writing to ask you for your help. My research is looking at statutory homelessness policy and the ways in which it affects their vulnerability to literal homelessness.
I am also interested in exploring the ways in which lesbians can become vulnerable to homelessness (Where the notion of homelessness includes feeling that you don't have a 'home' despite having shelter) by looking at the nature of housing difficulties they experience as well as looking at how individuals experience, negotiate, manage and understand their experience of home and homelessness.
The overall aim is to highlight the issues around lesbian homelessness (which have been so marginized, ignored and neglected) to both the academic and policy communities, of which have key members in the department I am currently working in. I believe this is a very valid research to contribute to the lesbian communities of the UK, because it seems that housing constitutes a chronic practical problem for many lesbians, on one level or another.
I am at the stage of my research now where i should be conducting interviews etc... but after a year of trying, I simply can not find a means to access such people. I have already asked both Stonewall Housing and The Albert Kennedy Trust to act as gatekeepers, but neither could. I am getting quite desperate now as my research will be worthless without empirical evidence - this is why i am writing to you!
Do you have any means of advertising my need for people who are willing to talk to me about their experiences of home, feeling that they don't belong at home or experiences of homelessness. Do you know anyone or any organisation that might be willing or able to help?
Is there possibly anyone affiliated to your organisation that might have experienced housing difficulties, isolation associated with their housing or homelessness - on any level - that might be willing to talk to me?
I would be grateful for any advice or help you could give me.
thank you for your time
Dani Boucher.
Contact Dani via (email) Outback
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