Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland
Highland Programme January 2008

Social gatherings

Wednesday 09 7-9pm at THT T group
For those who identify as Transgender – in all its variety

Tuesday 22 12-2pm at THT LGBT lunch drop-in
Come and have your lunch at THT with your friends or meet some new ones. Browse through the brochures, ask us questions. Tea, coffee and soup provided by THT

Wednesday 23 6-9pm at THT HIV Support group
A group for HIV+ people, their partners and people who care for them

Saturday 26 2-4pm at THT Reading group
L book: Calendar Girl by Stella Duffy

Tuesday 29 5-7pm at THT LGBT Youth movie
Summer Storm. Watch this movie together with your friends or meet new friends

Wednesday 30 5-6pm at THT Homophobic/Transphobic Remote Reporting
An opportunity to speak to a police officer in a private and confidential setting

Sexual Health

Monday 07 12-2pm at THT Drop-in for sex workers (1)

Tuesday 08 5-7pm at THT Needle exchange (2)

5-7pm at THT Test clinic (3)

Thursday 10 9.30-11.30am at THT Needle exchange

Tuesday 15 5-7pm at THT Needle exchange

5-7pm at THT Test clinic

Thursday 17 9.30-11.30am at THT Needle exchange

Monday 21 12-2pm at THT Drop-in for sex workers (1)

Tuesday 22 5-7pm at THT Needle exchange
5-7pm at THT Test clinic

Thursday 24 9.30-11.30am at THT Needle exchange

Tuesday 29 5-7pm at THT Needle exchange (2)
5-7pm at THT Test clinic (3)

Thursday 31 9.30-11.30am at THT Needle exchange

(1) Drop-in for sex workers: Off or on street sex workers can come to THT for a chat, to relax and talk with other sex workers, to have a cup of tea, to get information concerning sexual health (including testing and needle exchange)
(2) Needle exchange: Intravenous drug users can come in and exchange needles, find information about sexual health and be tested
(3) Test clinic: free and confidential testing, HIV, HepatitisB, HepatitisC and Chlamydia

THT: Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland, 34 Waterloo Place, Inverness IV1 1NB Tel: 01463 711 585

Film and book January 2008

Summer Storm Film Tuesday 29 January

Summer Storm is a multi award-winning, German coming-of-age film directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner. Released in 2004, the film stars Robert Stadlober, Kostja Ullmann, Alicja Bachleda-Curuś, and Marlon Kittel. The story is set to the background of a rowing regatta, which climaxes into a Summer Storm.
Teams from all across Germany descend on a quiet camping ground for a week of training leading up to a final rowing competition. The plot follows the members of the RSC rowing club from southern Germany as they train for the regatta.
The boys are excited by the prospects of camping with a female rowing team from Berlin. However, by a stroke of fate, the Berlin girls’ team cancels and is replaced by Queerschlag ("Queerstrokes"), a gay youth rowing team, and these boys are out proud and camp it up to their full potential.
Amidst the sometimes tense interactions between the members of his team and those of Queerschlag, Tobi (Stadlober) is himself forced to confront his long-time feelings for his friend and team-mate Achim (Ullmann), who is already romantically involved with his girlfriend Sandra (Miriam Morgenstern). Spurned by Achim, Tobi is devastated, but is partly consoled by his new friendship with Queerschlag member Leo (Kittel).
The tension between the members of the two teams culminates in a scene set to the backdrop of a summer storm, during which Leo confronts Tobi about his homosexuality in front of his fellow team-mates. Tobi denies being gay, and, in an attempt to defend him, one of his team-mates tells Tobi’s girlfriend Anke (Bachleda-Curuś) to tell the rest of his team-mates so. Anke, the only person to whom Tobi has confided his secret, remains silent.
Ultimately, Tobi comes out to his fellow team-mates, and his rowing team and Queerschlag go

on to compete in the final regatta.

Calendar Girl by Stella Duffy reading group Saturday 26 January

Stand-up comic Maggie has fallen for "the girl with the Kelly McGillis body", a mysterious woman who can't commit herself. Meanwhile South London detective Saz is hot on the trail of a woman known only as "September", who commutes between London and New York in a whirlwind of drug smuggling, gambling, and high-class prostitution. A murder brings Saz and Maggie and their respective mysteries together. Smart and sexy, Calendar Girl is a lesbian thriller high on attitude and eroticism..
Stella Duffy has written ten novels, the latest Mouths of Babes was published in July this year. State of Happiness (2004) was long listed for the 2004 Orange Prize, and is in development with Fiesta Productions. Stella was born in South London and grew up in New Zealand. She has lived inthe UK since 1986.

Letter December 2007

Dear Friend,


2008 is approaching very quickly but before you embark on holidays and festive activities, I hope that we can still tempt you to come to one of our events.

First of all, please come and visit us at the World Aids Day stall in the Eastgate Centre on 2 December 2008 from 10am-6pm. Support World Aids Day, wear a red ribbon and give a donation to support Terrence Higgins Trust in its fight against HIV and Aids.

Until Christmas, we have an exhibition of photographs by Martin Howard at Terrence Higgins Trust. Again part of the proceeds of the sale of these photographs is donated to support Terrence Higgins Trust in its fight against HIV and Aids. Martin Howard, a keen photographer for more than 30 years lives in the NW of the Highlands. His love for the stunning beauty of the nature of the Highlands inspires him. A keen traveller, he also likes to capture the light and warmth of colour he encounters in these far flung places. So, please do come and visit us at the office, enjoy the pictures while drinking a cup of tea or coffee…and buy one!

There are two important dates to pencil into your diary:

13 December: End of year celebration for the T-group. Transgender people and their partners are welcome at Terrence Higgins Trust from 7.00pm onwards.

18 December: And last but not least, the gay movie, Sordid Lives. Bring your friends and watch this hilarious movie together at Terrence Higgins Trust. Start at 7pm.

From the team here at the Terrence Higgins Trust, we would like to wish you all a glorious, healthy and joyful 2008.


