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Bristol Lesbian and Gay Switchboard: almost 40 years of LGBTQ+ community
By Lowie Trevena, Wednesday Feb 17, 2021
For almost 40 years, Bristol had its own switchboard for the LGBTQ+ community.
Bristol Lesbian and Gay Switchboard (BLAGS) was set up on February 1, 1975, and took its first phone call on Valentine’s Day.
BLAGS was founded by Dale Wakefield at her home on Hill Street in Totterdown in response to a clear need for information and a listening ear.
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While attending a Gay Women’s Group meeting at a lesbian house in Clifton, which also accommodated the Women’s Centre and the first Bristol refuge, the premises received constant phone calls from gay men and lesbians alike.