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Monday Night Mix
@ Hart Gables, Hartlepool. Participants
determine evening’s activities. All welcome.
hartgables@googlemail.com
www.hartgables.org.uk
01429 236 790 (Alan)
Morpeth LGBT Support
Fortnightly meetings. 07799 598 843
NAZ
HIV & AIDS
National sexual health + HIV prevention, and
support services for South Asian gay and bisexual
men. Bengali, Gujerati, Hindi, Punjabi,
Tamil and Urdu spoken.
0208 741 1879 (m-f 9.30-5.30pm)
NEOLN
Social group for lesbians aged 40+ across
the northeast. Meets 3rd Sundays + more.
contact@neoln.co.uk
www.neoln.btck.co.uk
07539 489 214
Newcastle College LGBT Soc
Student-only LGBT group meets Mondays
4.30-5.30pm. Contact lgbt officer c/o
S/Union, Parsons Building.
0191 200 4525
Newcastle LGBT
Council Tenants
Informal group for lgbt council tenants and
leaseholders in Newcastle. Give your views
on how we can improve services.
getinvolved@yhn.org.uk
0191 278 4391
Newcastle Panthers
Newcastle’s first proud all-gay football team
wants new players.
newcastlepanthers@hotmail.co.uk
07528 038 981
(Russell)
Newcastle Ravens
For players + supporters of gay-friendly
rugby. Meets Mondays 7-9pm at the Novos
pitch, Benton, Newcastle.
info@newcastleravens.co.uk
www.newcastleravens.co.uk
Newcastle University
LGBT Society
Meets during term time only. Contact lgbt
officers via Students’ Union.
lgbt.society@newcastle.ac.uk
www.newcastlelgbt.co.uk
0191 239 3936
North East
Gay Asylum Group
Helps support and open up social opportunities
to North East asylum seekers.
negag99@yahoo.com
07749 401 616
North East LGBT
Parenting Group
Informal group for people with children,
or thinking of becoming parents.
mail@arwhite.co.uk
07837 608 564 (Anna)
NE Young Lesbian + Bi
Women’s Group
Aged 16-25, lesbian, bi, or questioning. Talk
in confidence. Meet weekly in central Ncl.
Issue-based group work + social activities.
07540 896 121
Northern Proud Voices
North east lgbt + friends choir. Meets
Thursdays 7-9.15pm at St James URC, Ncl
northernproudvoices@ymail.com
fb ‘Northern Proud Voices’
0191 296 3445 (anytime + voicemail)
Northern Region
Gender Dysphoria Service
Outpatient service for transgender people
experiencing gender discomfort in the NE +
N Cumbria. Provides assessment, psychosexual
therapy, voice therapy + referrals
for surgical treatment. GP referral req’d.
dawn.tiernan@ntw.nhs.uk
0191 569 9401
(9am-1pm Mon + Fri: 9am-5pm Tuesday.
Answerphone at other times)
Northumbria University
LGBT Forum
Meets during term in the ‘Annexe’. Open to
non-students. Social events, speakers,
support, trips out. Confidential.
0191 227 3737 (Students’ Union)
Northumberland
College LGBT
Meets Wednesday afternoons for
socialising and support - in conjunction
with Trinity + Changemakers.
07790 885 171
Northumberland
Young People
Support + social activities across county.
debswalker@trinityyouth.org.uk
www.tyarainbow.org.uk
01670 531 843 (office)
out! northeast
Free news, information + lifestyle magazine
for the north east lgbt communities.
out@outnortheast.com
www.outnortheast.com
Outlook (Lifeline)
For adults in Ncl who have / had, problems
with drug use. Safe attitude-free environment
to take part in various activities.
0191 281 1828
Outpost
Support, advice, information + accommodation
for young lgbt people aged 16-25.
admin@outpostproject.org
www.outpostproject.org
0191 281 0099
Parents Enquiry NE
Advice and support group (meets every
2 months) for parents of lgbt people.
penejoan@supanet.com
www.parentsofgays.co.uk
0191 455 2868 (Joan)
01642 370 230 (Jill) after 6pm
PLUS+
Group for young lgbt people under 25 yrs.
