Lindsay River addressed an open meeting in central Croydon on the 2nd of August. She was speaking at The Brief, 48 George Street, as part of the series “the Brief Encounter”, organised by Croydon Area Gay Society (CAGS). Lindsay began … Continue reading →
As usual, Pride day 2011 (Saturday 2nd July) had a variety of events for older LGBT people. From 11am there was a pre-Pride celebratory brunch in the Green Man, just behind Great Portland Street. From 11:30 there was the usual … Continue reading →
The new Age of Diversity leaflets got their first showing at the Opening Doors Information Fair on Friday the 16th of September. Many of the people attending the Information Fair took copies of our new leaflet (being held up by … Continue reading →
Lindsay River, Convenor of Age of Diversity, spoke at the Older LGBT Matters Conference (Improving Services for older LGBT Adults in Tower Hamlets, London and Beyond, organised by Kingston University) at Toynbee Hall on 9 November 2011. She was launching … Continue reading →
The Derek Oyston Award is presented by CHE to “a person or organisation who has contributed significantly over the years to the advancement of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans) issues in England and Wales”. This year’s award was in … Continue reading →
I got talking to Lindsay River quite a while ago while Age of Diversity was still a gleam in her eye, and reserved the ageofdiversity.org.uk web address for when it would be used. I started creating the website in May … Continue reading →
http://news.pinkpaper.com/NewsStory/6278/25/10/2011/residential-care-can… Refers to Cronin, Ann, Ward, Richard, Pugh, Steve, King, Andrew and Price, Elizabeth (2011) Categories and their consequences: Understanding and supporting the caring relationships of older lesbian, gay and bisexual people.International Social Work, 54(3), pp. 421-435. ISSN (print) 0020-8728
Continue reading →Many thanks to the LGBT Consortium for providing our postal address and for their other help in the past. But as you’ll see from the “Contact” page we’ve now moved, to the London Friend office in King’s Cross.
Continue reading →Playback theatre is improvisational theatre in which the audience tells their stories and the actors re-enact them right then and there. Queer Playback was founded in early 2011 by Jane Hoy, Lorna Henry and Arnet Donkin for the LGBT community. … Continue reading →
