I'm trying to get in touch with lesbian, gay or bisexual people over the age of 65 who would be interested in sharing their experiences of social care services (this could include, but is not limited to social services, community care and mental health services, or services received as a carer). You do not have to be currently receiving services to take part, and your contact with services could have been a single meeting (e.g. an assessment).

I'm in my final year of an MA in social work at Gol… Continue

Denise Anderson, trans campaigner, was the speaker at the CAGS meeting in April, part of "The Brief Encounter" series. She told us about her own transition, and her reassignment surgery which she had privately in Thailand. She considers herself bisexual and lives wi… Continue

Aurora (Croydon's LGBT Network) adopted a new Constitution last night at the regular bi-monthly meeting. The Constitution had already been approved at the January meeting, but needed a second vot

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Crocus, Croydon's LGBT Network, held its first Annual General Meeting on the 4th of March. The interim officers (Chair, Secretary, and Webmaster) were all confirmed as permanent officers, and we also elected a Vice-Chair. Currently the Secretary is also acting as Treasurer, but the plan is to appoint… Continue

Silver Rainbow, Croydon's service for older gay and lesbian people, has come third in the country in the category "Older LGBT Groups" in the Pink Paper Readers Awards. See http://news

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CAGS (Croydon Area Gay Society) held the second of our talks in the "Brief Encounter" series on the 2nd of December. This time we had two speakers - Allan Horsfall and Ray Gosling. Allan spoke about the early days of the gay equality movement, and Ray told us about their ongoing work for gay people u… Continue

On the 17th of November a couple of us represented Silver Rainbow (our friendly lunch club for older gay people) at an event in the Access Ability Centre in Boulogne Road, to promote Croydon as a “Beacon Council” in respect of “Positive engagement… Continue

On Tuesday CAGS held the first of its series of bi-monthly talks, called "The Brief Ecounter". Brian Paddick, former Deputy Assistant Commissioner in the Metropolitan Police, and subsequently Lib-Dem candidate for Mayor of London, addressed a packed gathering in The Brief in… Continue

I went to the Croydon Community Network meeting at the Braithwaite Hall today. This is a quarterly meeting arranged by CVA (Croydon Voluntary Action) which brings together the various community groups. The theme of the meeting was "Being Greener for Wellbeing in Croydon": we he… Continue

This evening's meeting of Aurora, Croydon's LGBT Police Consultation Group, debated a motion that Aurora should be closed down through lack of support. The motion was defeated, so Aurora lives on, and new officers were elected. Ideas are now being sought from members and supporters of Aurora as to h… Continue