Agnes Boes
Health Promotion Specialist

Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland
Highland Programme December 2007

Social gatherings

Saturday 01 World Aids Day
Tuesday 04 12-2pm at THT LGBT lunch drop-in. Come and have your lunch at
THT with your friends or meet some new ones.
Browse through the brochures, ask us questions.
Tea, coffee and soup provided by THT.
Thursday 13 7pm-… at THT T group (1): End of year celebration. T-people and
partners welcome.
Tuesday 18 7-9pm at THT G Film: Sordid Lives
Wednesday 19 4-6pm at THT LGBT youth: social drop-in


Sexual Health

Monday 03 12-2pm at THT Drop-in for sex workers (2)

Tuesday 04 5-7pm at THT Needle exchange (3)

Thursday 06 9.30-11.30am at THT Needle exchange

Tuesday 11 5-7pm at THT Needle exchange

Thursday 13 9.30-11.30am at THT Needle exchange

Monday 17 12-2pm at THT Drop-in for sex workers

Tuesday 18 5-7pm at THT Needle exchange

Thursday 20 9.30-11.30am at THT Needle exchange

(1) T group: for those who identify as Transgender - in all its variety
(2) Drop-in for sex workers: Off or on street sex workers can come to THT for a chat, to relax and talk with other sex workers, to have a cup of tea, to get information concerning sexual health (including testing and needle exchange)
(3) Needle exchange: Intravenous drug users can come in and exchange needles, find information about sexual health and be tested.

THT: Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland, 34 Waterloo Place, Inverness IV1 1NB Tel: 01463 711 585

Press and Journal 28/11/2007

Gender and sexual tolerance campaign

Police and Higgins trust in move

The Terrence Higgins Trust is today joining forces with Northern Constabulary to promote gender and sexual tolerance in the Highlands.
The HIV and sexual health charity is working with police in the Highlands to offer gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans-gender individuals the opportunity to talk to police about incidents of prejudice they have experienced.
And to help people do this in a safe and comfortable way, the partners are offering drop-in sessions at the Terrence Higgins Trust’s Waterloo Place premises in Inverness.
Terrence Higgins Trust Inverness health promotion specialist Agnes Boes said: “This is the 21st century, yet many people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or trans-gender still face stigma and prejudice in their everyday lives. We need to work together to celebrate diversity and make the Highlands a safe and supportive environment for everyone to live in. We want people in the Highlands to know that they can talk to the police safely and discreetly at THT Scotland."
The drop-in will begin todaywith a session from 1pm to 2pm, and will take place every other month. For more information on this and other Terrence Higgins Trust services in Inverness call 01463 711 585, email info.highland@tht.org.uk or visit www.tht.org.uk.

World Aids Day Poem

I'M YOUR NEIGHBOUR

This is my story about something I’d like to share
About my life and my family. The truth I’d like to bare,

About a secret that we live with. Nobody every knows.
All the tears and sadness we keep behind doors closed.

I’m just like you. I have feelings and I care,
But today on World Aids Day I wanted to share,

From my heart and my soul what it’s like to be me,
Living next door to you my friend, I‘ve got HIV.

If you knew who I was, would it make our friendship change?
Would you hold it against me and should I blame,

You for feeling that way no matter how much it hurts.
There’s a stigma out there. We are treated like dirt.

We are made to feel dirty, ashamed of who we are.
Of something in our blood. It’s not our fault, it’s just not fair.

If I told you how I caught it would it make it feel better?
I was working in Africa, I became ill with malaria.

I went to a small cottage hospital and needles were used
I was infected, I caught it, I felt used and abused.

How unlucky. How unfair to catch it this way.
But it doesn’t matter how we caught it, it doesn’t matter if we’re gay,

Or straight, or a user or had unprotected sex, we’re all the same,
Put in a box – contagious, infectious. Live with shame!!

So because of that stigma, because of that fear
Of what people will think, what will happen to me is not clear.

Then I continue to live as your neighbour in silence
Afraid for the safety and security of my family.

Would you bully my children, make them feel ahamed too
For having a parent like me………….But I’m really just like you.

It’s time for things to change. Please look into your heart
And if someone tells you they have HIV, just stop and think and start,
To remember this poem, to remember these words:
I’M JUST LIKE YOU. A person. A soul.
Your neighbour, your friend. That person next door.

World Aids Day Press Release

Terrence Higgins Trust gets the Highlands involved in World AIDS Day

HIV and sexual health charity, Terrence Higgins Trust is calling for people in the Highlands to get involved in World AIDS Day (December 1) this year, either by attending an event, making a donation to support local HIV services, or wearing a red ribbon to raise awareness.

World AIDS Day, which has been running every December since 1988, is dedicated to raising awareness of the disease. In the UK alone, more than 70,000 people are living with HIV and over 7,500 are diagnosed every year.
The following events are taking place in the Highlands on World AIDS Day, Saturday 1 December:
Friday 30th November, 11.00am – Midnight, Fundraising event
Bar Pivo, 38-40 Academy Street, Inverness, IV1 1JT
Throughout the day customers at Bar Pivo will be offered a condom and a red ribbon to show their support for World Aids Day. Information will also be available to raise awareness of HIV and reduce stigma, whilst raising money for the Terrence Higgins Trust.

Saturday 1st December - Cocoa Mountain EventCocoa Mountain, Balnakeil Craft Village, Durness, Lairg, Sutherland, IV27 4PT
Cocoa Mountain chocolates are truly special. They are all lovingly made by hand, using only the finest ingredients, without any additional preservatives. Proceeds from the sales of all chocolate on 1st December and at the THT stall in Eastgate on 2nd December will go to support THT. To find out more about Cocoa Mountain visit: http://www.cocamountain.co.uk/

Sunday 2nd December, 10.00am -6.00pm – Terrence Higgins Trust Information stand
Eastgate Centre, Falcon Square, Inverness town centre Come and find out about the sexual health services on offer in your area, or come and pick up a red ribbon and make a donation. Cocoa Mountain chocolates, and Christmas cards designed by local artist Kita MacKintosh will also be on sale with proceeds going to THT.

