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Gay, lesbian and bisexual
The Metro Centre in Greenwich offers a comprehensive service to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people, and those questioning their sexuality. The Centre was awarded a prestigious GlaxoSmithKline IMPACT Award for its work with Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual (LGB) people in 2007.
The Centre's brand new offices in central Greenwich include:
a medical centre
private counselling rooms
group counselling area
meeting and activity room.
Social groups
The Centre offers a place where you can go and meet other gay, lesbian and bisexual people and get help and advice if you need it. Services are available to people of all ages and the Centre holds regular groups for young people and for those aged 50+.
Find out more about the Metro Centre youth groups.
Sexual health
The Metro Centre's Pitstop Clinic can offer testing for:
HIV
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Syphilis
Gonorrhoea
Chlamydia.
The clinic has a relaxed and friendly environment - tea, coffee, condoms and lube are available.
Find out more about the Pitstop Clinic
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Volunteering
If you have some regular spare time and would like to offer your skills, the Metro Centre has volunteering opportunities for you. Area include:
centre volunteers - welcoming visitors and answering enquiries
sexual health outreach volunteers
mental health group workers
youth workers
volunteer administrators.
Full induction and training will be provided. For an informal chat call Mary or Marguerite using the contact details on the right.
Go to the Metro Centre website
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Transgender and transsexual
The Metro Centre offers support on issues relating to gender as well as sexuality. You may also find the following resources helpful.
Press for Change
- a political organisation that campaigns for equal civil rights for all trans people
Transgender Zone
- support group and information for transsexual and transgender people.
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Useful links
Lesbian and Gay Switchboard
Mermaids
Stonewall