Gay Wellington (covering all the GLBT colours and persuasions of our rainbow community) officially known as the Wellington Gay Welfare Group, is an incorporated society funded from a variety of sources, including the gay community, philanthropic trusts, Wellington City Council and community grants. The group has been active for over 25 years, and since its inception, has met a range of welfare needs for all of Wellington's gay communities.

Please consider making us a bequest or a donation to Wellington Gay Welfare Group Inc. (Click here for more information)

The objectives of the group are:

• To provide support and empathy for clients
• To increase the self-esteem of clients
• To present a positive model and image of gay life and gay sexuality, and to reinforce the validity and acceptability of being gay
• To offer an information and referral service regarding clubs, venues and other gay related activities in and around the Wellington region.
• To provide links verbally and online to current gay or gay-friendly organisations, professionals and agencies, including lawyers, counsellors, medical practitioners, health organisations, and sexual health clinics
• To foster an increased awareness of homosexuality and issues relating to homosexuality by:
  • Providing information on being gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and trans-gender, and about coming out, and gay family and personal relationships.
  • Providing information about homosexuality to other organisations and groups in the community.
  • Promoting, encouraging and supporting other amenities, facilities, groups and organisations for gay people
  • Fostering awareness of HIV/AIDS, including the encouragement of safer-sex practices

Trainee Intake Day: Saturday 18 September 2010

Want to use your own life experience to help other gays and lesbians who are at times struggling with sexuality related issues? Wellington Gay Welfare Group, managing the Gay & Lesbian Wellington Helpline, will have all-day induction training on Saturday, 18th September, 2010. You will learn to be an empathetic support able to make a difference in someone else's life, be they friend, family or stranger. Practice helping via confidential, telephone, one-on-one chats or get involved in a number of other ways.

Interested? Then by 15th September, ring Helpline, 473-7878, at anytime, leaving your contact details or email them to helpline@gaywellington.org We will then arrange a pre-training day chat over tea, coffee, hot chocolate (or wine?). Looking forward to having you and your experience join us!

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