We headed to the LGBT+ Coffee and Cake Café session at Mill Hill Unitarian Chapel during the Big Leeds Chat roadshow. 15 people joined us for a chat.
What did people at the LGBT+ Coffee & Cake group say?
One of the things people at the Coffee & Cake group said was that they would love to
have more opportunities to meet people,
especially after all the isolation of lockdown. It would be great to see more LGBT+ friendly venues and groups out there for people to join – and, importantly, attend in person. Not everyone at the Coffee & Cake group had a computer or smartphone, and those who did often said how important face-to-face contact was regardless.
Difficulties with getting a GP appointment were another common thread in our chats. There was a lot of acknowledgment that the pandemic had been an emotionally tough time for many and, although the group felt they’d largely coped, one person had really struggled to get the mental health support they needed.
A lot of people told us how their working lives had changed during the pandemic, from redundancies to new jobs and changing workloads, ways of working and shifts.
