West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire general:
Out in Yorkshire
A Leeds-based social group for lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer women, and women who are questioning their sexuality. Don’t want to come on your own? Or want to bring your partner or friends? Members are welcome to bring their partners and friends too (who are female, male, gay, bi, straight, or anything in between). If you have children, feel free to bring them along to our regular cafe meet or to other child-friendly events. We are a diverse group of women, so whoever you are, you’ll fit right in… We meet at least once a month – for further details, see www.oiywomen.org
LAGY Leeds
A new group for young people between the ages of 13 and 25 years old who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or just questioning their sexuality, is meeting in Bramley on Wednesday evenings between 6pm-8pm.
Email: lgbtq@barca-leeds.org
Office: 0113 2209784
Mobile/TXT: 0754 462 3608
http://www.lagyleeds.webeden.co.uk/
Shout!
Yorkshire’s monthly lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender paper. Available from gay venues or download from their website.
http://www.shoutweb.co.uk/
West Yorkshire Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Policing Initiative
WYLGBTPI supports individuals, organisations, both statutory and voluntary, in all aspects of reporting and investigating hate crime. The membership reflects the LGBT community across West Yorkshire. West Yorkshire Police coordinates the Initiative.
PC Peter Stone, LGBT Relations Officer
01924 292523
ps197@westyorkshire.pnn.police.uk
http://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/
Yorkshire MESMAC
Yorkshire MESMAC is one of the oldest and largest sexual health organisations in the country working predominately with Gay men, Bisexual men and men who have sex with men. The organisation has sites in Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield and York.
0113 2444209
leeds@mesmac.co.uk
http://www.mesmac.co.uk/
The Leeds Gay Men’s Social Group
The Leeds Gay Men’s Social Group is a new group for gay men in the Yorkshire area. Its purpose is to enable gay men in the region to organise social events and aims to provide an alternative both to the commercial scene and to the anonymity of ‘tools’ such as Gaydar. The intention of the group is to create an environment in which people can meet, form friendships and possibly more. http://www.meetup.com/LGMGroup/
Calderdale:
Brunswick Centre
The Brunswick Centre provides sexual health and HIV services across Calderdale and Kirklees.
http://www.thebrunswickcentre.org.uk/
Calderdale LGBT Network
A collective voice for LGBT people in Calderdale to influence local services and promote LGBT needs.
calderdalelgbtnetwork@hotmail.co.uk
GALYIC (Gay and Lesbian Youth in Calderdale)
Support and information for LGBT people aged 25 years and below.
http://www.galyic.org.uk/
Kirklees:
Brunswick Centre
The Brunswick Centre provides sexual health and HIV services across Calderdale and Kirklees.
http://www.thebrunswickcentre.org.uk/
Don’t suffer in silence
Hate crime reporting site.
http://www.kirkleeshateincidents.co.uk/
HUGG (Huddersfield Gay Group)
HUGG is a friendly social group for gay and bisexual men, aged 18+, which meets at 8pm every Tuesday in Huddersfield town centre.
http://www.hugg.org.uk/
Yorkshire Mixtures Youth (YMY)
Support group for young LGBT people aged 13-19 years. Support, advice, activities and trips. Meet on a Tuesday evening in the Huddersfield and Batley areas. For more information please contact Kerrie Clark on 07979 941 718 or email LGBTyouth@kirklees.gov.uk.
Leeds:
Gay Abandon
LGB choir.
http://www.gayabandon.org.uk/
Leeds Gay Commmunity
We are a long-established social group for gay and bisexual men. We meet every Friday, usually in a city centre venue. We organise coffee mornings, social evenings, meals out, trips – a total of 90 opportunities to meet each year.
http://www.leeds-gay-community.org.uk/
info@leeds-gay-community.org.uk
07986 615912 or 0113 255 9973 (Raymond)
Leeds LGB Switchboard
Information on LGB groups and organisations in the Leeds and West Yorkshire area.
http://www.leeds-switchboard.org.uk/
Leeds Stepping Out
A social networking group for lesbians and women questioning their heterosexuality.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/leedssteppingout
Rainbow Ripples
We are a group run BY and FOR lesbian, gay and bisexual disabled people. We work to the social model of disability which says that people are disabled by barriers in society, not by medical conditions. We aim to influence and inform policy, campaign for better services and to network locally and nationally to share good practice.
c/o Leeds Involvement Project 0113 237 4508
info@leedsinvolvement.org.uk
http://www.rainbowripples.org.uk/