Ailsa Spindler, manager of Terrence Higgins Trust, Highland Services said “HIV has been around for 25 years now and many people have lost partners, family or friends. This is an opportunity for the community to remember those who have died and to celebrate the lives of those with HIV today. Even if they can’t attend we hope that local people will get involved in some way, perhaps donating to the cause or just wearing a red ribbon to raise awareness.”
For further information on World AIDS Day activities in the Highlands, please contact Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland on 01463 711 585.
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For further information please contact Lucy Handford on 020 7812 1623 or email
lucy.handford@tht.org.uk

Notes to editors:

1. Terrence Higgins Trust is the UK’s leading HIV and sexual health charity, providing a wide range of services across Scotland, England and Wales. The charity also campaigns and lobbies for greater political and public understanding of the personal, social and medical impact of HIV and sexual ill health.

20 November 2007: International day against transphobia

Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland calls for action against transphobia


HIV and sexual health charity, Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) Scotland is calling for people in the Highlands to tackle transphobia as part of ‘Transgender Day of Remembrance’ on November 20th. The Transgender Day of Remembrance was set aside to commemorate those who were killed as a result of hatred or prejudice directed towards transgendered people. THT wants everyone to help to make transphobia and homophobia a thing of the past by speaking up if they witness or experience transphobia or homophobia. The charity also wants organisations or employers to make it clear that transphobia and homophobia is not tolerated and to have a plan of action if it occurs.
In the Highlands, young people and adults are still confronted with transphobic and homophobic behaviour in the workplace and in their leisure time – simply because they are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. Although the law protects against discrimination based on sexual orientation, homophobic and transphobic bullying, violence, discrimination, name-calling and exclusion do still happen. This can affect all areas of people’s lives from their careers to their relationships, reducing self esteem and damaging mental and sexual health. In some cases it even leads to suicide.

To tackle this THT has worked with the Northern Constabulary to launch a new police drop-in service at THT’s office in Inverness. The bi-monthly police drop-in service is designed to allow people to report incidents or just to talk about incidents to the police. This can be done in person or over the phone.

Agnes Boes, Health Promotion Specialist for THT in Inverness says “This is the 21st Century yet many people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender still face stigma and prejudice in their everyday lives. This has got to stop. We need to work together to celebrate diversity and make the Highlands a safe and supportive environment for everyone to live in.”

Agnes adds: “We want people in the Highlands to know that they can talk to the police safely and discreetly at THT Scotland.”

Inspector Gordon MacLeod, the Northern Constabulary’s LGBT Liaison Officer said: "This drop in service adds to the partnership work that is currently being done by Northern Constabulary and Terrence Higgins Trust to ensure that the needs of those that feel vulnerable are met within a safe environment."

The police drop in service will start on Wednesday 28th November from 1.00pm-2.00pm and will take place every other month. For more information on this and other THT services in Inverness call 01463 711 585, email info.highland@tht.org.uk or visit www.tht.org.uk

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Journalists who require more information on this press release should contact Lucy Handford on 020 7812 1623 or email lucy.handford@tht.org.uk

Notes to Editors

1. Terrence Higgins Trust is the UK’s leading HIV and sexual health charity, providing a wide range of services across Scotland, England, and Wales. The charity also campaigns and lobbies for greater political and public understanding of the personal, social and medical impact of HIV and sexual ill health.

World Aids Day letter

20 November 2007



Dear Friend,


During the week from 26 – 2 December 2007 colleges, businesses, artists and organisations in the Highlands are all collaborating to raise awareness of HIV and Aids here and worldwide. Included you find the list of all the events and we are very happy that people in the Highlands recognise the importance of it and engage with it. Please support their efforts: buy some wonderful chocolates from Cocoa Mountain, buy Kita’s lovely cards, have a meal at the Trawler, Go to bar Pivo, come and visit our stall at the Eastgate centre on 2 December…. Wear a red ribbon and donate a small or a bigger amount to support the continuing work of the Terrence Higgins Trust for people infected with HIV . Thank you very much.


Social gatherings at Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland : Change of date

Due to another commitment, the showing of the film ‘Sordid Lives’ will take place on Tuesday 18 December from 7-9pm at Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland, 34 Waterloo Place, Inverness IV1 1NB and not on 11 December as previously announced. We look forward to welcoming you.


Best wishes


Agnes Boes
Health Promotion Specialist - Highland

World Aids Day 2007

Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland
World Aids Day 2007


Kita’s Cards
Terrence Higgins Trust, Highland Services are fundraising through sales of Christmas cards designed for World Aids Day by local artist Kita Mackintosh. 50% of the sale of these cards goes to Terrence Higgins Trust. These cards will be for sale at most of the events.

26th November – 1st December 2007. The North Highland College, Alness is raising awareness around HIV and fundraising activities are being organised by the students throughout the week.

29th November 2007. The North Highland College, Thurso are having a ‘Raising Awareness Day’ around HIV. This will involve 3 talks to students about what it means to be HIV positive in the UK, the West and Worldwide by Agnes Boes, Health Promotion Specialist of Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland, Highland Services.

30th November 2007. Inverness College, Longman Road, Inverness are having a St Andrews/Tartan/Aids Awareness Day at the college. Fundraising activities are being organised by the students. The Terrence Higgins Trust is also going to have a stall at the college at noon.

26th November – 1st December 2007. Highland Council, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness. The staff will be encouraged to wear a red ribbon and the Highland Council have said they will make a donation.

1st December – 2nd December 2007. Cocoa Mountain, Balnakeil Craft Village, Durness IV27 4PT. Cocoa Mountain are makers of wonderful chocolate. They are going to make a donation to Terrence Higgins Trust based on the sales in their shop in Durness and on the Farmers’ market in Inverness on 1st December 2007 and at the THT stall in the Eastgate Centre on 2nd December 2007. 26th November 2007 – 1 December 2007. Blythswood, Deephaven Industrial Estate, Evanton has agreed to do a collection. Donation boxes will be issued to all Blythswood shops in Highland and Grampian.

30th November 2007 11.00am – Midnight. Fundraising event Bar Pivo, 38-40 Academy Street, Inverness, IV1 1JT throughout the day customers at Bar Pivo will be offered a condom and a red ribbon to show their support for World Aids Day. Information will also be available to raise awareness of HIV and reduce stigma, whilst raising money for the Terrence Higgins Trust.

