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# Out to Lunch – Today – 1-5pm
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/out-to-lunch-this-sunday-1-5pm/
- Published: 2021-07-18T09:01:48.000Z
- Updated: 2021-07-18T09:15:16.000Z
- Description: Lunch Positive & BHCC LGBTQ Workers Forum are Out to Lunch this Sunday, a gentle celebration of LGBTQ+ community at Dorset Gardens Methodist Church & Gardens on July 18 from 1pm where you can eat, meet, and chat over some delicious food
- Author: Contributor
- Tags: Community, HIV, In The South, Information, Mental Health, News, Out & About, Queer Corner, BHCC, community lunch, LGBTQ, lgbtq workers forum, Lunch Positive

Your invitation to a free\* LGBTQ+ Community Lunch Sunday 18th July 1pm

**Lunch Positive & BHCC LGBTQ Workers Forum** are **Out to Lunch** this Sunday, a gentle celebration of LGBTQ+ community at Dorset Gardens Methodist Church & Gardens on **July 18 from 1pm** where you can eat, meet, and chat over some delicious food cooked by teams of dedicated volunteers. Lunch is free/pay what you can ( donations to Lunch Positive are much appreciated) & there will be **a buffet selection of hot food**, including vegan and gluten free options, so **bring some LGBTQ+ friends, family, neighbours or colleagues** & sit and share and enjoy being in the company of other LGBTQ+ people in a relaxed and laid-back atmosphere. You eat inside or outside in Dorset Gardens.

[![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/outtolunchinvite3600400.png)](https://www.gscene.com/news/out-to-lunch-this-sunday-1-5pm/attachment/outtolunchinvite3600400/?ref=scenemag.co.uk)

Please share this invitation with **any LGBTQ+ people** you think would like to come along.

Alongside this free tasty buffet lunch will be:

[![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/1500x500600.png)](https://www.gscene.com/news/out-to-lunch-this-sunday-1-5pm/attachment/1500x500600-10/?ref=scenemag.co.uk)

Gentle entertainment from local composer and performer **[King Jamshed](https://kingjamsheed.com/?ref=scenemag.co.uk)** on piano throughout the afternoon to provide musical accompaniment and you can request a favourite Broadway tune.

[![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/identity-promo-grid1-web600.png)](https://www.gscene.com/news/out-to-lunch-this-sunday-1-5pm/attachment/identity-promo-grid1-web600/?ref=scenemag.co.uk)

Chris Jepson will be inviting you **to be part of his ongoing photo LGBTQ+ portrait exhibition**, [The Identity Project](http://www.theidentityproject.co.uk/?ref=scenemag.co.uk) . Check it out and get in touch with Chris if you fancy being photographed on the day, we’d recommend taking part! [Details of how to take part on the website](http://www.theidentityproject.co.uk/?ref=scenemag.co.uk).

[![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/image001600400.png)](https://www.gscene.com/news/out-to-lunch-this-sunday-1-5pm/attachment/image001600400-2/?ref=scenemag.co.uk)

HIV charity **Lunch Positive** has been hosting community-oriented spaces for more than 12 years with a focus on providing social opportunity, peer-support & nutritious tasty food for people to eat together. The charity understands the importance of providing space which is safe (and fun) for LGBTQ+ people, to support community engagement and to provide a place where people relax, share space, food, and experiences.

[![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/lunchpositive_allaboutcommunity_logo600400.png)](https://www.gscene.com/news/out-to-lunch-this-sunday-1-5pm/attachment/lunchpositive%5Fallaboutcommunity%5Flogo600400/?ref=scenemag.co.uk)

Gary from Lunch Positive, said: “We understand that many people may not have been out much or been in a space with more than a handful of other LGBTQ+ people. We recognise the anxiety many people feel about venturing out again into a social space and ask those of us who feel more confident to consider asking a more cautious friend to join us.

“A welcoming hand and smile can go a long way to making someone relearn and regain the confidence of accessing social spaces again. We have all been starved of LGBTQ+ spaces this last year, we invite you to feast with us and mingle once again in a happy group of LGBTQ peers.

“Our food preparation, volunteers, and the Dorset Garden building all have an acute awareness of Covid safety, to make sure that – vaccinated or not – you can share a space with others in a comfortable way. We are asking everyone who attends to please be aware of social distancing and recognise that many people may still experience discomfort in social spaces.”

*\*Lunch is free but we are asking working folk to consider pay what you can; donations will be much appreciated on the day and will help cover the cost of the food and also support the Lunch Positive HIV lunch club. There will be a card reader to minimise the use of cash.*

More info on Lunch Positive, visit: [www.lunchpositive.org](http://www.lunchpositive.org/?ref=scenemag.co.uk)