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
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
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