Programme April-June 2016

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2016Pr ogr amme I mpr ovi ngt heheal t handwel l bei ng ofl esbi an,gay ,bi sexualand t r ansgendercommuni t i es

Pr og r a mmeCont ent s Aboutt heOr g a ni s a on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 S oc i a l E v ent s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3-7 Reg ul a r , s pec i a l a nda r t se v ent s

Communi t yGr oups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8-9 Reg ul a ri nt er es t , i den t ya nds uppor tg r oups

L GBTHea ds pa c e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10-11 Ment a l wel l bei ngpr og r a mme

L GBTAg e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12-14 E v ent sa nds uppor tf orpeopl eov er50

T r a ns g enderPr og r a mme. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15-17 Gr oups , e v ent sa nds uppor t

Communi t yS a f e t y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18-19 S uppor t , t hi r dpa r t yr epornga ndus e f ul c ont a c t s

L GBTHea l t h. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20 I nf or ma ons es s i onsa ndus e f ul c ont a c t s

Vol unt eer i ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

21-22 Howt og e ti nv ol v ed

Ca l enda r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

23-26 F ul l l i sng sf orApr i l J une2016

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Wepr ov i deav a r i e dpr og r a mmeof s e r v i c e s , g r oups , c our s e sa nde v e nt s .

Unl e s sot he r wi s es t a t e d, a l l ofour e v e nt sa nda cv ie sa r eope nt o, a ndi nc l us i v eof , a ny onewhoi de n fie sa s pa r toft heL GBTc ommuni t y .

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