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We have a vacancy for a Project Worker for Healthy Gay Cornwall - click here for more details, or cut and paste the link: https://ig29.i-grasp.com/fe/tpl_cornwall01...
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/04/24/department-of-health-launches-new-hiv-prevention-campaign-for-gay-and-bisexual-men-in-england/
New telephone service to be rolled out in CornwallThe new NHS 111 service being introduced across England will be launched in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly on 19 March...
Sarah Newton, MP for Truro and Falmouth has organised a couple of events to hear the views of her constituents regarding same sex relationships and Cicil Partnerships/Marriage...
As of 1 April 2013, Healthy Gay Cornwall will be moving to Cornwall Council from the NHS. All records, electronic and paper, that we hold will be transferring too...
Global Natural Healthcare Trust World Aids Day Ball - Dec 1st.GNHCT are holding a fundraising ball at The Alverton Manor, Truro 7pm- lateformal attire£60 per person...
Cornwall & Isles Of Scilly PCT are holiding a focus group session, 6:30-8:30 on Wednesday 21st November in Truro to find out about your experiences of accessing healthcare as a gay or bisexual man, Click here for more details...
A date for your diary .... 8th November 2012 at 6pm, LGBTQ Youth Cornwall will be holding their AGM in New County Hall, Truro, please contact us for more information.
Thursday 1st October sees the return of our Men's Social Group. We'll be in The Victoria Inn, Threemilestone, Truro from 7-9.30pm. Come along and meet some new people in a sociable environment!
All young people deserve the support and love of parents and family. We are asking parents to consider how they might feel if their son or daughter said: 'Mum...
Cornwall Pride - Saturday 25th August, Victoria Gardens Healthy Gay Cornwall are once again delighted to be working in Partnership with Cornwall Pride, Royal Cornwall Hospital's Sexual Health team and other agencies to offer free and confidential sexual health screening and Hepatitis B vaccination for anyone attending this years event...
“It’s closer than you think” is the theme of this year’s World Hepatitis Day, which takes place on 28 July 2012. The campaign focuses on raising awareness of the different forms of hepatitis: what they are and how they are transmitted; who is at risk; and the various methods of prevention and treatment...
We'll be down on the Piazza on Lemon Quay, Truro from 10am onwards on Saturday 30th June, as part of LGBT PACT's community information day - come and say hello!
We have a vacancy for a Project Worker at Healthy Gay Cornwall - click here for more details
Stonewall have released thefindings of their recent Gay & Bisexual Men's Healthy Survey - click here to find out more:
Baseline, the magazine for people living with HIV is available to download hereEdition 12 features articles on HIV Activism,living happily with HIV and the recent announcement that the Government is now offering free treatment to everyone living with HIV in the UK, regardless of immigration status...
Dear ColleaguesThe shadow Health and Wellbeing Board was established in July 2011. One of its main tasks is to develop a Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy (JHWS)...
Eddystone Trust & Healthy Gay Cornwall are holding another Weekend Residential, Friday 23rd - Sunday 25th March, near Launceston, Cornwall. Come and learn some new skills, socialise and relax in a stunning rural location...
Serious collision, Haldon Hill Police are currently investigating a serious collision which took place in a car park close to Haldon Hill off the A38 late last night...
As you may know, local GPs have come together to form Kernow Clinical Commissioning Group (you can find out more about them on their website www.kernowcc...
Our next monthly men's meet up is on Thursday 9th Feb, 6.30pm onwards at The Brea Inn, Brea (near Camborne) - all welcome! contact us (using the button above) for more information...
Hosted by Eddystone Trust & Healthy Gay Cornwall, "The Allotment - a place for you to grow" is a weekend residential in Launceston, Friday 20th - Sunday 22nd January 2012...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15922568
Our Mens Social Evening is back... this time on Thursday November 10th , from 6.30 onwards at The Brea Inn, Higher Brea (near Camborne) - all welcome! for more information call Al on 01209 313419
This years Cornwall Film Festival, takes place November 4-6th November at the Lighthouse Cinema in Newquay. This year it has a number of LGBT focussed films - including " We Were Here"Healthy Gay Cornwall will have a stall in the foyer - come and say hello and pick up some info/resources...
Are you a gay/bisexual man who wants to improve your communication skills, including negotiating the sex you want? . "Power Talking" facilitated by Healthy Gay Cornwall & Eddystone Trust, in partnership with GMFA, is a two-day course, taking place in Redruth on Saturday's 15th & 22nd October...
The next "Mens Social" evening is on Thursday 13th October 6 - 9pm at The Brea Inn, Brea (near Camborne).The Brea Inn is a traditional country pub, and is gay owned/gay-friendly, serving a wide selection of drinks and pub food...
