■  Aurora's stand at Brighton Pride earlier this month.

CROYDON, August 22, 2006  –  Aurora, Croydon’s only Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) police consultative group, is looking LGBT people to get involved in its activities.

The group is relatively small and needs more LGBT people, especially women and black and minority ethnic people.

In the past year Aurora has been working to reduce homophobic school bullying, and its “Which Loo?” guidelines for transgendered people have been endorsed by the Metropolitan Police.

The group is also addressing the concerns of LGBT Muslims and Christians.

Aurora has also highlighted an often forgotten aspect of gay rights – the listing on the Sex Offenders Register of gay men for offences that did not involve children.

The group’s website has links to the Home Office documents which detail the procedure for gay men to have their names removed from the Register.

Aurora also provides information on the UK Lesbian and Gay Asylum Group helpline to help keep lesbian and gay asylum seekers from criminal exploitation and blackmail.

Urgently needed are LGBT people to stand as officers, who will be elected at the Annual General Meeting on November 8.  Nominations need to be received by the end of the meeting at Croydon Town Hall on September 11.

For more information, telephone 0773 328 6954 or visit the Aurora website (click on logo below).

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