LGBTQ+ self-advocacy workshops confirmed for autumn/winter 2019-20

Two new sets of free self-advocacy workshops run by the LGBTQ+ Health Inclusion Project have been set for autumn and winter 2019-20. One set is for LGBTQ+ adults in Leeds who have mental health difficulties. The other is for LGBTQ+ autistic adults in Leeds.

The courses both aim to help you:

• Learn skills to help you speak up about your rights
• Help you to get involved in the health services you use

Both will run over seven weeks. If you want to book on either course, you must attend all sessions. Here are the dates for each course:

Self-advocacy for LGBTQ+ people with mental health difficulties

• Tuesday 8th October
• Tuesday 15^th October
• Tuesday 22^nd October
• Tuesday 29^th October
• Tuesday 5^th November
• Tuesday 12^th November
• Tuesday 19^th November

All workshops run from 6pm to 8pm.

Self-advocacy for LGBTQ+ autistic people

• Tuesday 10^th December
• Tuesday 17^th December
• Tuesday 7^th January 2020
• Tuesday 14^th January 2020
• Tuesday 21^st January 2020
• Tuesday 28^th January 2020
• Tuesday 5^th February 2020

All workshops run from 6pm to 8pm.

Venues

The venue for both sets of workshops is Voluntary Action Leeds’ office. The address is:

Voluntary Action Leeds
Stringer House
34 Lupton Street
Hunslet
Leeds
LS10 2QW

For directions to the venue, please click on the button at the end of this article.

Book a place

If you would like to book a place on either course, you can do so by:

• Emailing the team at lgbtinclusion@advonet.org.uk
• Calling the Advonet office on 0113 244 0606 and asking for Georgina