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How to Search

Tips on Searching
- Type one or more words in the Search box separated by spaces, then press Return or click on 'Go'.
- It's worth noting that most entries are classified by location for City, County and Country.  So, for example, you can search by location and add another word to narrow down to what you want - e.g.. 'Manchester bars', 'Wales youth groups', 'Yorkshire parents'
- Unfortunately, there wasn't the funding for an Advanced Search page as intended - this must wait for now - also there is no thesaurus.  However, all entries are categorized  under one of the Keywords listed below.  
- The search mechanism searches all data items in all entries - so you may sometimes get results that appear irrelevant - e.g. you may search on 'Leicester' and get an entry in London because the address says 'Leicester Square'.  Please bear this in mind.
- If you can't find what you want, try wording your search in a different way - e.g. try 'parents' instead of 'mothers', 'bars' instead of 'pubs', 'campaign' instead of 'political' - or just narrow down to a geographical area to begin with and see what's there.
- If you expect to find something and it's not there, please note that organisations / companies are only listed on the site with their consent - for further information, see 'NOTE to Service Providers' on the About Queery page.
If you search for example on 'South London', you'll get everything in 'South' and in 'London' - i.e. what you want plus loads of stuff you don't.  So it's best to search on postcode or area instead - e.g. Clapham, Croydon.  This problem is being looked at!
- Simple Boolean syntax can be used, but there's no need to add wildcards (e.g. '*' or '%') - the database searches for all entries with your word(s) in them even if your 'word' is only part of a string - e.g. searching on 'counsel' will bring up all entries containing 'counsellor' as well as all entries containing 'counselling'.
Keywords to search on
- You can search on any of the keywords below which have been used to categorize database entries.  Type the keyword(s) in the Search box either in full or just part.  They are listed here for the different types of entry in the database, arranged in groups as shown.  The keywords used have been determined by the content of the database.

Scene Venues and Club Nights

Bars Cafes Cinemas Night Clubs One Nighters
Pubs Restaurants Saunas Club Nights

Non-Profit and Community Organisations

Ethnic Communities Mind and Body Support / Advice - General Youth and Family
Ethnic Groups - Asian Counselling - Bereavement General Advice Centres Bisexuals
Ethnic Groups - Black Counselling - Centres Lesbian and Gay Helplines Married - LGBs & Straights
Ethnic Groups - Irish Drugs and Alcohol Lesbian Lines Parents – LGB
Ethnic Groups - Jewish HIV / AIDS / Sexual Health Service Providers - Lesbian / Gay Parents - OF LGB
Ethnic Groups - Oriental HIV / AIDS Helplines Service Providers - Women Only Pregnancy
Ethnic Groups - Other Mental Health Youth Advice Centres
Physical Health Youth Groups
Leisure Special Interests Support / Advice - Specific
Arts - General Campaigning Abuse - Perpetrator
Arts - Music and Dance Fetish and SM Abuse - Victim
Naturism Penfriends Disabled Lesbians and Gay Men
Social Groups - Activities Pride Employment
Social Groups - General Religious / Spiritual Housing
Sports - General Research / Archives Older Lesbians and Gay Men
Sports - Water Student Groups Prisoners
Sex Workers
TV / TS

Business and Services

Counselling and Therapies Looking Good Professions - Creative Shopping - High Street
Acupuncture Gyms Artists Bicycles
Counselling – Centres Hairdressers Cartoonists Books
Homeopaths Male Grooming Furniture Design / Repair Clothes
Massage Therapists Modelling Graphic Designers Electrical
Osteopaths Piercing Interior Designers Florists
Shiatsu Tattoos Photographers General / Lifestyle
TV / TS Makeover Gifts

Leather / Rubber / Toys

Going Places

Media and On Line

Professions - Manual

Magazines / Papers / Guides
Cabs / Taxis Film Distribution Builders Music
Car Hire / Coach Hire IT / Internet Consultants Car Mechanics Photos / Film Processing
Cruises / Boat Hire Lifestyle Websites Carpenters Videos
Hotels / B & Bs Production Companies Catering
Retreats Publishers Cleaners

Shopping - Mail Order

Travel Agents Decorators Books
Travel Insurance

Pub and Clubland

Electricians Cards
Club Acts Locksmiths Clothes

Healthcare and After

DJs / Disk Jockeys Plumbers Condoms / Dental Dams
Chiropodists Entertainment Consultants Films / Videos
Funeral Directors Night Club Security

Professions - Business

General / Lifestyle
Impotence Treatment Clinics Accountants Leather / Rubber / Toys
Nursing / Retirement Homes

Property Ladder

Financial Advisers
Opticians Accommodation Agencies Insurance

Training and Employment

Vets / Pets Estate Agents Private Investigators Driving Lessons
Mail Forwarding Recruitment Consultants Equal Opportunities Training

Personal Contacts

Removals Solicitors Piano Lessons
Chat Lines Translators
Dating / Introductions
Tips on Search Results
- Click on the name of an entry in the search results list and further detail for that entry will be displayed.
- The results of your search are listed alphabetically and grouped according to Type as follows: 
(1) Venues and Club Nights
=  pubs, bars, night clubs and one-nighters, plus restaurants, cafes, cinemas and also saunas.  Note that Venues and Club Nights are listed alphabetically by Venue, then by named Club Night at that Venue - so if you can't find the Night in the results list, first look for the Venue in the list.
(2) Non-Profit and Community Organisations
=  non-profit services - such as NHS and other statutory services, charities, free counselling and support services, community and voluntary services, sports and social groups.
(3) Services
=  businesses and commercial services - e.g. shops, mail-order, gyms, private counselling practices, hotels, all fee-paying professional services, etc.  Note that general LGB lifestyle web sites and press publications (including free ones) are also listed under Services.  Remember also that restaurants, cafes, saunas, pubs and clubs are all listed as Venues and NOT Services
(4) Events
=  one-off events  - e.g. Mardi Gras, conferences, etc.  These appear on the Events Diary on the Home Page and will also be listed in your search results if relevant to what you're searching for.  If organized by one of the Non-Profit and Community Organisations in the database, there will be a direct link from the Event detail page to the Organisation's details.
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