History
The
Metro Centre Ltd was set up in 1984 in response to the Greater
London Council's Lesbian & Gay Charter of 1983 - ‘Changing
the World’.
Originally
operating under the name The Greenwich Lesbian and Gay Centre
and providing telephone advice and support groups, The Metro
Centre wasn’t born until 1994, when it broadened its
remit to become a charity working in partnership with statutory and
voluntary organisations serving lesbians, gay men, bisexual and transgendered
(LGBT) people and those questioning their sexuality.
Over
the next decade and beyond, The Metro Centre grew
to provide services beyond Greenwich, and across South East London,
until eventually it began working not only across the whole of London,
but nationally and internationally.
In
early 2008, the membership of The Metro Centre once
again agreed to amend its Constitution to ensure that it provided
services to all people experiencing issues related to sexuality, identity,
gender and diversity. However, The Metro Centre remains
at its core a local charity dedicated to supporting LGBT people, with
firm anchors in Greenwich, and crucial, long-term and ongoing support
from both the Greenwich Teaching Primary Care Trust and the London
Borough of Greenwich.
From
its inception, The Metro Centre has taken a holistic
approach to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered health and well-being
and continues to acknowledge that our ability to create supportive
environments for LGBT people depends not only on our strengths as
an organisation, but also on our capacity to build alliances and partnerships
that empower all people who confront discrimination because of their
sexuality, gender, identity or HIV status.
Click
here for more information: A
Brief History