For LGBT People Aged 50 + in Leeds
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Newsletter Feb 2017 Sage For LGBT people aged 50 + in Leeds Sage is a Time To Shine project focused on reducing the social isolation faced by older LGBT people. Sage offers activities, events, opportunities for volunteering and training. Contact Jude Woods to find out more: Mobile: 07736151 895 Landline: 0113 244 4209 Email: [email protected] Mail: 22/23 Blayds Yard, Leeds, LS1 4AD Facebook: Search for Jude Mesmac www.mesmac.co.uk www.ageuk.org.uk/leeds/ www.timetoshineleeds.org/ (LGBT: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans) Sage Events and activities for LGBT people (50+): Drop-IN First Thursday of the month MESMAC Leeds 12.30—4 Starts March 2nd, then:6/4/17 and 4/5/17 Sage is offering a new monthly Drop-IN social for older LGBT people, drop by between 12.30 and 4pm for a cuppa and a chat. Meet other older people, Sage volunteers and the Community Development Worker (Jude Woods) and find out more about the project. Get in touch if you need any help to come along, we can help with access. We hope to get more self running activities started up this year, one idea which has been suggested is to start a Book Club and/or Film Club. Get in touch with Jude if you would like to be involved and we can get people together to talk more about getting it started. Community One of the Sage volunteer roles for older LGBT Speakers people is to become a Community Speaker. This involves sharing stories of LGBT experience and answering questions about this testimony in training sessions, talks and presentations. Interested? Get in touch with Jude to find out more. (It doesn’t involve using a megaphone!) 2 LGBT Social History Events Leeds Inspired has a listing of over 30 events in Leeds! http://www.leedsinspired.co.uk/lbgt-history-month Queerology: 2 exhibitions at Aire Place Studios and Inkwell, opening events on 3/2 at Aire Place and 10/2 at Inkwell, both are 6—8: www.aireplacestudios.co.uk] [www.inkwellarts.org.uk]. http://queerologyleeds.weebly.com/ http://www.leedsinspired.co.uk/events/queerology https://www.facebook.com/events/1504908726204367/ 18/2/17: 11am-3pm Leeds City Museum: Leeds Queer Film Festival FREE pro- gramme of films, stalls, activities and talks: https://www.facebook.com/LeedsCityMuseum/ https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lgbt-history-month-event-tickets-31101685980 https://www.facebook.com/LQfilmfest/ https://www.facebook.com/events/214426269015610/ Films: Hyde park Picture House, Everyman, Seven Arts and Heart Community Centre are all showing films: 1 Feb 6pm Hyde Park Picture House Milk http://hydeparkpicturehouse.co.uk/index.php?showing=9320#now-showing 8 Feb 4.30pm WEA Suite 10b, Josephs Well Carol (https://weayorkshireandhumbertutorblog.wordpress.com/tag/wea/) 8 Feb 6.30pm Leeds University Union, Lifton Place Sins Invalid (http://www.sinsinvalid.org ) 9 Feb 6.30pm Everyman (www.facebook.com/BIFA.Film ) 14 Feb 8pm Seven Arts Harrogate Rd Orlando (http://bit.do/Orlando-at-Seven-Arts ) 16 Feb The Reliance 76-78 North St The Alternative Miss World Show 17 Feb HEART Headingley Appropriate Behaviour 19 Feb 3.30pm Hyde Park Picture House Uncle Howard 21 Feb 6.15pm Hyde Park Picture House My Own Private Idaho 26 Feb 3pm Hyde Park Picture House Out and About in Shorts 3 4 5 6 Here is some information about History Month events in our region: Bradford: http://lgbtbradford.co.uk/highlights/the-bradford-pride-awards/ http://lgbtbradford.co.uk/events/category/talk/ http://peoplecanbradforddistrict.org.uk/event/new-play-lgbt-history-month/2017-02-04/ https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pshe-citizenship-law-qa-tickets-31140127961? aff=eiosprexshreclip&ref=eiosprexshreclip https://www.facebook.com/lgbtbradford/ York: www.yorklgbthistory.org.uk http://lgbthistorymonth.org.uk/event-calendar/ https://www.facebook.com/yorklgbthistory/ Barnsley: https://www.facebook.com/POPFestival2017/ Sheffield:http://www.cliffordevents.co.uk/ http://www.sayouthtrust.org.uk/ https://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1494516 ALBUM LAUNCH (Dancing Bear Original Cast Recording) To mark the start of LGBT History Month in Leeds we will be hosting a very special album launch party/fundraiser to celebrate the release of the Dancing Bear Original Cast Recording and raise some money for the show's development and tour. Feb 4th 8—11 Mill Hill Chapel https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/album-launch-dancing-bear -original-cast-recording-tickets-31021058822 7 8 9 10 Events and activities for LGBT people (50+): Out in A monthly social group for older (50+) Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans people . The group meets at Age UK Leeds in the Harrison Room: http://www.ageuk.org.uk/leeds/the-arch-cafe/ 20/2/17: 11—1: Rachel Dixey will be coming to talk about her book ‘Our Dementia Diary’ about supporting her civil partner Irene. Note: Sorry there was a typo in the last Newsletter and this event was incorrectly listed as 17th! 6/3/17: 11—1: The original plan (launch of the painting at LGI) for this day has had to be cancelled (the decorators still aren’t finished!) so we will meet at Age UK instead. 