Monday, June 4, 2012

Latest news from Helpline & the coming out support groups

Helpline

We were available for 14/18 days in May, took 10 calls (7 male, 3 female) and spoke for 2hrs. The callers ranged from guys coming out through to straight callers asking for GLBTI resources for family members.

Lesbian Drop-In

Hi everyone. The Drop-In Group continues to meet at the Embassy cafe (upstairs) on the first Thursday of the month. Our next meeting will be on Thursday June 7th from 6pm to 7.30pm. We're very friendly and casual. Watch for our sign on one of the tables. Cheers Jo

Newcomers (for men coming out)

We had two meetings in May with about 10 people coming along each time. Some Newcomers joined our social event at the Awhina Centre as well as listening to Galaxies speak at our monthly meeting. The next Newcomers meetings are 12 and 26 June. Stu