Support
Support Meetings are currently suspended. Contact us via email for further assistance
Support Meetings
We hold support meetings each month at the VAC/GMHC. The meetings are currently separated in a guys group and girls group. Opportunity exist however to have special mixed meetings upon request.
GGG and GALS are always here for you. Anything we can do to help make your lives better and more enjoyable is what we are here to achieve. Come to the support meetings and meet some new people and even if you don’t need any support, there may be others out there that can benefit from your experiences.
Support Meetings for the Greek Guys are scheduled on the third Monday of every month.
Support Meetings for the Greek Girls are scheduled on the last Wednesday of every month.
What do we do at these meetings?
Each meeting is a place for new and existing members to discuss any issue that they may have at the time.
We hold seperate meetings for the Greek Guys (third Monday of every month) and Greek Girls (last Wednesday of every month).
The meetings are confidential and we request that each member and any guests retain the confidentiality of all those present. Please read the behaviour and confidentiality pages linked bellow for further details.
The topics of discussion vary significantly; however the constant themes that are addressed are as follows:
Family – How will they accept my sexuality?
Coming Out – Do I or don’t I?
Religion – What does the Church say?
Health Concerns – the impact of Aids and other S.T.D’ s on our lives.
Relationships – Sexual and Emotional
Identity – Who are we?
The important matter to stress is that we are not professional counsellors. We are individuals that share two factors: our background and our sexuality.
All we can do is relay on our experiences and knowledge to those who are coming to terms with their new-found sexuality and hope that we can make their transition more pleasant than those that may have gone before.
Location: Victorian Aids Council Centre – 6 Claremont Street, South Yarra, Victoria
- Why do I want to join a group?
- Why do I want to join this group?
- What do I want to get out of this on a personal level?
- What are my expectations of a group? How flexible are these to fit the group in question?
- What am I prepared to put back into the group?
- Will being a member of the group compromise me in any way?
If you are considering attending one of the greek and gay groups please explore our website and see if we can help you.
You may find that you would like to join the support group or just the social group whitch goes to social outings.
By having a clear understanding of your motivations for joining a group you can then determine what you can get out of a group forum but also what you can put back in.
- You can choose to e-mail us first or send a letter via the Victoria Aids Council to find out more information. We also have a mobile number you can contact us on. Or you can just come along to one of our support meetings. Whatever is less confrontational for you.
- If you know others that go to this group have a chat to them about what they get out of it. Sometimes a sense of camaraderie is enough for some group members.
- When you have found out when and where they meet, set yourself a date and attend one of the group gathering. (For some, this can be the hardest step).
- Try not to judge the value of the group based on one visit. If you think it is not for you, give them the benefit of the doubt and try them at least once or twice more.
- By understanding your motivations for attending a group (from answering the questions above) you should be able to tell whether the group is suitable for your needs. If not, then at least you have not wasted a lot of your time or the group’s, you should not be frustrated with the experience, just the knowledge that it was not suitable to your needs, and at the end of the day you have meet some new faces that you can put names to.
- If the group is for you, keep on attending. Groups need members to exist and members need groups for their common needs.
- Learn, have FUN and develop good friendships.
- Most Support Meetings in Melbourne are done at the VAC in South Yarra and if a group meeting is not for you at first you can visit two people of the commitee at theVAC or a social place (Cafe for example) on a mutual date.
