Out and About - 'Social Groups'

Candygirls is both a new and exciting club for T-girls and admirers, and a well-equipped fetish/bdsm club, with an alcohol-free bar, but you are welcome to bring your own alcoholic tipples. Located on the western fringe of London at Sunbury-on-Thames, just off the M3 motorway, it is ideally placed for clubbers coming in from the counties as well as those nearer the centre of town, and is also within reasonably comfortable reach from areas further out, such as Portsmouth, Southampton, Reading, Bristol and Birmingham. There is easy parking nearby, and the club has changing and storage facilities. The club opens twice monthly, usually the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month. ‘CandyGirls’ is a ‘Members-only’ club that attracts a friendly and exciting mix of clubbers including lots of gorgeous T-girls, genuine girls and male admirers. The dress code is ‘smart casual’ and the ‘jeans/trainers/hoodie’ look is strongly discouraged. All members are asked to make an effort please - after all, the girls invariably do, so it’s only respectful if the guys do too.
The club’s hostess, Jenni welcomes members as they arrive and, throughout the evening, and is always ready to help new members make new friends.
If you appreciate T-girls and the T-girl scene, we look forward to meeting you - male and female alike - and welcoming you to the club!
MEMBERSHIP
For the protection of our guests, CANDYGIRLS is a 'Members only' club. New members are always welcome and can join at the door. A simple membership form must be completed and a 'photo-ID (such as photo driving licence or passport) is required to be shown. Please note that new guests without a photo-ID may not be accepted or admitted.

The Clare Project is a support and social group, based in Brighton, that aims to provide a safe and confidential place for people to explore issues surrounding their Gender identity. Whilst the group is mainly attended by transgender, transsexual and Gender Dysphoric people. We have deliberately aimed to be all-inclusive as we recognize the complexities surrounding the issue of Gender Identity. We welcome all people who wish to join us while we are all on our own personal journeys of discovery. We run a weekly drop-in, every Tuesday, at The Dorset Gardens Methodist Church, Dorset Gardens, Brighton, at which everyone is welcome, for an informal chat, tea and biscuits. These run from 4.0pm to 7.0pm, on the first Tuesday of each month, and from 2.30pm to 5.30pm on all other Tuesdays. Additionally, we hold social get-togethers, most evenings, at the Marlborough Hotel and bar, and, also, once a month we make our way out to a local restaurant for our ‘Posh Nosh evening.

Would you dial a wrong number, just to see who answers ?

Would you enter a room marked 'don't enter', just to see why ?

Would you go to a tranny night out, knowing that everyone who attends, including yourself, is going to spend the evening dressed in male kit ? NO ?

Well, you should give it a try ! Call it paradoxical, surreal, a contradiction-in-terms, or whatever, once a month, in South London, those of us who don't get the opportunity to dress and meet kindred spirits as much as we would like, get the chance to sit, drink, and chat with their 'sisters' - without the need for the miniskirts, high heels, and make-up. This unique get-together is hosted by the same couple that bring us The Magic Theatre - Darren and Claire. Just turn up, any time after 6.0pm, and find the group of chattering fellas hogging all the sofas.

The Edinburgh Trans Women Support Group, a group for pre and post op transsexuals, meets in the hub at the Edinburgh LGBT Centre for Health and Wellbeing. We launched in 2008 to provide support and social contact for male to female transsexual women, and our meetings are an opportunity to meet in a relaxed, friendly and safe environment for chat and support. We meet on the first Saturday of the month from 7.30pm to 9.00pm. We also meet at ‘T-Time’, an informal social for ALL transgender people, partners, family and friends on the third Saturday of the month from 1.00pm to 5.00pm, at the same venue, where there is on-street parking on Howe street and Heriot Row. We also arrange social activities such as visits to bars, restaurants, concerts and plan other activities according to members’ interests.