17/4/17: Trip to York: more detail to come. 11 Events LGBT Community Meetings: LGB&T* Equality Hub Meetings: 28/2/17, 23/5/17, 15/8/17, 28/11/17 Cosmopolitan Hotel (LS1 4AE) 5.00 for refreshments meeting starts at 5.30 https://www.facebook.com/TheLGBTAgendaLeeds/?fref=nf LGBT Sports: leedslgbtsport.weebly.com Contact: [email protected] or phone Jude if you don’t have access to email. New monthly LGBT* “dry drop-in” This monthly social gathering is being hosted for members of the LGB T* communities (and those questioning their sexuality/gender identity) to provide a dry (alcohol-free) safe space for socialising, meeting new people and finding out about other social events and groups across the city. Every first Tuesday of the month, 6.30pm – 8.30pm Next one Feb 7th at Mill Hill Chapel, City Square, Leeds LS1 5EB. Under 18’s welcome. Leeds LGB T* Community Hub is facilitated by Leeds City Council, and engaging with all members of the community. Email: [email protected] Web: www.leeds.gov.uk/equality 12 Over The Rainbow Programme First Saturday of the month 1pm Todmorden Library Over The Rainbow is a social group for peo- ple over 50 living in Calderdale who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. We meet to discuss, laugh and make friends 4 February: Harvey – Choose a Topic: Life’s Rich Experiences 4 March: Cynthia – A Lesbian Stand Up– a laugh filled talk about life as a lesbian stand up comedian and opportunity to share some of your funniest moments The library is fully accessible. For more infor- mation contact Age UK Todmorden on 01706 Dying Matters - A Community display at Leeds City Museum 16 Dec - 30 July 2017 The exhibition is part of the national Dying Matters initiative which promotes public awareness of dying, death and bereavement. Lunchtime talks: Wed 8 Feb 12.30-1.30pm Dying Matters Gallery Tour With curators Kat Baxter and Antonia Lovelace Wed 22 Feb 12 – 1pm Talk: End of Life Care and Bereavement in Leeds Hospitals* By Chris Stodhart and Mark Hibbert Wed 29 March 12 – 1pm Talk: A Good Funeral* - By Sarah Jones Wed 26 April 12 – 1pm Talk: Advance Decisions* - By Prof. Celia Kitzingery Wed 24 May 12 – 1pm Talk: Grief Demystified* - By Caroline Lloyd Fri 2 June 10.30am – 12 noon Talk: Sociable History Club - Victorian Folk Funerary Customs By Helen Frisby Wed 28 June 12 – 1pm Talk: ‘This Grieving Man’* By Ian Leech about the death of his daughter and his be- reavement experience.. Wed 19 July 12 – 1pm Talk: ‘We were in a partnership that wasn’t recognised’* By Steven Piatczanyn examining the effects of Male Gay Partner Bereavement, Masculinity and Identity. 13 LGBT support and social groups The MESMAC lists LGBT support and social groups here: http://www.mesmac.co.uk/find-help/support-groups Lots of groups (LGBT and more) use the Meet Up website to publicise their groups: look for ‘Leeds Gay Men’ and ‘Lesbian Socials’ http://www.meetup.com/ Equity Partnership in Bradford have a lot of groups and activities: http://www.equitypartnership.org.uk/ and a Meet up: https://www.meetup.com/Bradford-LGBT-Equity-Partnership-Meetup/ Leeds LGBT+ Mapping Project: https://www.facebook.com/MapLGBTLeeds/ LGB&T Agenda: https://www.facebook.com/TheLGBTAgendaLeeds/ Gay Leeds: https://www.facebook.com/GayLeeds/ Non– Binary social/support group: Monthly at MESMAC 6.30 2017: 15/2/17, 29/3/17, 19/4/17, 31/5/17, 21/6/17, 19/7/17, 30/8/17, 20/9/17, 18/10/17, 29/11/17 Search for Non-Binary Leeds on Facebook or contact Jude for more information. Leeds Gay Community: is a social group for Gay and Bisexual men of all ages; their aim is to provide a space where Gay people can meet and be themselves. It is mainly non–scene, offering discussions, presentations, and social outings, they meet on Fridays at the Leeds MESMAC office or at city centre locations, they are welcoming to old- er men and have a lively programme of activities which can be seen on the MESMAC website: http://www.mesmac.co.uk/find-help/support-groups/leeds-gay- community Contact Raymond for more information: 0113 255 9973 or 07986 615912 [email protected] 14 Consultation Corner Organisations, journalists and researchers are getting in touch asking to speak to older LGBT people. Many of these requests are opportunities to get in- volved in consultation which will influence services and your city.