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The Lesbian & Gay Foundation (LGF)
  • 4th Floor, Princess House
    105-107 Princess Street
    Manchester
    M1 6DD
  • 0845 3 30 30 30
  • www.lgf.org.uk
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The Lesbian & Gay Foundation (LGF)

The Lesbian & Gay Foundation (LGF)

The Lesbian & Gay Foundation (LGF) is the UK's largest lesbian, gay and bisexual health and community charity. Based in Manchester, LGF is a nationally significant organisation providing services and activities throughout Greater Manchester and the North West of England working towards real, long-term improvements in the health and quality of life for lesbians, gay men and bisexual people. Among it’s many services are:

  • Telephone Helpline (automated 24 hours, staffed between 6pm-10pm daily) and e-mail advice service.
  • Face to face counseling and holistic therapies
  • Social and support groups
  • Health campaigns.
  • outnorthwest community magazine;
  • Condom and lube distribution scheme (gay and bi men)
  • Sexual health resources and outreach clinic
  • A large distribution network
  • Ongoing research projects
  • LGB Library and Archive

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Monday, 8th September

LGF Outreach Clinic @ H2O Sauna, Manchester

The LGF runs a weekly outreach clinic so you can make time for a sexual health check–up.

Their Outreach Clinic allows gay and bisexual men in Manchester the opportunity to get a full sexual health check up in a relaxed and confidential environment. Women should be referred to their local GUM clinic.

Testing includes:
• Chlamydia (urine test)
• Gonorrhoea (urine test)
• Syphilis (Blood test)
• HIV (Blood test)
• Hepatitis B (Blood test)
• We also offer Hep B vaccinations.

Swabs:
• Throat swabs are taken for STIs in the throat (Testing for Gonorrhoea) (Taken by nurse)
• Anal swabs for STIs in anus (Testing for Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea) (Taken by client)

The clinic is held at The Basement Sauna, H20 Zone Sauna, Heat Sauna and The Rembrandt Hotel on a rotating basis, every Monday.

To find out more about this service, please contact the Helpline on 0845 3 30 30 30 between 6pm-10pm or call on 0161 235 8002 (office hours).
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times: 1pm - 4pm.

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LGF Walk against Homophobia

LGF Walk against Homophobia
Saturday, 24 May 2008

The LGF hosted their first annual Walk Against Homophobia.. the event was well attended with upwards of 400 people attending... Starting off from Oxford Road the walk took in the City Center stopping

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