Tuesdays 6-8pm in central Gateshead.
pam.douglas@sotw.nhs.uk
0800 422 0200 (Press Option 5)
Positive Living
Support services for HIV+ people, partners,
family and carers in Darlington / Durham.
admin@gayadvicedarlington.co.uk
01325 252 522
Pride Radio
Gay radio for the north east. Listen 24/7
via www.prideradio.co.uk, iTunes Radio (in
the Electronica section) + on smartphones
through Tune In Radio.
info@prideradio.co.uk
www.prideradio.co.uk
R2B
Facilitated user-led lgbt youth group in
Hartlepool on Wednesday evenings. Confidential
non judgemental 1-2-1 available.
ronnie.hartgables@googlemail.com
REACH
Offers help to men + women who’ve been
raped or sexually assaulted, and were
aged 16 or over when the assault occurred.
reach@northumbria.pnn.police.uk
www.reachcentres.co.uk
0191 221 9222 (Newcastle)
0191 565 3725 (Sunderland)
True Vision
Hate Crime Teesside
Confidential incident reporting in Teesside.
lesley.duggan@mvdauk.org.uk
www.reporthatecrime.co.uk
0800 138 1625 (24/7)
01642 803 607 (Lesley)
Room4Durham
Meets every Tuesday 7-8pm for coffee
+ a chat. Then on to the Black Horse (top
of Front St, Chester-le-Street). Family +
friends welcome.
room4durham@gmail.com
07502 388 841 (lesbian)
07984 097 876 (gay man)
South Tyneside College
LGBT Group
lgbt@stc.ac.uk
STaG
Confidential sexuality + safer sex advice +
info for gay & bisexual men in Gateshead
+ S Tyneside. Scene alternatives, access
to safer sex resources.
Mondays from
7.30pm in central Gateshead.
stag@sotw.nhs.uk
0800 422 0200
Street Level
Support group for HIV/AIDS affected people;
partners, family + carers. Women-only
sessions available.
0191 455 3027
Sunderland University
LGBT Society
Meets Wednesday evenings 7.30pm
at the Bonded Warehouse.
su.lgb-officer@sunderland.ac.uk
0191 514 5512
Tea with Dorothy
For people 50+ looking to meet other lgbt
people in a relaxed, social environment.
Newcastle - 3rd Monday of month, 5-7pm
07917 797 279
Sunderland - 2nd+3rd Wed of month, 5-7pm
goodneighbour@
ageuksunderland.org.uk
www.ageuksunderland.org.uk
0191 514 8321
Teesside Positive Action
Support group for HIV+/AIDS affected
people, partners, family & carers. Also
complementary therapies + education.
01642 254 598
Teesside Trans
@ Hart Gables. Social support, activities +
more. Meets Tuesdays 7-9pm
01429 236 790
Teesside Uni LGBT Society
lgbt@tees-su.org.uk
01642 342 234 (lgbt officer)
TeesTrans
Listening ear, emotional + practical support
for transgender, cross dresser +
intersex people.
teestrans@sky.com
http://teestrans.blogsite.org
TG North
Info, advice + support for transgender
people in T+W, N/land + Durham areas.
The group also aims to combat prejudice
amongst the general population. Meets 1st
Friday of month in Tyneside.
jamielamckenna@yahoo.co.uk
07716 775 102
Tipping The Pages
LBi book/film group meets regularly in
eateries in Newcastle area.
fb ‘tipping the pages’
TUC LGBT Network
Confidential help + support for lgbt people
at work. Non-union members welcome.
Meets Newcastle, 1st Friday each month.
info@tuc.org.uk
www.tuc.org.uk/equality
Tyneside Rape Crisis Centre
Info, support + counselling for women +
girls who have experienced sexual violence.
Also training, education + outreach.
www.tynesidercc.org.uk
0191 222 0272 (enquiries)
0191 232 9858 (helpline
tues+thurs 6-8.30pm)
Tyneside Young Lesbians
For 16-25yrs to meet in safe environment
in central Newcastle, Mondays 6-8pm.
07507 702 878
UNISON LGBT
Regional lgbt Unison members
meet in Newcastle.
www.unison.org.uk/out
0191 245 0806
WeAr Out!
Various groups in Sunderland for
socialising, help + support.
Wellness through creativity group -
meets atlernating Mondays 4.30-6pm
Older men’s group - meets alternating
Thursdays 6.30-9.30pm
Lesbian and bisexual women’s group -
meets alternative Tuesdays 7 - 9Pm
0191 514 5953 (office)
07415 104 559 (Deb Walker)
info@trinityyouth.org.uk
www.trinityyouth.org.uk
Transgender group - meets Bridge St,
6-9.30pm, 2nd + 4th Mon of each month.
07711 091 219 (10am-10pm all days)
Women4Women
Social group for LBi women in north east.
Meets regularly in Newcastle.
women4womenuk@hotmail.com
www.women4womenuk.net
FB ‘womenforwomen northeast’
07722 718 232
WOW (Women On Women)
Based in Darlington, covering County
Durham & North Yorkshire. Support,
friendship, discos + social activities for
LBi women.
07939 946 645
01325 462 418 (Sandy)
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