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Buddhist
Absolute Freedom Buddhist Group of SGI-UK
The Absolute Freedom Buddhist Group of SGI-UK takes Buddhism into the LGBT Community. To learn more about Nichiren Buddhism, Soka Gakkai International and 'nam myoho renge kyo' please contact us. We host monthly 'learn to chant' meetings across London and the UK.
| Telephone: | Robert on 07950 900516 |
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| Email: | absolutefreedomgroup@hotmail.com |
| Website: | www.sgi-uk.org |
| Address: | 1 Bernay's Grove, SW9 (Behind Morley's) |
| Gender: | Mixed |
| When: | Phone for details |
| Where: | Phone for details |
Christian
Lesbian & Gay Christian Movement (LGCM)
LGCM exists to encourage fellowship, friendship and support among individual lesbian
and gay Christians – especially to those who are subjected to discrimination. LGCM
meets on a regular basis at a variety of locations across Britain, both for social and/or
worship purposes. Full details are sent to national members and a selection of the main
events are included on the website.
The best way to become involved is to join, as it's a membership-based organisation which sends regular mailings to members. To join, print the application form from the website, or send a stamped addressed envelope to the address below.
| Telephone: | 020 7739 1249 |
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| Email: | lgcm@lgcm.org.uk |
| Website: | www.lgcm.org.uk/ |
| Address: | Oxford House, Derbyshire St, London E2 6HG |
| Gender: | Mixed |
| When: | Email or phone for details |
| Where: | Email or phone for details |
| How much: | £30/£14 (concs) annual membership |
| Beginners welcome: | Yes |
Quest
Quest is a group for lesbian, gay and bisexual Catholics. Transgendered persons should feel
themselves especially welcome. Quest was established and is led by lay Catholics; however,
clergy and religious are welcome to join and support the organisation.
Quest has a network of local groups across the country, which meet regularly for mass, discussion and social events. It publishes a quarterly bulletin to members, with news of local and national interest. Quest holds an annual weekend conference with speakers on topical subjects and a programme of liturgical and social events. It operates Quest Linkline – the Helpline for lesbian and gay Catholics, which is a member of the Telephone Helplines Association (freephone 0808 808 0234).
| Email: | quest@questgaycatholic.org.uk |
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| Website: | www.questgaycatholic.org.uk |
| Address: | BM Box 2585, London WC1N 3XX |
| Gender: | Mixed |
| When: | Email for details |
| Where: | Eight local groups in England and Scotland; email for details |
| How much: | £25 per year (concessions available; participation in the activities of local groups and the annual conference does not require membership of national Quest) |
| Beginners welcome: | Yes |
The Soho Masses
The Soho Masses Pastoral Council welcomes LGBT Catholics, their parents, families and friends to
fortnightly services.
Masses are held at one of Soho's most historic Catholic parish churches: The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption & St. Gregory, Warwick Street, which is close to Piccadilly Circus. The church dates from the 18th century and was used as a chapel by the Portuguese and Bavarian embassies, built during a period when public Catholic worship was still outlawed.
| Email: | sohomasses@btinternet.com |
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| Website: | sohomasses.googlepages.com/ |
| Address: | SMPC, PO Box 24632, London E9 6XF |
| Gender: | Mixed |
| When: | First and Third Sundays, 5pm |
| Where: | Church of the Assumption & St Gregory, Warwick Street, London W1B 5NB |
| How much: | Free |
| Beginners welcome: | Yes |
Islamic
Imaan (formerly Al-Fatiha)
A mixed social support group with advice and information for LGBT Muslim communities in the UK
and abroad. Imaan itself has been supporting LGBT Muslims since 1998. It has held three
international conferences, took a pivotal role in the last London Gay Pride March in which it
addressed a crowd of several thousand at Trafalgar Square and holds regular monthly meetings,
Eid celebrations and Islamic study circles.
Imaan also consistently challenges both homophobia and Islamaphobia wherever it exists and has a number of notable supporters including the Mayor of London, the Metropolitan Police and some senior figures within the wider Muslim community.
| Telephone: | 07849 170793 or 07951 770735 |
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| Email: | info@imaan.org.uk |
| Website: | www.imaan.org.uk |
| Address: | PO Box 5369, London W1A 6SD |
| Gender: | Mixed |
| When: | Email or phone for details |
| Where: | Email or phone for details |
| How much: | Free |
| Beginners welcome: | Yes |
Jewish
Beit Klal Yisrael
Beit Klal Yisrael organises cultural, social and religious events for gay and lesbian Jews and their friends. Formed in 1990, the Liberal synagogue community has about 120 members and a mix of male/female and gay/straight - but members are mostly gay and lesbian.
| Telephone: | 020 8960 5750 |
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| Email: | info@beit-klal-yisrael.org.uk |
| Website: | www.beit-klal-yisrael.org.uk |
| Address: | Membership Secretary, PO Box 1828, London W10 5RT |
| Gender: | Mixed |
| When: | First and third Fridays, 7pm; second and fourth Saturdays 10.30am as well as high holy days and secular events |
| Where: | Email or phone for details |
| How much: | Regular services are free, other events have small fee; membership rates on application |
| Beginners welcome: | Yes |
Jewish Gay & Lesbian Group (JGLG)
JGLG was founded in 1972 when a small advert in Gay News attracted the astonishing total
of 190 people to a public meeting called to set up the new organisation. Since then the group
has gone from strength to strength. It is the longest established Jewish gay group in the
world and is open to Jewish men and women who are gay, lesbian or bisexual. The age range of
the 120 members is very wide and it welcomes many non-Jews and non-gay guests. Although the
group is based in London, it has many members living across the country enjoying men’s
and women’s social events at least once a month, as well as a Chavurah on the last
Friday of each month.
| Telephone: | 020 8952 0137 |
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| Email: | info@jglg.org.uk |
| Website: | www.jglg.org.uk |
| Address: | BM JGLG, London WC1N 3XX |
| Gender: | Mixed |
| When: | Email or phone for details |
| Where: | Email or phone for details |
| How much: | £20 single, £40 couple, £10 concs |
| Beginners welcome: | Yes |
Interfaith spiritualists
London Lesbian & Gay Spirituality Group
The group meets on alternate Tuesday evenings. Each event will be advertised separately with themes such as intimacy, meditation and transpersonal development on the agenda.
| Email: | bmooney40@yahoo.co.uk |
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| Gender: | Mixed |
| When: | Alternate Tuesdays, email for details |
| Where: | St James's Church, 197 Piccadilly, W1J 9LL |
| How much: | Suggested donation £2 |
| Beginners welcome: | Yes |
Thelki
A centre and resource for gay men offering counselling, bodywork, personal retreats, spiritual direction, interfaith ceremonies (including civil partnerships), rituals and rites-of-passage, various massage therapies, and sanctuary accommodation, as well as a wide range of resources on all aspects of gay spirituality. Thelki aims to develop into a permanent intentional community for gay men.
| Telephone: | Tim Pickles on O17687 72354 |
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| Website: | www.thelki.org.uk |
| Email: | tim@thelki.org.uk |
| Gender: | Male |
| When: | Contact Tim anytime to arrange a convenient time to discuss, meet, visit or retreat stay |
| Where: | The Archway, St John Street, Keswick, Cumbria CA12 5AE |
| How much: | By arrangement for counselling, ceremonies, massage and bodywork, ceremonies and retreats. |
| Beginners welcome: | Yes |
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