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-====== Spirit Level ======
+Spirit Level is a transgender peer-to-peer support group in Liverpool.
-Spirit Level is a P2P group in liverpool, they have been about a long time and are a peer led group with a new leader nominated each year.  Generally most meetings revolve around various political issues and discussions on how things can be improved within the community. After meetings, people generally go to a pub where many one-to-one conversations take place.
-Spirit Level is a great way of meeting other trans people and gaining a social group. It is also a great way of discovering yourself.
+It has been around a long time, and has a new leader nominated each year.
-The only major criticism of the group is it does tend to be slightly more political than focussed on support.  The group is at the time of writing mostly a trans-woman group with no trans-men in attendance.
+Its meetings are mostly about various political issues, discussions on how things can be improved within the community, and how we can create a better environment for trans people in the Liverpool region.  Examples of past discussions and initiatives include: combating the TERFs and Gender-Critical people, engaging with institutions like the police, NHS, local council and so on.  It has also recently taken on the leadership of the Trans Day of Visibility 2023 organizing group.
+After meetings, people generally go to a pub where many one-to-one conversations take place.
+Spirit Level is a great way of meeting other trans people and making new friends. It is also a great way of discovering yourself.
+The group mainly discusses the issues facing the trans community in Liverpool but will happily discuss more personal things like hate crime, access to hormones and other clinical services, feminization and so on.  It is mostly trans-women who attend but is open to transmen and those who are intersex, gender-fluid, -curious or incongruent.
+The group has also started to reach out for guest speakers.
 ===== Where & When =====
-Spirit Level meet every two weeks on wednesday evenings from 7pm-9pm.  They currently meet at The LJMU Student Life Building which is near liverpool limestreet station.  The meetings are held at one of the John Mores University student buildings and as such you will need to contact the organiser to get your name (or alias) added to the list of people attending so that you can gain access to the building
+Spirit Level meet every two weeks on Wednesday evenings from 7pm-9pm.  They currently meet in Room 3.02, Third Floor, LJMU Student Life Building at the top of Copperas Hill, which is near Liverpool Lime Street station.  The people staffing the reception are very accepting so you can just turn up and say you are going to the Spirit Level meeting (you may be asked to sign in but don't have to use your real name unless you want to!)
 LJMU Student Life Building, Copperas Hill, L3 5GE
 ===== How to get in touch =====
-Meeting are generally organised via the facebook group. You can also email.
+Meeting are generally organized via the facebook group. You can also email [email protected]
+Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spirit.leveltranssupportgroup/
-Email: [email protected]
-Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spirit.leveltranssupportgroup/