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NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly is supporting this year’s ‘Cornwall Pride’ event to help raise awareness of HIV and encourage more people to get tested routinely...
Sixty per cent of gay men are unaware of the symptoms of early HIV infection, a large-scale survey has found.According to the research by National AIDS Trust, most of the men surveyed could not name the ‘triad’ of a sore throat, rash and fever as the most common symptoms occurring together...
Job Opportunity in Plymouth - please send any requests to website below, and not Healthy Gay Cornwall. thanksJob title: Research Assistant - Archival Project Co-ordinator (Pride in Our Past) Job reference: A2195 Application closing date: 27/07/2011 Location: Plymouth Salary: £22971 to £26629 pro rata, pa - Grade 5 Contract Type: Part-time, Fixed-term The Centre for Humanities, Music and Performing Arts Research (HuMPA) in the Faculty of Arts is seeking to appoint a suitable individual to work in partnership as a co-ordinator and researcher for a local community group archive project entitled 'Pride in Our Past'...
June is Everyman Male Cancer Awareness month. This annual event is used to heighten the knowledge and understanding of Testicular Cancer and Prostate Cancer, the most common cancers in the male demographic...
LGBTQ Youth Cornwall(known as YAY! Cornwall)YAY! Cornwall is looking for a fantastic lead worker to run and develop our youth group for young lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and questioning people aged between 13 and 25...
Intercom’s latest newsletter, June 2011, is now available to download from our website: www.intercomtrust.org.uk/bulletins Contents New Accessible Intercom Rainbow Café in Exeter! Job Opportunity at Intercom! Dramatherapy Info, Help, Support and Advocacy Round and about: Community news Exeter Pride: Notice of Annual General Meeting Gay Married Men — local support Space Youth Project, Dorset and Poole Social get-together near Camborne — Healthy Gay Cornwall WOW Summer Bop and WOW Picnic and Rounders SLN — Somerset Lesbian Network Pink Redruth, Pink Party! Women’s Theatre! Women’s Music! More Music! Go...
Men - Got a health concern but worried about wasting your GP's time? Log onto www.manmot.co.uk Embarrassed about a health problem or worried you’ll be wasting your GP’s time? If this sounds familiar you’re not alone...
The Eddystone Trust has been asked to recruit two groups of HIV negative / untested gay men to take part in focus groups on Wednesday 15th June Each session will last an hour and those participating will be paid £20...
The government are currently consulting the public on where to cut red tape - one of the first areas to be examined includes the Equality Act.The Equality Act includes all anti-discrimination legislation in the UK, which protects lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGB&T) people from being sacked for being LGB&T, amongst many other important protections...
OUTabout LGBT night 'SUNDAYS' in Penzance; from 3 April will be at The Penzance Arts Club, Chapel Street, Penzance from 8.30 pm every Sunday night...
Cornwall Pride are celebrating the launch of their all new website, with all the juciy details of the day - Saturday 27th August 2011Take a look here
Stonewall is conducting the largest ever survey of gay and bisexual men’s health. We know quite a lot about gay men’s sexual health, but very little is known about the wider health needs of gay and bisexual men...
SHout loud (Sexual Health out loud): Helping you have a say about sexual health, contraception and HIV services in England. More and more decisions about health services are now taken at a local level, and decision-makers have to take the views of local communities into account...
Plymouth holds its Pride event this year on Saturday March 19th, click here for more details
Healthy Gay Cornwall are hosting a monthly "Mens Social" at the Brea Inn, Brea starting on Thursday 17th March, 3 - 9pm.Its a drop-in, where you can come and go when you like, meet new people, chat to trained workers, get free resources etc in a welcoming, relaxed and sociable environment...
One in five adults are unaware that HIV can be passed between a man and a woman not using a condom, research suggests. The same number do not know HIV can be spread between gay men having unprotected sex, and more than half (55%) are unaware that sharing needles and syringes can transmit the disease...
The Secretary of State for Health, The Rt Hon Andrew Lansley MP, and the Terrence Higgins Trust have launched a new resource, Life Plus, which will transform the way people with HIV manage their condition long term...
ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?- a one-person show exploring issues of disability, ageing, gender, sexuality and identity. It uses physical theatre, original text, Fooling, music and trapeze to create a multilayered, multigendered experience...
How often do you do it? How long did it last? For many of us it only lasts a few minutes! Now, no rude thoughts please, because we’re talking about … HIV testing...
