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Events tagged with "Gay Switchboard"

Media Relations

The portrayal of LGB issues in the media has without doubt, improved over recent years. At local level some of this has been directly influenced by the action of some individuals and groups, for example Mike, the Publicity Officer at Gay Switchboard....

Memories tagged with "Gay Switchboard"

Being Publicity Officer for Switchboard from 1999

Mike worked as Publicity Officer for Gay Switchboard, from 1999 - 2003. With a background in marketing and sales, he identified all the media in Birmingham and set out to build as many contacts as possible, including the main West Midlands radio stat...

Friend Counseling Service

220 Friend Counseling Service"I was involved with Friend West Midlands, a gay lesbian bisexual counseling service that used to run alongside Switchboard. There was Gay Switchboard one side of the room. It used to be above the Nightingale then it m...

Gay Centre Committee and Switchboard 1977

Caroline was on the first Gay Community Centre Committee and Gay Switchboard 1970s:“I’m someone who gets involved in things so after coming out, I was involved with various groups. I was on the committee of the first Gay Community Centre, on the corn...

Switchboard met Bridget at the Matador late 70s

Fortunately Bridget somehow got hold of the number of the Gay Switchboard in the late seventies. They said “Come along and have a drink”. This was an important moment for her as volunteers arranged to meet her at the monthly lesbian disco at the M...