26th November 2007 – 1st December 2007. Terrence Higgins Trust, Highland Services are fundraising through sales of photographs exhibited at the office, 34 Waterloo Place, Inverness IV1 1NB. Open every day from 9.30am – 5.30pm.

19th November – 9th January 2008. The Village Green, Fairtrade Shop, Sea View, Lochinver is fundraising by selling Kita’s Christmas cards and is displaying collection tins.

26th November 2007 – 1st December 2007. Trawler Restaurant, Main Street, Golspie, Sutherland is raising money and awareness through the sale of Kita’s Christmas cards, distributing red ribbons and displaying collection tins.

2nd December 2007. THT Scotland Highland Services, stall at Eastgate Shopping Centre. Information and fundraising through red ribbons and sales of chocolates, Kita’s Christmas cards and photographs.

If you have a fundraising idea, please contact us.
We can supply you with red ribbons, collection boxes and posters

Would you like to make a donation towards World Aids Day?
You can send us a cheque made payable to Terrence Higgins Trust
or come to the office at 34 Waterloo Place, Inveness IV1 1NB

Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland, 34 Waterloo Place, Inverness IV1 1NB
Tel: 01463 711585 Email: info.highland@tht.org.uk

gay websites

Collaboration Highland Library services and Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland:

Unfiltered access to gay websites in libraries.

At THT several service users who have no access to the internet at home and who often live in very remote areas complained that when using the internet facilities at their local library, they couldn’t access gay websites due to filters placed on them. The internet often being the only way to find information about gay-related issues, they felt very disappointed and even more isolated. The successful collaboration between Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland and Highland Library Services resulted in unfiltered access to a whole range of gay websites. Included you find a list of all the websites that are now filter-free.

For young LGBT people (under 16 years of age)

http://www.lgbtyouth.org.uk/
This website is a forum for young LGBT people and focuses on Scotland. Please could you make access to this website available to people under 16 years of age.

http://www.ygm.org.uk/
Terrence Higgins Trust website for young gay men. Please could you make access to this website available to people under 16 years of age.


For adults and young people

http://www.tht.org.uk/:
website of Terrence Higgins Trust, chairty for sexual health and HIV

http://www.healthygayscotland.com/
promotes the sexual health and well being of gay and bisexual men living in Scotland.

http://www.chapsonline.org.uk/
partnership of community-based organisations, co-ordinated by THT. HIV and health promotion.

http://www.gmfa.org.uk/
gay men’s health charity

http://www.deafqueer.org/
The Deaf Queer Resource Center (DQRC) is a national nonprofit resource and information center for, by and about the Deaf Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Transsexual, Intersex and Questioning communities (hereafter referred to as the "Deaf Queer community"). This is "the place" to find the most comprehensive and accurate information about this unique community.

http://www.regard.org.uk/
National organisation of Disabled Lesbians, Gay Men, Bisexuals and Transgendered People
They have an email group or 'e-group' called Regard Online, where people can share regular news and views, and another e-group called Regard Chat, where members can talk about whatever they want. They also publish a regular newsletter and have this website

Website for older gay men (Accessible for people over 16)

http://www.caffmoscommunity.com/

Other social networking gay websites (accessible for people over 16)

http://www.outeverywhere.com/
gay social networking

http://www.jaketm.com/
Jake is a social network. We encourage members to get as much professional benefit out of the community as possible at no cost. Advertise your company/services on your profile, apply for jobs, use the forums, or just use Jake to meet new people. It is a tool for people looking for a slightly more sophisticated approach to personal and professional interaction. or pewfessional interaction and we are constantly adding new features to make meeting people easier and more fun.
http://www.circa-club.com/
gay professional network

http://www.ukblackout.com/
To provide a space to disseminate information and for black LGBT people to interact and discuss issues that are relevant to them

http://www.whispers4u.com/
We are providing a disabled dating and disabled chat site in order to provide a service for persons with and without disabilities regardless of their status or sexual orientation to meet disabled persons from around the world for friendship, penpals, dating, long term relationships, disabled chat or just for fun and new friends.
You will be in good company as everyone here either has a disability, disabled in a wheelchair or is open to having a differently - abled person for friendship - penpals – disabld dating or relationships. So be yourself and make some new friends today!

Gay dating websites: Registration is only possible for people over 18 years of age.

http://www.gaydar.co.uk/

http://www.mand8.com/

http://www.bent.com/

http://www.fitlads.net/

Report homophobic/transphobic incidents

New Initiative

Collaboration Northern Constabulary - Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland

Police Drop-in at Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland

`Your opportunity to discuss/report incidents.

Is there an issue that you would like to discuss with the police?

Do you feel intimidated or afraid to walk into a police station?

Do you encounter homophobia, transphobia and would you like to report it?

Is there an incident that you would like to report?

From now on you can talk to the police safely and discretely at Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland. In collaboration with the Northern Constabulary we organise a bi-monthly police drop-in. During the drop-in hours you can phone in, meet and talk about or report any incident or safety worry you have with them. A member of staff of Terrence Higgins Trust can be present if you would like this support.

Reporting incidents is important, even if you do not want to take it any further. Only in this way the police can know what is going on in different areas of the city and the Highlands.

Police drop-in schedule:

Last Wednesday of every other month starting November 2007, alternating at noon or early evening. No appointment necessary.

