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About Save The Gay Centre Manchester Campaign Collective 2007

Email:
savethegaycentre[at]yahoo.co.uk

http://www.myspace.com/save_the_gay_centre_mcr

Since 1978, Lesbian & Gay Youth Manchester (LGYM) has provided support, social, participatory learning and empowerment activities for all kinds of young lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex and non-heteronormative
people from all over Greater Manchester and the North West region.

Since moving from Bloom Street in 1988 to the current purpose built building, LGYM umbrella groups including LIKT Young Lesbian & Bisexual Women's Peer Support Health Project, Energise Young Gay, Bisexual & Trans Men's Group, Manchester Central Under 19's Group, Trans Youth Manchester and various other LGBTQI projects such as Peer Support Project, have used the Gay Centre (AKA The Sidney Street Project AKA Manchester LGBTQI Centre), situated on Sidney Street, off Oxford Road (Opposite main entrance to Manchester Metropolitan University Students' Union).

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The central location of the Manchester LGBTQI Centre is also significant, in that a disproportionately large number of LGBTQI people are drawn to Central Manchester from all over the UK and internationally, requiring a safe, supportive, non-commercial, drink/drugs free space such as the Centre to provide much needed help, advice, support and guidance which cannot be found elsewhere in Manchester City Centre.

Unfortunately, this also means that the Centre is located on land which is highly desirable to property developers, being surrounded by highly profitable multi-storey student flats virtually on campus for Manchester Metropolitan University Students.

Unfortunately, this Manchester City Council-owned building has been neglected for several years and will be shut down by Manchester City Council from December 2007, after LGYM recently received formal notice to vacate the premises from Manchester Youth Services within sixteen weeks.

Save The Gay Centre Manchester Campaign Collective 2007 was formed shortly after this, and is being largely run by and for LGBTQI young people, their friends and families, LGBTQI user groups, members and allies who actively use and support the Centre as a valuable community resource in a historically significant purpose built
building.

The following is a brief list with website details of the LGBTQI groups which are either affected or will cease to exist as a result of the Centre's closure from December 2007:

Age

Hometown

Manchester, North West of England, United Kingdom

Country

United Kingdom

Occupation

Manchester Lesbian Gay Biseuxal Transgender Queer Questioning Intersex Other/Undefined Centre, Supporting Manchester's large LGBTQI Community for more than 20 years.

Companies

Safe Supportive Social Community Empowerment Non-Commercial Alcohol and Drug Free Space, Fully accessible to people with disabilities.

Interests

* The Lesbian Community Project - www.manchesterlcp.org.uk *

* Disabled Lesbians Group *

* OWLs Older Wiser Lesbians Group *

* Rainbow Families Group *

* Jessies Lesbian Walking Group *

* Stingers Women's Football Club - www.manchesterstingers.net *

* North West Older Lesbians Network *

* Women's Space Drop In Discussion Group *

* Anonymous Drug and Alcohol Support Groups *

* Florence and Michael Must Stay Campaign - www.freewebs.com/florencemuststay *

* Trans Youth Manchester - www.lgym.org.uk/transweb *

* MORF Social Support Group for M2F's Transguys - www.morf.org.uk *

* Get Bent Queer Culture and Arts Collective Events - www.get-bent-manchester.com *

* LIKT Young Lesbian & Bisexual Women's Group - www.likt.org.uk *

* Energise Young Gay, Bisexual & Trans Men's Group *

* Manchester Central Under 19's Group - www.lgym.org.uk *

* Out and About LGBTQI Youth Outreach and Research Project *

* LGBT Christian Fellowship Group *

* TranzNet National Transgender Social Support Organisations Network *

* Inner Enigma Transgender Group Training - www.innerenigma.org.uk *

* Kaffequeeria Queer Cafe Collective - www.kaffequeeria.org.uk *

* Queer Radical Reading Group - https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/queerreadinggroup

...And many more to be announced shortly!

Get in touch if you would like to support this campaign!
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Email:
savethegaycentre[at]yahoo.co.uk
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Save The Gay Centre Manchester Campaign Collective 2007 already has many supporters and allies including:

* Queer Youth Network - www.queeryouth.net *

* Get Bent Manchester Collective - www.get-bent-manchester.com *

* LGBT History Month - www.lgbthistorymonth.org.uk *

* Schools Out - www.schools-out.org.uk *

* Manifesta Leeds - www.manifesta.co.uk *

* The Basement Social Centre Collective - www.basementmanchester.org.uk *

* Manchester Indymedia - www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/manchester/ *

* The Mule Newspaper - www.themule.org.uk *

* Under The Pavement Anarchist Radio Show - www.underthepavement.org *

* Queer Mutiny North - http://queermutiny-north.tribe.net *

* University of Manchester Students' Union LGBT Society - www.lgbt.manchester.ac.uk *

* Queer Radical Reading Group - https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/queerreadinggroup *

* National Union of Students LGBT Society - www.officeronline.co.uk/lgbt *

* The Manchester Metro Newspaper - www.metronews.co.uk *

* Disco Opposite Tesco - www.myspace.com/discooppositetesco *

* Kaffequeeria Queer Cafe Collective www.kaffequeeria.org.uk *

* University of Manchester Students' Union - http://www.umsu.manchester.ac.uk/ *

* The Big Issue In The North - http://www.bigissueinthenorth.com/ *

* The Eighth Day Vegetarian Shop & Cafe - http://www.eighth-day.co.uk/ *

* Manchester Metropolitan Students' Union - http://www.mmunion.co.uk/ *
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* You can help to save Manchester's gay centre in the following simple and easy ways:

1) Attending our regular campaign meetings held at Manchester LGBTQI Centre

2) Signing our online petition - * www.ipetitions.com/petition/gaycentre?e *

3) Subscribing yourself to our Announcements Email List, by sending a blank email to:
save_the_gay_centre_mcr-subscribe@lists.riseup.net

4) Join the campaign as a Friend on myspace:
www.myspace.com/save_the_gay_centre_mcr

5) Join the campaign as a Friend on Facebook/LiveJournal/Main website - coming soon!

6) Write formal polite letters of support to Sir Richard Leese, Leader of Manchester City Council:

Sir Richard Leese
Leader Manchester City Council
Town Hall
Albert Square
MANCHESTER
M60 2LA

Telephone: 0161 234 5000 (Opening Times: Mon-Fri 8.45am - 5.00pm)

Email: city.council@manchester.gov.uk

(All local authorities are legally obliged to respond to hard copy letters).

7) Sending your contact details and any offers of support to us directly via: * savethegaycentre[at]yahoo.co.uk *