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.

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