November 2007 28/11 1-2pm

January 2008 30/01 5-6pm

March 26/03 1-2pm

May 28/05 5-6pm

Where? At Terrence Higgins Trust, 34 Waterloo Place, Inverness. Tel: 01463 711 585

Programme November 2007

Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland
Highland Programme November 2007

Social gatherings

Tuesday 06 12-2 pm at THT LGBT lunch drop-in. Come and have your lunch at THT with your friends or meet some new ones. Browse through the brochures, ask us questions. Tea, coffee and soup provided by THT

Wednesday 14 7-9pm at THT T group (1) Make-up session with professional make-up artist Ronald Flint

Tuesday 20 International Transgender Awareness Day

Wednesday 21 4-6pm at THT LGBT youth: social drop-in

Tuesday 27 7-9pm at THT Lesbian Film: When Night is Falling

Sexual Health Programme

Thursday 01 9.30-11.30am at THT Needle exchange (2)

Monday 05 12-2pm at THT Drop-in for sex workers (3)

Tuesday 06 5-7pm at THT Needle exchange
5-7pm at THT Test clinic (4)

Thursday 08 9.30-11.30am at THT Needle exchange

Tuesday 13 5-7pm at THT Needle exchange
5-7pm at THT Test clinic

Thursday 15 9.30-11.30am at THT Needle exchange

Monday 19 12-2pm at THT Drop-in for sex workers

Tuesday 20 5-7pm at THT Needle exchange
5-7pm at THT Test clinic

Thursday 22 9.30-11.30am at THT Needle exchange

Tuesday 27 5-7pm at THT Needle exchange
5-7pm at THT Test clinic

Thursday 29 9.30-11.30am at THT Needle exchange

(1) T group: for those who identify as Transgender - in all its variety
(2) Needle exchange: Intravenous drug users can come in and exchange needles, find information about sexual health and be tested.
(3) Drop-in for sex workers: Off or on street sex workers can come to THT for a chat, to relax and talk with other sex workers, to have a cup of tea, to get information concerning sexual health (including testing and needle exchange)
(4) Test clinic: free and confidential testing, HIV, HepatitisB, HepatitisC and Chlamydia
THT: Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland, 34 Waterloo Place, Inverness IV1 1NB Tel: 01463 711 585

Movies November - December 2007

Social gatherings with movies in November and December

Tuesday 27 November 7pm at THT

When Night is Falling

Camille and Martin are in love and teachers at a christian college; they get the opportunity to get a better job, but they would have to marry for that. But when Camille's dog dies, she recognizes that her love for Martin is not even as big as the love for her dog. After that, Camille gets to know Petra, and Petra falls in love with Camille. They meet again, but Camille is very unsure about her feelings. When Martin is away for a weekend, Camille and Petra meet in the Circus where Petra is working as an acrobat. They spend the night together, but Martin finds out about it and is shocked. He has an argument with Camille, and she goes burying her dog in the snow, and falls asleep...

Tuesday 11 December 7pm at THT

Sordid Lives

Del Shores' feature film debut is a hilarious trip into the lives of a Southern "redneck" family with a star-studded cast. Olivia Newton-John plays a honky-tonk lesbian singer named Bitsy Mae. Delta Burke plays Noleta Nethercott who gets revenge from her cheating husband G.W. (Beau Bridges). G.W. had killed Grandma Peggy after a sudden accident with his wooden leg tripping her in the bathroom sink. Grandma Peggy is survived by her daughters Latrelle (Bonnie Bedelia) and LaVonda (Ann Walker) and drag-queen son Earl "Brother Boy" (Leslie Jordan). Brother Boy had been sent to an institution to get him "de-homosexualized" by a bitch of a psychiatrist, Dr. Eve Bolinger (Rosemary Alexander). All Brother Boy wants to do is dress up as Tammy Wynette and continue her legend. It's not enough to have a gay brother, but Latrelle is also in denial about her closeted son Ty (Kirk Geiger). Add to the cast Beth Grant who plays Sissy, the neighbor who fails miserably trying to quit smoking. Leave your PC card out the door and enjoy this hilarious movie.

newsletter November 2007

Dear Friend,



I am very happy to provide you with our programme for November and December. Apart from the social drop-in, we try every month to bring something different for a specific strand of the LGBT community. In November there is a lesbian and in December a gay movie. The trans movie last month was a great success: many people watched it and enjoyed this very beautiful film.

I also have some new things to announce:

Collaboration Highland Library services and Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland: Unfiltered access to gay websites in libraries.
At THT several service users who have no access to the internet at home and who often live in very remote areas complained that when using the internet facilities at their local library, they couldn’t access gay websites due to filters placed on them. The internet often being the only way to find information about gay-related issues, they felt very disappointed and even more isolated. The successful collaboration between Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland and Highland Library Services resulted in unfiltered access to a whole range of gay websites. Included you find a list of all the websites that are now filter-free.

Ninth Annual Transgender day of Remembrance
20th November 2007
The Transgender Day of Remembrance was set aside to commemorate those who were killed as a result of hatred or prejudice directed towards transgendered people. The event is held in November to honor Rita Hester, whose murder on November 28th, 1998 kicked off the “Remembering Our Dead” web project and a San Francisco candlelight vigil in 1999. Rita Hester’s murder — like most anti-transgender murder cases — has yet to be solved. The “Remembering Our Dead” site currently lists 350 victims of violence.
Why not set aside a few minutes on Sunday, 20th November to remember victims of transphobic murders?

Collaboration Northern Constabulary - Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland

Police Drop-in at Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland
`Your opportunity to discuss/report incidents.

Is there an issue that you would like to discuss with the police?
Do you feel intimidated or afraid to walk into a police station?
Do you encounter homophobia, transphobia and would you like to report it?
Is there an incident that you would like to report?

From now on you can talk to the police safely and discretely at Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland. In collaboration with the Northern Constabulary we organise a bi-monthly police drop-in. During the drop-in hours you can meet and talk about or report any incident or safety worry you have with them. A member of staff of Terrence Higgins Trust can be present if you would like this support. Reporting incidents is important, even if you do not want to take it any further. Only in this way the police can know what is going on in different areas of the city and the highlands.

Police drop-in schedule:

Last Wednesday of every other month starting November 2007, alternating at noon or early evening. No appointment necessary.

November 28/11 1-2pm
January 30/01 5-6pm
March 26/03 1-2pm
May 28/05 5-6pm

Where? At Terrence Higgins Trust, 34 Waterloo Place, Inverness. Tel: 01463 711 585


I hope that you will have a nice November month and I look forward to seeing you at one of our activities


Best wishes




Agnes Boes
Health Promotion Specialist - Highland

Needle Exchange Services

Free and confidential needle exchange facilities, associated harm reduction advice and STI testing is provided to injecting drug users.

Clients requesting sterile needles/syringes may do so on a drop-in basis during advertised opening hours.

Needle exchange opening hours:

Tuesday 5.00pm -7.00pm
Thursday 9.30am- 11.30am

at Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland, 34 Waterloo Place, Inverness IV1 1NB

For further information about these services please telephone 01463 711585

Fastest at Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland

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Free and confidential testing service.

