The Gay Centre. A safe place to come along and meet new people and make new friends...

We provide a number of services based on our communities needs. (This is around 450 people accessing our services each week, of which 5 - 15 are new service users)

• The Gay Centre in Darlington, which is the 1st Gay Centre in the North East with 2 weekly drop-ins on Tuesdays and Thursdays
• Sexual Health Outreach Work Monday nights at 10 venues in Darlington twice a month
• Weekly Men’s Group
• Fortnightly Club T/Women's Group– A group for Transgender people and gay & bisexual women. We are looking into a launching a separate women's group in the new year.
• Weekly LGBT Youth Group (for 16 – 25 year olds)
• One to One sessions, Befriending clients, Advocacy & Referrals (main issues: Hate Crime; Accommodation; Sexual Health; Relationships; Coming Out; Homophobia; Domestic Violence; Alcohol  & Drug Abuse)
• LGBT Help-line. The Help-line is answered in office hours 10am – 5pm during the week and 7-9:30pm on Fridays.               
• Home Visits
• Positive Living Services for those living with or affected by HIV/AIDS (This service, due to lobbying by HIV+ people, has developed a once a month self-help support group that will also be a closed group for HIV+ people only).
• LGBT Book & Video Library
• HIV/AIDS Reference Library
• Booklets, Flyers & Leaflets on Sexual Health, LGBT, Cancer, Drugs & Alcohol, etc.
• Free Condoms, Lubricants & Oral Shields
• LGBT Community Internet Café in our Gay Centre
• Distribution of LGBT magazines such as; Out North East, FS, GT,+VE, Repartee & G3
• Information on local gay scenes and safe venues

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