Are you an Asian man, who is also gay/bisexual/has sex with men? LGF (Lesbian Gay Foundation) and Trade are doing some research and want to hear from you: http://www...
click here for Intercom Trust (who provide support and information for LGBT groups and individuals across the South-West) January Newsletter!
St Austell College marked World AIDS Day with a minutes worth of noise to raise awareness around HIV in Cornwall - click here
click here to see BBC's report on HIV on Cornwall for World AIDS Day
CORNWALL CAMPAIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS OF HIV RISK Every year, more than 300 people are newly-diagnosed with the HIV virus in the South West - and many more remain unaware they have got it...
Did you know that…. HIV is the worlds fastest growing long term chronic condition? Once you’ve got HIV you can’t get rid of it?In 2008, 2 million people Worldwide died of AIDS-related illneses? HIV (Human Immunodeficiancy Virus) is an infection caught mainly through unprotected sex...
We will be holding our annual general meeting at County Hall, Truro on Thursday 11th November from 7pm. Anyone who is interested in standing as a trustee should send an expression of interest to kate...
Its finally here!This years Cornwall Pride takes place on Saturday August 28th, in Truro.Details in brief: Parade leaves Lemon Quay @ 11am, Free event in Victoria Park from 11...
Really good feature in todays "Guardian" about Gay Men, Mental Health & Suicide: http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2010/aug/22/gay-attitude-depression-isolation
On Thursday 12 August 2010 Torbay Police received a report of a robbery having taken place in the area of Babbacombe Downs. The victim was a male aged in his 70s...
Stonewall is producing a guide for public organisations on how to better involve LGB people and LGB community groups in their work. We are keen to include your group’s experiences and perspectives in this guide by inviting you to complete a short survey; http://www...
Research into the experiences of HIV-positive people over the age of 50 suggests they face "substantial" disadvantages compared to the general population...
take a look at what's happening for LGBT people around the South-West in Intercom Trust's July bulletin:www.intercomtrust.org.uk/bulletins/index...
Devon & Cornwall Police have asked us to let you know that they have recently received a number of complaints from members of the public regarding indiscrete behaviour and litter in lay-by's in the Grampound/Probus area...
NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly is to work with the UK’s leading gay rights group to improve the health and well-being of staff and service-users...
Healthy Gay Cornwall in partnership with Eddystone Trust and GMFA are providing a free one day course for Gay & Bisexual Men. "Getting A Boyfriend" will help you understand more about yourself and what you want in relationships, and how clear and honest communication is key to continuing your safer sex strategy whilst in relationships...
There's an LGBT PACT meeting on 19th July at M.I. Bar, Lemon Quay, Truro - 7 til 9pm. PACT stands for "Partners And Communities Together" - you might have seen the meetings happen in your neighbourhood, where priorities that affect us get identified and actioned?LGBT Pact works the same way, except this is for issues that specifically affect the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans community in Cornwall...
follow the link below to an interesting, succinct article from "The Times" dated June 15th regarding younger gay men's attitudes towards HIV http://www...
Please follow the link for the latest Intercom bulletin with news of events, jobs, local prides and much more… http://www.intercomtrust.org...
Your Story, Your Script is a new website that uses words and art to help the HIV community have meaningful conversations around treatment and wellbeing...
Derick Bird is undertaking research into mental health service delivery for LGBT service users. Derick is an older gay man himself and is studying at the Research Department of Mental Health Sciences at University College London...
“Building Your Confidence” – free one-day course, Saturday 19th June, Plymouth. The Eddystone Trust & Healthy Gay Cornwall in partnership with GMFA, are running a free, one day course – “Building Your Confidence” at the Quakers Meeting House, Plymouth on Saturday June 19th...
Just to let you know, there is an outbreak of Hepatitis A infection linked to men that have sex with men, in the Bristol area. A number of the cases have visited a large gay sauna in Bristol, which has a wide visiting catchment area, stretching up in-to South Wales and further down into the South West region...
BBC programme on older LGB people entering care homes Sally Heaven is producing a BBC Radio 4 documentary about older lesbian, gay and bisexual people in residential care...
Now it's your turn to talk! Terrence Higgins Trust want to hear what gay and bisexual men have to say about their sex lives, so they are asking you to come and share your views online at www...
U+ magazine is back with a new look U+, THT’s lifestyle magazine for gay men living with HIV is back in 2010 with a fresh, new look. The latest edition looks at some of the things men can do to stay well like starting to get fit and eating right...
The Intercom Trust are now recruiting for a full-time LGBT Community Advocate, based in their Redruth office. Start date 1 June. Salary £25,000 plus 5% pension...