We test for HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C, Chlamydia. We offer vaccinations for hepatitis B.

The clinic is lead by a nurse who will be able to offer pre- and post-test counselling. Test results are usually available within 7 days.

The clinic is open every Tuesday evening from 5pm-7pm at Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland, 34 Waterloo Place, Inverness IV1 1NB.

Services are available on either a drop-in basis or by appointment. For more information Tel: 01463 711585.

Support for HIV+ people in the Highland area

Support for HIV+ people

in the Highland area

1 October 2007

Dear Friend,

I am the health promotion specialist at Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland and I am setting up a support network for HIV+ people in the Highland area.
We would like to provide you with support and activities that can contribute to your overall well-being. This letter is an invitation from us to you to let us know what you need.
Below you find a list of possible initiatives. Please print this letter, fill it in and send it back to us. Please tick the ones you are interested in. At the bottom we also left a space for you to write anything else you would like us to know.

Please print this form, fill it in and send it back addressed to Agnes Boes, Health Promotion Specialist, Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland, 34 Waterloo Place, Inverness IV1 1NB.

We look forward to hearing from you and to get to know you. The Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland together with medical services cannot only provide you with excellent medical care but also with support and services that make living with HIV a less isolated experience. Hopefully it can contribute to your overall well-being and happiness.

Best wishes,

Agnes Boes
Health Promotion Specialist - Highland

Needs Assessment Form

Possible services and activities

for HIV+ people in the Highland area

• Your personal details
  (Your personal information will be stored securely and confidentially,
  and will not be released to any other organisation or individual
  without your written prior permission).

Name you wish us to use to contact you:
Address for mailing (if appropriate):
Your postcode (the first half is very useful for monitoring our outreach):

Tel:

Mobile:

E-mail:

• I prefer to be informed by
  

1. Letter


2. E-mail


3. Telephone


4. Mobile phone

• Please go through the following list and tick what you may be interested in.
  At the bottom you can suggest things that are not mentioned in the list.
  

[ ] One-to-one support

1. [ ] Over the phone


2. [ ] By e-mail


3. [ ] In person

[ ] HIV support group: a group where you can meet other people with HIV. It may be reassuring to talk to other people who are in a similar situation, or to meet people who have had HIV for several years and are living well.

[ ] Smoking cessation

[ ] Creativity group: a group where you can meet other people with HIV whilst doing something creative: drawing, painting, embroidering, working with digital photography,…whatever you feel like exploring.

[ ] Informative Talks on different subjects concerning HIV

[ ] Counselling: our counselling consists of weekly sessions for up to three months.

• Your suggestions for other services and activities:
  

• Please send the completed form to: Agnes Boes, Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland,
  34 Waterloo Place, Inverness IV1 1NB agnes.boes@tht.org.uk mobile: 07816 064 752
  Thank you so much for you collaboration

Highland programme November 2007

Social gatherings
Tuesday 06 12-2 pm at THT LGBT lunch drop-in. Come and have your lunch at THT with your friends or meet some new ones. Browse through the brochures, ask us questions. Tea, coffee and soup provided by THT
Wednesday 14 7-9pm at THT T group (1) Make-up session with professional make-up artist Ronald Flint
Tuesday 20 International Transgender Awareness Day
Wednesday 21 4-6pm at THT LGBT youth: social drop-in
Tuesday 27 7-9pm at THT L Film: When Night is Falling

Sexual Health
Thursday 01 9.30-11.30am at THT Needle exchange (2)

Monday 05 12-2pm at THT Drop-in for sex workers (3)

Tuesday 06 5-7pm at THT Needle exchange
5-7pm at THT Test clinic (4)

Thursday 08 9.30-11.30am at THT Needle exchange

Tuesday 13 5-7pm at THT Needle exchange
5-7pm at THT Test clinic

Thursday 15 9.30-11.30am at THT Needle exchange

Monday 19 12-2pm at THT Drop-in for sex workers

Tuesday 20 5-7pm at THT Needle exchange
5-7pm at THT Test clinic

Thursday 22 9.30-11.30am at THT Needle exchange

Tuesday 27 5-7pm at THT Needle exchange
5-7pm at THT Test clinic

Thursday 29 9.30-11.30am at THT Needle exchange
(1) T group: for those who identify as Transgender - in all its variety
(2) Needle exchange: Intravenous drug users can come in and exchange needles, find information about sexual health and be tested.
(3) Drop-in for sex workers: Off or on street sex workers can come to THT for a chat, to relax and talk with other sex workers, to have a cup of tea, to get information concerning sexual health (including testing and needle exchange)
(4) Test clinic: free and confidential testing, HIV, HepatitisB, HepatitisC and Chlamydia
THT: Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland, 34 Waterloo Place, Inverness IV1 1NB Tel: 01463 711 585

Loopallu press release

Have you packed your condoms

for Loopallu music festival?

The Loopallu music festival is taking place this weekend (21-22 September) and Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland (THT) is offering festival goers free condoms, femidoms, dams and lube from the THT centre in Inverness before they head off.

In Scotland the number of people diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection is rising. In 2006, the numbers of diagnoses of chlamydia increased by 9%, gonorrhoea diagnoses rose by 7%, and reported cases of warts increased by 7% compared to diagnoses made in 2005. The number of HIV diagnoses in Scotland also continues to rise with 5150 people who have been diagnosed.

Agnes Boes, Senior Health Promotion Specialist in Inverness said "Five thousand people will be heading off to the Loopallu Festival this weekend to see their favourite bands. Some of them will inevitably be having sex. HIV and sexually transmitted infections are on the increase, so it’s important for them to be armed with more than waterproof jackets as protection. We don’t want people to come home with more than their festival wristband."

Agnes adds: “We want to remind people that if you’re going to Loopallu this weekend don’t forget to pick up your free condoms from THT at 34 Waterloo Place, Inverness. The centre is open every weekday from 9.30am -12.30pm and from 1.30pm - 4.30pm. We can also provide all the information and advice you need about safer sex.”

For more information on the services available at THT in Inverness contact: 01463 711 585.

