History

In 1998 our booklet was reprinted - funded and approved by the then Eastern Healthboard Along with other gay groups, we were received by the President Mary McAleese, in November of that year. We were funded by the Waterford Regional Youth Service to update and reprint our booklet in 2000 – this re-print was launched by dr. T. Moffatt, Minister of State in the Dept. of Health and Children.

More funding came from the European Community Foundation for Ireland, in 2001, for a nationwide advertising campaign telling people support was available.

The Dept. of Social Welfare funded the training of six new members in 2003. And, in 2001, we made an information video, which we funded ourselves.

Times change. It has become easier to come out, there are many more facilities to support the gay community. LGBT children are coming out earlier, some as young as 14. Their parents are younger, they need a different kind of support, geared to the needs of their teenage children. We have to be able to accommodate these changes as part of the gay community.

Our facilities have been broadening so that now other gay community groups, such as BelongTo, Outhouse and GLEN, 'send' parents to us and we see ourselves providing parent support which includes