Tommy Dickinson is Senior Lecturer in Mental Health at the University of Central Lancashire and is undertaking a study of psychiatry’s past treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, which included giving people aversion therapy in a bid to 'cure' them...
View Intercom Trust's March newsletter here
HIV/AIDS charity Terrence Higgins Trust is launching a new campaign to warn gay men that HIV can also be caught through their penises.The initiative hopes to counter the myth that HIV can only be caught if men are "bottoms"...
A survey of gay and bisexual men has found that 77 per cent of respondents would donate blood if they were allowed to.Currently, men who have ever had sex with another man are barred for life from donating blood due to the risk of HIV...
Calling older same-sex couples for Valentine’s Day article Age UK is putting together a piece for the Age UK website in time for Valentine’s Day – featuring couples (aged 55+) in long term relationships and looking at how to keep romance alive and kicking...
The Justin Campaign, which campaigns around issues of homophobia in football are launching their "International Day Against Homophobia In Football" on Friday February 19th...
The Next Cornwall Chillout café will be on Sunday 17th 2-5pm at Crossroads Inn, Scorrier near Redruth This will be the third event for Cornwall Chillout and so far the events have attracts over 30 people to each, with a great mix of both men and women...
Sigma Research have published findings from their annual national research project, that looks into gay & bisexual men's attitudes and behaviour towards HIV and Sexual Health: http://www...
The ban on HIV-positive people entering the US officially ends today.The 22-year-old law was one of the most restrictive immigration policies in the world for people with HIV but was lifted by President Barack Obama in November...
LGBTQ Youth Cornwall is looking for a fantastic lead worker to run and develop our youth group for young lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and questioning people aged between 16 and 25...
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YAY! (LGBTQ Youth Cornwall) is having it's next meeting on the second Saturday in January - not the first as it is too near New Years Day. So the date will be Saturday 9th January...
The Cornwall Chillout Cafe will be on Sunday 17th January 2010 at Crossroads in Scorrier from 2pm - 5pm contact cornwallchilloutcafe@hotmail...
The next LGBT PACT meeting will be in the new policing hub at Bodmin on Tuesday 19th January 2010.Partners and Communities Together is the model for delivering services to communities...
The new year can be a great time for getting out and meeting some new people so if your resolution for 2010 is to get out and about more why not try the Gay Outdoors Club?...
Are you living with HIV and aged fifty or over? If so, Age Concern would like to hear from you. We are working with Terrence Higgins Trust to research how people with HIV over 50 are managing and what help, if any, you might find useful...
Eddystone Trust, the Plymouth based HIV Charity are having a charity bed-push to raise money for their hardship fund, and to increase awareness of HIV...
Intercom Trust, who work with LGBT Groups across the South-West, have pulished their monthly newsletter which contains loads of opportunities to get involved! View it here
GMFA have launced their campaign around Swine Flu, and particular issues that may affect gay men. View their webpage here
Cornwall Pride 2010 Plans Coming Together Posted: 17 Oct 2009 04:53 AM PDT Following the tremendous success of this years Cornwall Pride festival, the committee are pleased to announce next years festival will be held on Saturday 28th August 2010 in Truro...
Cornwall Chillout Cafe is a new and rather exciting cafe style event for LGBT people in central Cornwall. ‘Because sometimes all you need is a cup of coffee and some good conversation!’The first event is from 2pm - 5pm on Sunday 18th October...
Intercom Trust - who support LGBT groups across the South West have published their September Newsletter: http://www.intercomtrust.org.uk/bulletins/index...
Cornwall Chillout CafeSunday 18th October 2pm - 5pm at the Crossroads Inn in Scorrier, Cornwall The hotel is located less than 1 minute from the A30, just north of Redruth...
Cornwall Pride have announced their Annual General Meeting (AGM), where members of the public are invited to become committee members for Cornwall Pride 2010...
NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly’s Health Promotion team is supporting a campaign called “One Too Many” as part of national Sexual Health Week, 14-20 September...
Message from Ben Summerskill, chief executiveStonewall exists to bring equality into every part our lives - at home, at work and at school. So we're pleased to have published groundbreaking new research in the last month on the prevalence of homophobia in football, such a central part of British culture and society...
DV8 are renowned for their work on sexuality, having produced stage and film pieces such as Dead Dreams of Monochrome Men & Enter Achilles. Following a hugely successful international tour which included a 3 week sell out run at the National Theatre in London, our latest production, To Be Straight With You, will be performed at The Hall for Cornwall in Truro...
