Events tagged with "lesbian health"
Dykenosis launched 1994
LesBeWell produced a regular photocopied newsletter called Dykenosis, covering a range of lesbian health issues, distributed amongst lesbians via pubs, clubs, and subscriptions, from 1994.15 editions were produced until LesBeWell folded in 1998....
LesBeWell set up in 1994
Gudrun Limbrick and others started LesBeWell in 1994, focussing on lesbian health issues. Catherine M got involved the following year. A core group of 10-12 women met most of the time. They undertook fund-raising activities including e.g. a car boot ...
Lesbian Health
While gay men's health has received some attention because of HIV/AIDS, in comparison, lesbian health has been more or less ignored by the medical profession and health service providers. In the 1990s a group of lesbians in Birmingham set up LesBeWel...
Memories tagged with "lesbian health"
Birmingham Pride Community Trust’s origins
“Birmingham Pride Community Trust grew out of the Birmingham Pride festival as a number of us were frustrated that the festival was somewhat losing its political edge and becoming something of a three day beer festival. What we wanted to do was recog...
Dykenosis triggered feedback and interest
LesBeWell produced a regular photocopied newsletter called Dykenosis, distributed amongst lesbians via pubs, clubs, and subscriptions, from 1994, to 1998. “Dykenosis was the only health advice for lesbians available, so discussions on eating disorder...
We know about men so we'll apply it to lesbians!
Catherine is concerned about lesbian health issues. “We need funding to undertake a cohort study, and to look at previous research. Sexual orientation is not routinely collected data; people are asked about everything else but this”. Catherine has al...