About NGALE

Newfoundland Gays And Lesbians for Equality, Inc.
P.O. Box 6221, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, A1C 6J9
Telephone: (709) 753-4297 [753-GAYS]
E-mail: [email protected]
World Wide Web: /homestead/westhollywood/4291

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Our Mission Statement

NGALE is a community-based, not-for-profit volunteer organization dedicated to providing support and education to and for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered persons, and the public in general, in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Meeting Times

NGALE currently meets on the first and third Wednesdays of each month in Conference Room C at the Corporate Office of the St. John�s Health Care Corporation, located on Waterford Bridge Road across from the Bowring park duck pond. Look for the �Corporate Offices� sign on the brick building with the wheelchair ramp to the left of the parking lot. Click here for an animated zoom-in map showing the meeting location. Note that we have moved our meetings from their former location at the AIDS Committee offices in order to accomodate our growing membership. Meetings start at 7:30 pm and run to about 9:30 pm. Coffee or a snack at a nearby restaurant often follows afterward. Business matters are discussed at the first meeting of the month, while the second meeting is used for less formal support and social discussions.

NGALE members may remain as anonymous as they wish. Meetings are casual but organized, and are as much a forum for support and social interaction as for advocacy and activism. Ten to twenty-five people typically attend. Visiting travellers and tourists are welcome to drop by.

If you're coming to a meeting, don't forget to bring along a non-perishable food item to add to NGALE's donation for the local food bank.

Newfoundland's queer population: Fast Counter

Current Community Events
(All event listings are subject to change without notice. Please contact us to make additions, updates, or corrections.)

National and International Dates of Significance

Photo Gallery

Click on these thumbnail pictures for a closer look at our Pride Week activities over the years:

Here are some video snapshots of other Pride Week events:

Coming Soon: Coverage of the 1998 rally and march. *New*

VHS videotapes of the Marches for Freedom, rallies, and other Pride Week activities for 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998 (including local TV news coverage) are also available. Send us e-mail for details.

OUTLOOK Newsletter

Associated Groups and Activities

The Lesbian/Bisexual/Gay/Transgendered Support and Information Line
Call us at (709) 753-4297 [753-GAYS]. The Support and Information Line offers live consultation from trained male and female volunteers between 7 and 10 pm on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. A voice mail system and pre-recorded information on current events is available throughout the rest of the week. An information package is also available for mailout. We do not subscribe to Call Display or Caller ID.

The following tentative schedule shows the support line volunteers for each week of the month until further notice. It is provided to let our volunteers know when they're on, and allow callers to know when to call back to speak with a particular volunteer. Note that aliases are used to protect their anonymity. This schedule is subject to change without notice.

Week

Tuesdays

Thursdays

1st

Mark and Dean

Heather and Keith

2nd

Kirk and Bruce

Brent and Gail

3rd

Chance and Rick

Charlie and Jim

4th

Greg and Jane

Todd and Gail

(5th)

Brent and Heather

Brent and Heather

The Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgendered/Questioning Youth Group
The LGBTQ Youth Group meets on a monthly basis, currently the second Wednesday. Call the Support and Information Line (see above) or the Women's Centre (709-753-0220) for location and time.

Parents and Family/Friends of Lesbians And Gays (PFLAG)
Call the Support and Information Line (see above) for referral to a parent in the PFLAG resource group and support network.

Social Events
NGALE often has informal social events on alternate Wednesdays from meetings (ie. the second, fourth, and sometimes fifth). We might go to see a movie, bowl, meet at a local pub, go on a nature walk, etc. We occasionally have more organized gatherings such as pot-luck parties, dances, and sometimes bring in relevant films to local theatres (such as The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Jeffrey, and Love! Valour! Compassion!) to raise funds and public awareness. Members often attend other community events as a group as well. We participate in the AIDS Walk and Pride Week activities, as well as seeing relevant films brought in by The MUN Film Society (including Lilies, Priest, Beautiful Thing, The Hanging Garden, The Opposite of Sex, High Art, Wilde, and The Celluloid Closet), or plays at The LSPU Hall (like Lemons, Under Wraps, and Charlie and the Angel).

Web Pages of NGALE Members

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