LGBTQ Youth Cornwall are meeting this Saturday, 5th Septemeber - 6.30pm in a coffee shop in Truro. LGBTQ Youth Cornwall is for young people aged up to 25 years old who want to meet other young LGBT or questioning people in a safe, social space...
Healthy Gay Cornwall will be showcasing a number of ways for gay men to stay healthy at this Saturday’s Pride event in Truro. Cornwall Pride, the annual lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender celebration starts at Lemon Quay at 11am with a colourful procession, making its way to Victoria Gardens for an afternoon of entertainment, stalls and fun for all ages...
GMFA's HIV Detector VideoWe’re always keen to explore new ways of spreading our HIV prevention messages so, inspired by our popular HIV Detector advertising campaign, we’ve created a video and posted it on YouTube – our first HIV prevention video since YouTube was born...
Coming to Cornwall Pride in Truro on August 8th?Make sure you drop by the Healthy Gay Cornwall stall! We've got lots going on - come and have a play with our vibrators (!), experience the giddy feeling of "beer goggles" and get the ride of your life on our smoothie maker!All this plus free condoms and other surprise giveaways...
Intercom Trust, who provide a range of services for LGBT people across the South-West have released their July bulletin. Download it here
Visitors have ‘Moor to Sea’ at this year’s Pride Three Westcountry Gay Pride organisations are coming together to hold two joint events for the first time next month...
the latest edition of FS magazine is now available, free of charge from Healthy Gay CornwallFS - the fit and sexy gay man's health magazine for the South West region...
Rainbow Source - Cornwall's LGBT community radio show has its weekly show extended! The show - broadcast on The Source 96.1fm (listen online at www...
LGBTQ Youth Cornwall - the group for lesbian, gay, bisexual transgender and questioning people under 25 are now holiding monthly meetings in Truro. They meet on the 1st saturday of the month 6...
The GU (sexual health) clinics in Cornwall have noticed a rise in men testing positive for syphilis in the past few weeks, and are urging men to come forward and get tested...
A new project, WECAN Keep Active, will offer people with mental health problems across West Cornwall the chance to join local sports clubs, and give their health and wellbeing a boost...
LGBT Disco @ "Crossroads", Scorrier - June 6th 8pm til 1am Admission £2, with B&B rooms for £45 - Crossroads, Scorrier, TR16 5BP
THE SIN EFFECT - new monthly gay night in NEWQUAY Launch night Wednesday 13th May 2009 at halos Gentlemans club Newquay...9pm - 3am Halo's is turning gay for one night a month - early evening pop turning into glittering hedkandiesquehouse...
Tickets for Cornwall Pride are now on sale. You can pick them up from the Hall for Cornwall and they are £10.Cornwall Pride is on the 8th August 2009 and takes place in Truro...
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The April meeting of LGBT- PACT will be in the Consulate, The Arts Club, Chapel Street, Penzance starting at 18:30, Thursday 9th April. There is limited on street parking, but there is a Council Parking lot at St Anthony gardens...
Trustee recruitment and group networkingIn association with Dorset & Cornwall Standing Council Lead Officers.If you are part of an LGBT group then this event is an opportunity for you to show case your group or service to new people, to attract new members or people who are considering acting as Trustee’s and get information out to people who may not have come into contact with your LGBT group or activity before...
from pinknews.co.uk: HIV rates in gay men still at high levelsBy Jessica Geen • March 27, 2009 - 10:22Around 7,370 new HIV diagnoses were made in the UK last year, according to latest figures from the Health Protection Agency...
Healthy Gay Cornwall are pleased to announce they can now offer face to face appointments on monday evenings. Face To Face is a service where you can come and talk to a trained gay male worker about whatever may be on your mind - it doesnt have to a big worry (but if it is, thats ok too) - but sometimes talking things over with someone not involved in your situation can really help you make sense of things and decide whats right for you...
‘Improving the mental health and well-being of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans communities in Cornwall’ This was the title of a conference held at Truro County Hall, Cornwall on 24th February 2009...
Healthy Gay Cornwall are pleased to launch their new website www.healthygaycornwall.org.uk The site will feature information and advice around sexual and general health for gay/bisexual men and MSM and aims to be a hub of localised information for men living, working or visitng Cornwall & IOS
"Rainbow Source" - live on air on The Source 96.1fm! Rainbow Source, Cornwall's 1st LGBT community radio show goes live today, Weds 10th March, 6-7pm...
New plans for sexual health clinicPLANS have been submitted to Carrick District Council for the construction of a two-storey sexual health clinic at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro...
LGBTQ Youth Group!Hello, for some time now, its been apparent that we need a youth group specifially for LGBTQ (Q for questioning, or undecided) people in Cornwall...
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