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community centre located at 84 Bell Street, Glasgow G1 1LQ. It was fully wheelchair-accessible, with a chairlift. It closed in April 2009, following withdrawal of funding from Glasgow City Council. This in turn was caused by reported concerns (unfounded, the Centre Board and AGM claim, and yet to be
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The Centre (then called Glasgow Gay and Lesbian Centre) was opened at premises in Dixon Street (just off St Enoch Square) on November 4, 1995. The building was converted from a file store for the
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was held to raise funds for and awareness of the planned Centre, and this has since become an annual event. Other funding was received from sources such as
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In 2010, the Centre, named Castro, was locked out of its premises in Bell Street after it emerged that the centre had serious financial irregularities.
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The old Centre included a cafe/bar, four offices which were rented to LGBT-friendly businesses, and two meeting rooms called the
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magazine from its premises on the grounds that its adult content is incompatible with the Centre's status as a
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Memorial Room. It was regularly used by many LGBT community groups for meetings and events.
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In 2008, the Centre moved to new premises in Bell Street, Glasgow.
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In 2008, the Centre took the controversial step of banning
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