Notes to Editors

Terrence Higgins Trust is the UK’s leading HIV and sexual health charity, providing a wide range of services across Scotland, England and Wales. The charity also campaigns and lobbies for greater political and public understanding of the personal, social and medical impact of HIV and sexual health.
The Loopallu music festival takes place this weekend from 21-22 September and is based in Ullapool, on the shores of Lochbroom in North West Scotland.
Figures are from the Department of Health: Diagnoses and rates of selected STIs seen at GUM clinics: 2002 – 2006; National & Strategic Health Authority Level Summary tables and Health Protection Scotland: HIV Infection and AIDS: Quarterly report to 30 June 2007

Film and Book October 2007

Film 10 October Ma vie en Rose (1998, Alain Berliner)



When seven-year-old Ludovic (Du Fresne) shows a penchant for lipstick and skirts, he unwittingly uncorks a gush of suburban prejudice. It's not that he wants to be a pint-sized transvestite, or even that he's gay, but rather an utter conviction that he should be a girl. His parents (well played by Laroque and Ecoffey) can't understand it or cope with the social stigma that's blackening their name in the tight-arsed, tight-knit community. Crippled by a mixture of liberalism, love and deep embarrassment, they end up in a comic stand-off with their son. Seasoned with spicy humour, the film never preaches. Instead, through Du Fresne's remarkable performance, it deals with a child's innocent exploration of identity and an adult perception that is tainted by sexual insecurity.

Reading Group

27 October At Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O’Neill
Set in Dublin and its near surrounds AT SWIM, TWO BOYS follows the turbulent year to Easter 1916. At its core it tells the love of two boys, Jim, a naïve and reticent scholar, the younger son of foolish, aspirant shopkeeper Mr. Mack, and Doyler, the dark rough diamond son of Mr. Mack’s old army pal.

Out at the Forty Foot, that great jut of rock where gentlemen bathe in the scandalous nude, the two boys meet day after day. There they make a pact: that Dyler will teach Jim to swim, and in a year, they will swim the bay to the distant beacon of the Muglins rock, to raise the Green and claim it for themselves. As Ireland sets forth towards her uncertain glory there unfolds a love storyof the utmost tenderness, carrying the reader through the turbulence of the times like a full blown sail.

AT SWIM, TWO BOYS is written with great verve and mastery. It shares those elements that are the marks of all great books – the breadth of its canvas, the skill of its brush, the intensity of its subjects and, above all, the shining light of its humanity

Venue: Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland, 34 Waterloo Place, Inverness IV1 1NB
Tel: 01463 711 585

Free condoms in demand at the Belladrum Festival

10-11-12 August 2007

Sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland (THT), gave out a massive 18,000 condoms to festival-goers at the Belladrum Festival in Beauly, near Inverness, last weekend. People of all ages, but especially young people took the opportunity to pick up some condoms and get advice and information on STIs, contraception and managing relationships.

Agnes Boes, Senior Health Promotion Officer at Terrence Higgins Trust said: ‘Young people and parents made it clear that they welcomed us being on hand to give advice about safer sex. There is an obvious need among young people to talk frankly about sex and contraception and many festival-goers expressed a wish that they had received this sort of information at school. Agnes adds: ‘Now that the festival has ended we want to remind people about the services THT offers in Inverness.’

THT offers:

· Free and confidential testing for HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and chlamydia
· Free safer sex materials (condoms, femidoms and dams), by post on request
· HIV support and prevention services
· Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender support
· Counselling and group empowerment
· Education, training and development
· Needle exchange
· Outreach services

For more information on the services available at THT in Inverness contact: 01463 711 585.

Notes to editors
Terrence Higgins Trust is the UK’s leading HIV and sexual health charity, providing a wide range of services across Scotland, England and Wales. The charity also campaigns and lobbies for greater political and public understanding of the personal, social and medical impact of HIV and sexual health.
THT Scotland worked in partnership with NHS Highland and the Highland Brook Advisory Centre to provide advice and information at the Belladrum Festival.

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Introduction

22 August 2007

Dear Friends,

We are very happy to send you our programme for September and October 2007. There are lots of new activities and services(1). We hope that you will find some that suit you and look forward to welcoming you at these events. Let us take a closer look.

The program has two sections: social gatherings and sexual health.

Social gatherings:

Each month we have a lunch or social drop in for LGBT youth and LGBT people in general.
Each month there is a social gathering around a movie that we watch together at THT. We have programmed a movie for LGBT Youth, for Transgender people, for Lesbians and for Gay men.
At the end of October we also start a reading group. Again themes of the book will vary according to the different strands of the LGBT community. The first one centres on gay relationships.
The T group has been very active and will continue to do so as you can see in the programme.
In October we will have our first Gay Parenting meeting. Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender parents are welcome.
Walking is promoted via the Rainbow@THT network.

Sexual health:

Terrence Higgins Trust promotes good sexual health for all. Therefore we create opportunities for people to have access to sexual health information and free and confidential testing: test clinic on Tuesdays from 5-7pm, the NHS Highland free needle exchange scheme on Tuesdays and Thursdays and a drop-in for sex workers on Mondays.

Put the programme on your fridge, on your desk, above your bed….. We look forward to meeting you!!

Take care

Best wishes


Agnes Boes
Health Promotion Specialist – Highland

(1) A big thank you to all of you who filled in the THT questionnaire. We appreciated your input very much.

Film and Book Info

Film

Beautiful Thing (1996, Great Britain, Hettie MacDonald) September

Two boys, Jamie and Ste, are neighbours on a South London housing estate. One is dealing with his emerging homosexuality, the other with a brutal alcoholic bully of a father. But in spite of this, a sweet, tender love kindles between them. Their relationship forms the core of the film, but the quirky characters that surround around them, not least the Mama Cass-obsessed Leah and Jamie's tough and sexy mum, are equally enticing. This film is a celebration of first love that shines through the graffiti and grime.

