YES - Jan Bridget, project co-ordinator, Gay and Lesbian Youth in Calderdale
Under no circumstances should lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) youth work be subsumed within mainstream youth work.
Voluntary groups that access funding from outside of local authorities are independent and have fewer controls on them, such as age limits. Being part of a youth service can limit groups to doing what is traditionally considered youth work. This often does not take on board the amount of one-to-one work that is necessary with many LGBT young people.
It is important to make work with LGBT young people more mainstream.
But until the youth service is accessible and relevant to all young people, there will be a need for separate LGBT groups that run alongside mainstream provision.
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