Yorkshire MESMAC has been providing services in the district of Bradford for over ten years. In addition to the vibrant, multicultural city itself, the district is also the home of Brönte country, industrial towns such as Keighley, the ‘model’ village of Saltaire, plus lots of stunning countryside.
The specific services in Bradford are listed below, for a list of services that are available at all of our offices please click here.
Lobbying to improve local services:
Yorkshire MESMAC actively lobbies to improve local services provided by Bradford Metropolitan District Council, the local National Health Service, the police, etc. – that are accessible to Gay and Bisexual men, and are sensitive to their needs. [top]
The BLAST Project:
This is a project providing information and support for young men and boys involved in or abused through prostitution. Click here. [top]
The OUR Project:
This is a support project for people living with HIV in the Bradford district, regardless of their sexuality. Click here. [top]
Bradford Metropolitan District Council Communities of Interest Working Group:
The Communities of Interest Working Group (CoIWG), supported by Community Network, aims to help communities of interest, such as the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual communities, engage with the Council’s consultation and service planning processes. This system runs in parallel with a system devised for geographical communities. Yorkshire MESMAC is a member of the CoIWG and helped to organise a briefing event for local service planners to raise awareness of the issues and needs of communities of interest. Yorkshire MESMAC also helped to produce the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Communities Action Plan, which sets out the issues and needs of our communities, according to Bradford Metropolitan District Council’s five priorities, one of which is health. The Action Plan has been fed into Bradford Metropolitan District Council’s consultation and service planning processes. [top]
Hate Incident Reporting
Yorkshire MESMAC in Bradford is also a Hate Incident Reporting Centre – this is a third party reporting scheme which gives the opportunity to report a crime without visiting or contacting the police directly. You can report anonymously so that you can make West Yorkshire Police aware of incidents, this enables West Yorkshire police to target resources into areas where there are problems.
There
are 100 Hate Incident Reporting Centres in the Leeds area and
they take reports for Homophobic and Racist Hate Crime, these
centres all display the logo on the left.
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Bradford Metropolitan District Council Equality Forum:
The Bradford Metropolitan District Council Equality Forum brings together representatives from marginalised communities (the Asian and Black communities, disabled people, the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual communities, older people and women) to discuss how Bradford Metropolitan District Council services can be improved for these communities. Forum meetings are attended by senior Bradford Metropolitan District Council officers and are chaired by the Leader of the Bradford Metropolitan District Council. The Bradford worker of Yorkshire MESMAC is one of the community representatives at these meetings. [top]
Inclusive Schools Project:
The Inclusive Schools Project is a collaborative project between Yorkshire MESMAC, Education Bradford, Bradford Health Development Partnerships and the National Union of Teachers. Its aim is to get LGB issues onto the agenda of Bradford’s secondary schools. Yorkshire MESMAC is an active member of the LGB Education Forum, established by the Inclusive Schools Project, and has submitted briefing papers on LGB issues to Education Bradford’s Behaviour Support Plan and Education Development Plan. Yorkshire MESMAC has also presented the work of the Inclusive Schools Project to Bradford Metropolitan District Council’s Education Policy Partnership, in an attempt to enlist their strategic support for this project. [top]
For more information about any of these groups please click on the name of the group:
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Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Asian and Black Group (LGB ABC Group)
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Bradford Friend a helpline providing information and support for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual people
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Bradford Lesbian and Gay Youth (BLAGY)
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First Friday a social group for Gay and Bisexual men of all ages.
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Rainbow Family Network Support group for LGB parents in West Yorkshire.
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To find the details of GU clinics in the Bradford area please click here.
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Yorkshire MESMAC in Bradford
P.O.Box 267
Bradford
BD1 5XT
Tel: (01274) 395815
Fax: (01274) 306815
Email: bradford@mesmac.co.uk
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