The name Fabuliss is a combination of Fabulous (which we all are !) and Liss in Hampshire which is the area we are based in, and where we meet on the second Wednesday of each month. The evenings are relaxed and comfortable with smooth background music. We organise raffles from time to time - with nice girly prizes. As attendance numbers increase, as we know they will, we will periodically organise entertainment for you at no extra cost. We recognised that there was a gap in the market for a club that offered the type of atmosphere that we create. We feel you deserve more than the “village hall/scout hut” type venues that a lot of TV nights offer (we’ve all been to those !). Neither did we want a full club/disco night that so many other TV venues are already doing so very well. We feel that we have got it right in pitching somewhere in between the above two styles of evening but also making it a little bit cosier by going for a low light, almost burlesque boudoir type feel. We are also now famed for our superb live cabaret entertainment - probably the best you will see in any Tranny club, either in the South of England or anywhere else in the UK for that matter

Gloscats is a social and support group, based in Gloucestershire and the surrounding area, with an active and lively web-based community, and ‘Yahoo’ group.
It’s venue ‘home’ is at the ‘Lock-keeper’ bar of the ‘Bell Hotel’, in Stroud, but it holds many regular evening meetings every month, at a number of venues, in Bristol, Cheltenham, etc, as well as frequent outings to restaurants, theatres, etc and, additionally, organises the annual ‘TWINKLE’ weekend, in Stroud, a similar event to Manchester’s ‘SPARKLE’ weekend.
The meetings are principally held in t-friendly bars, as opposed to nightclubs, but frequently move on to a nearby club or restaurant.

Lacy Ladies are a social group form the South East who meet up every Monday night at ‘Stunners’ fetish / BDSM nightclub in East London. The venue has music, dancing and fun for TV’s, TS’s, admirers & their partners, with a relaxed atmosphere, a cloakroom, and changing facilities. Entry to the venue is free for Girls, TV, TS & GG & £10 for guys. The Stunners website can give further information, but PLEASE NOTE – AS AT THE TIME OF WRITING THIS REPORT – FEB 09 - LACY LADIES WEBSITE APPEARS TO BE INFECTED AND READERS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID VISITING, UNTIL THEY CAN BE ASSURED OTHERWISE. - - - - - - AS AT MID APRIL 2009 - STILL INFECTED !

On the second, third, and fourth Fridays of each month, ClubXes plays host to ‘Le Femmes’, the thrice monthly night for the transgender community. This social group is run by Robyn and Charlotte and has a membership of over 150 people. Le Femmes is on the lookout for new members to attend the Friday night get togethers. Changing facilities are available at ClubXes and entry is free for T- Girls until midnight. The night is proving to be very popular as the girls will testify. The purpose of the group is to help with coming out issues, stresses in relationships caused by coming out, also for helpful tips with hair, clothes and make-up, as well as other friendly advice that you might seek. If you are interested contact Robyn and Charlotte via http://www.clubxes-sheffield.com

The Manchester Concord is a very freindly social and self help group for Cross-dressers, Transvestites, Transsexuals and their wives or partners. The Group is based in Manchester, England and meets every Wednesday night, and has done so successfully for over 21 years. We are located in the Rembrandt Hotel on the corner of Sackville Street and Canal Street, city centre Manchester. If you are unable to arrive en femme, come in drab, and, if you wish, changing facilities are available. If you are travelling in to Manchester, there are a number of local tranny friendly hotels, including the Rembrandt itself, with very reasonable prices.

The Mayflower Club is a very active and outgoing club for transvestites, transsexuals, and their spouses or partners, based in Southampton. It holds meetings along the south coast, Hampshire, Dorset and inland into Berkshire. There are activities to suit most tastes, in various venues and we also run 'special events' such as meals out, balls, dances and discos. The club publishes a monthly magazine, which gives listings of all our events, and those further afield, plus interesting articles, letters and 'helpful hints'. The Mayflower Magazine's aim is to inform and entertain. Further details can be obtained from their main website - http://www.mayflower-club.org.uk/ , or by email from flyingladytv@hotmail.com .