Albany Trust
The Albany Trust is a British organisation which describes itself as a "specialist counselling and psychotherapy charity, focusing on a positive approach to sexuality and relationships". It was founded as a registered charity[1] in May 1958 to complement the Homosexual Law Reform Society (HLRS).
Current work
The goal of the Trust is to "promote psychological health in men by collecting data and conducting research: to publish the results thereof by writing, films, lectures and other media: to take suitable steps based thereon for the public benefit to improve the social and general conditions necessary for such healthy psychological development."[2]
The Albany Trust developed into a pioneering counselling organisation for gay men, lesbians and sexual minorities.
History
It takes its name from
The funds raised and donated for the work of the Albany Trust allowed it to open offices in October 1958. These facilities, at 32 Shaftesbury Avenue, were then also available for the campaigning work of the HLRS. The longtime "public face" of these activities was Antony Grey, from 1962 Secretary of both the Albany Trust and the HLRS (the latter later being renamed the Sexual Law Reform Society).
After the Sexual Offences Act 1967 partially decriminalised homosexual relationships between adult men, the Albany Trust became an educational and counselling organisation. From 1967 the Trust was also involved the development of sex education. For example, this included support and advice for the Dorian Society of New Zealand.
The Albany Trust, with help from the
See also
- List of LGBT medical organisations
- London Friend
Further reading
- Antony Grey, Quest for justice: Towards homosexual emancipation, London, 1992. ISBN 1-85619-136-2
- ISBN 0-7043-2146-7
References
- ^ "Albany Trust, registered charity no. 233564". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
- ^ "ALBANY TRUST - Charity 233564". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ Kennedy, Dominic (8 July 2014). "Groups linked to paedophile network given state grants". The Times. London. Retrieved 11 October 2015. (subscription required)
- ISBN 9780191665097.
- ^ Mason, Rowena (7 July 2014). "No evidence that Home Office funded paedophile group, review finds". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2015.