Ma vie en Rose (1998, Alain Berliner) October

When seven-year-old Ludovic (Du Fresne) shows a penchant for lipstick and skirts, he unwittingly uncorks a gush of suburban prejudice. It's not that he wants to be a pint-sized transvestite, or even that he's gay, but rather an utter conviction that he should be a girl. His parents (well played by Laroque and Ecoffey) can't understand it or cope with the social stigma that's blackening their name in the tight-arsed, tight-knit community. Crippled by a mixture of liberalism, love and deep embarrassment, they end up in a comic stand-off with their son. Seasoned with spicy humour, the film never preaches. Instead, through Du Fresne's remarkable performance, it deals with a child's innocent exploration of identity and an adult perception that is tainted by sexual insecurity.

Reading Group

At Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O’Neill October

Set in Dublin and its near surrounds AT SWIM, TWO BOYS follows the turbulent year to Easter 1916. At its core it tells the love of two boys, Jim, a naïve and reticent scholar, the younger son of foolish, aspirant shopkeeper Mr. Mack, and Doyler, the dark rough diamond son of Mr. Mack’s old army pal.

Out at the Forty Foot, that great jut of rock where gentlemen bathe in the scandalous nude, the two boys meet day after day. There they make a pact: that Dyler will teach Jim to swim, and in a year, they will swim the bay to the distant beacon of the Muglins rock, to raise the Green and claim it for themselves. As Ireland sets forth towards her uncertain glory there unfolds a love storyof the utmost tenderness, carrying the reader through the turbulence of the times like a full blown sail.

AT SWIM, TWO BOYS is written with great verve and mastery. It shares those elements that are the marks of all great books – the breadth of its canvas, the skill of its brush, the intensity of its subjects and, above all, the shining light of its humanity

Walking

Walking

Dear friends,

Do you remember the Terrence Higgins Trust Questionnaire? The results showed that many of you were interested in hill walking. We were very pleased with that. Walking keeps you fit and happy and it is a great opportunity to socialise and to meet new friends.

Would you like other LGBT people to join you in your walks? Let us know when you plan to go for a walk. E-mail, phone or write us with all the details: when, where, distance, grade… Give us this information at least two weeks in advance.

We will forward this information to all the LGBT people who showed an interest in walking.

We are sure that people will join you.

Happy walking!!


Best wishes,

Agnes Boes
Health Promotion Specialist – Highland

Highland Programme October 2007

Social gatherings

Wednesday 03 4-6pm at THT LGBT youth: social drop-in

Wednesday 10 7-9pm at THT T group (1) Film : Ma Vie en Rose

Thursday 11 7-9pm at THT Gay parenting: a meeting for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender parents.

Tuesday 16 12-2pm at THT LGBT lunch drop-in. Come and have your lunch at THT with your friends or meet some new ones. Browse through the brochures, ask us questions. Tea, coffee and soup provided by THT.

Saturday 27 10-12am at THT Gay Reading Group: At Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O’Neill

Sexual Health

Monday 01 12-2pm at THT Drop-in for sex workers

Tuesday 02 5-7pm at THT Needle exchange (2)
5-7pm at THT Test clinic (3)

Thursday 04 9.30-11.30am at THT Needle exchange

Tuesday 09 5-7pm at THT Needle exchange
5-7pm at THT Test clinic

Thursday 11 9.30-11.30am at THT Needle exchange

Monday 15 12-2pm at THT Drop-in for sex workers (4)

Tuesday 16 5-7pm at THT Needle exchange
5-7pm at THT Test clinic

Thursday 18 9.30-11.30am at THT Needle exchange

Tuesday 23 5-7pm at THT Needle exchange
5-7pm at THT Test clinic

Thursday 25 9.30-11.30am at THT Needle exchange

Tuesday 30 5-7pm at THT Needle exchange
5-7pm at THT Test clinic

(1) T group: for those who identify as Transgender - in all its variety
(2) Needle exchange: Intravenous drug users can come in and exchange needles, find information about sexual health and be tested.
(3) Test clinic: free and confidential testing, HIV, HepatitisB, HepatitisC and Chlamydia
(4) Drop-in for sex workers: Off or on street sex workers can come to THT for a chat, to relax and talk with other sex workers, to get information concerning sexual health (including testing and needle exchange). Tea, coffee and soup provided by THT.

THT: Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland, 34 Waterloo Place, Inverness IV1 1NB Tel: 01463 711 585

Highland Programme September 2007

Social gatherings

Saturday 08 2-4pm at THT T group(1) workshop: Style and Body shape. Workshop led by Margaret Basley, a ‘Colour me beautiful consultant’. Remember to bring two jackets: one you feel very comfortable in and one you are not so sure about.

Tuesday 11 12-2 pm at THT LGBT lunch drop-in. Come and have your lunch at THT with your friends or meet some new ones. Browse through the brochures, ask us questions. Tea, coffee and soup provided by THT

Tuesday 25 7.30pm-.… Snow Goose T group goes out and has a meal together
at the Snow Goose, Stoney Field in Inverness. T-people and partners welcome.

Wednesday 26 4-6pm at THT LGBT youth Film: Beautiful thing


Sexual Health

Tuesday 04 5-7pm at THT Needle exchange (2)
5-7pm at THT Test clinic (3)

Thursday 06 9.30-11.30am at THT Needle exchange

Tuesday 11 5-7pm at THT Needle exchange
5-7pm at THT Test clinic

Thursday 13 9.30-11.30am at THT Needle exchange

Monday 17 12-2pm at THT Drop-in for sex workers (4)

Tuesday 18 5-7pm at THT Needle exchange
5-7pm at THT Test clinic

Thursday 20 9.30-11.30am at THT Needle exchange

Tuesday 25 5-7pm at THT Needle exchange
5-7pm at THT Test clinic

Thursday 27 9.30-11.30am at THT Needle exchange

(1) T group: for those who identify as Transgender - in all its variety
(2) Needle exchange: Intravenous drug users can come in and exchange needles, find information about sexual health and be tested.
(3) Test clinic: free and confidential testing, HIV, HepatitisB, HepatitisC and Chlamydia
(4) Drop-in for sex workers: Off or on street sex workers can come to THT for a chat, to relax and talk with other sex workers, to get information concerning sexual health (including testing and needle exchange). Tea, coffee and soup provided by THT.THT: Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland, 34 Waterloo Place, Inverness IV1 1NB Tel: 01463 711 585