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Gays Who Wine is working to tackle social isolation in the LGBT community by hosting regular food and wine meetups in Cardiff
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<\/em>Guests will enjoy three different red wines paired with artisan bread and local cheeses<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A wine club for the LGBT community and allies, Gays Who Wine (GWW), is hosting an event at the Pettigrew Tea Rooms in Cardiff on 25 October.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event offers members of the LGBT community the opportunity to meet new people over a shared love of wine and food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The theme of the meetup is \u2018Bread & Red\u2019. Guests will sample three red wines from across Europe as well as local cheeses and artisan bread provided by master baker at the Pettigrew Tea Rooms, Dave Lemas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-founders Shaun Houcke and Owen Davies started GWW in April to provide LGBT people with a safe and relaxed environment to socialise and make friends, away from gay bars and dating apps. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGay bars have a great place in the community but we wanted to create a calmer environment where people can actually talk and engage with each other in a meaningful way,\u201d said Shaun. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Mental Health Foundation<\/a>, people identifying as LGBT are more likely to experience mental health problems due to factors including discrimination, isolation and homophobia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A new report<\/a> by the Home Office records a 23% rise in hate crimes based on sexual orientation from 2018 to 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With GWW, the duo are working to tackle the issue of social isolation within the LGBT community. A proportion of the ticket price, which includes food and wine, will be donated to mental health charity Cardiff Mind<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although created as a safe space for LGBT people, Shaun and Owen want GWW to be as inclusive as possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shaun explained they have welcomed LGBT people of all ages as well as heterosexual groups at their previous events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s about bringing people together,” he said, “with no judgement on who you are, who you love or what you want to do.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find out more about the event<\/a> and pricing.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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