A massive thank you to TGG regular Ash, who created some fabulous Pride flag bracelets to sell on our stall at Taunton Pride, generously donating £68.50 from the proceeds to TGG which helps us with materials and insurance. Thank you so much Ash and to those who purchased!

Happy weekend! Looking forward to our #LGBTQ+ social meet up in the Lounge at Great Western Hotel #Taunton tomorrow 12/10 1-3.30pm. Info at tauntongaygroup.weebly.com/tgg-news-and-e… 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Hi, if you're coming along to the Great Western today, please could you bring some cash if possible as they are currently having issues with their card machine at the Lounge bar. Sorry for inconvenience. It may be back up soon.

If you're entering into the Halloween spirit(s) our infamous TGG Halloween playlist is still available on that evil Spotify for your displeasure. A few additions each year, enough for a whole evening of fun/misery 🎃👹👺☠️👻 open.spotify.com/playlist/72LNK…

Hi folks, if you were planning to come to our TGG meet up at the Plough on 23 Nov please visit our website for updates following the pubs unexpected closure. We are still hoping to re-arrange something else so please check back. Sorry for inconvenience. tauntongaygroup.weebly.com/tgg-news-and-e…

Apols again that we had to cancel our usual pub social on Sat 23rd Nov as the Plough pub shut unexpectedly, it's not a great night for other pubs, but please see our website for update about an alternative meal meet up - subject to availability & request 🙂tauntongaygroup.weebly.com/tgg-news-and-e…

World AIDS Day is this Sunday.  It’s remembering everyone lost to HIV. It’s a promise to support people living with HIV. It’s a pledge to end new cases of HIV by 2030. It’s a stand against HIV stigma. Donate now: tht.org.uk/wad #WorldAIDSDay #WorldAIDSDay2024

Our final TGG social meet-up of 2024 is this Saturday 7th December at the lovely The Great Western Hotel Lounge Bar 1-3.30pm. Come along to meet new #LGBTQ+ friends or catch up with us old ones! Thinking of popping to NINKASI craft ale & gin bar after at Riverside Place 😃🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays or just a nice few days off if you have them! Thank you everyone that has supported or enjoyed our TGG events this year, hope you have the very best health and fun in 2025, and the least interference in doing so as possible!

Belated Happy New Year! New TGG event dates for the first half of 2025 are now listed on our website tauntongaygroup.weebly.com/tgg-events-cal… and Facebook Page facebook.com/tauntongaygrou… with more to follow. First up is a pub social at Plough Inn #Taunton, Saturday 18th Jan from 7.30pm. #LGBTQ

Taunton Brewhouse have let us know this Friday Maddie Morris is performing and are offering 25% discount on tickets with code Maddie25. Maddie is a disabled non-binary artist whose music focuses on queer joy, history, activism, and liberation. Book here: tauntonbrewhouse.co.uk/events/maddie-…

Our next TGG social is this Saturday at The Plough Inn pub #Taunton 7.30pm. We should be in the downstairs/basement seating. The idea of our socials is just to bring #LGBTQ+ people to the same place, at the same time to make friends and have a laugh x 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️tauntongaygroup.weebly.com/tgg-events-cal…

Our 2nd #LGBTQ+ meet up this month is... today! We'll be at the lovely Great Western Hotel next to #Taunton Station from 1-3.30pm either inside the Lounge Bar or if the sun comes out in the garden seats. Join us for friendship and chat together no matter how you rock. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Tomorrow we're marching with Exeter Pride! Please give us a wave and if you want to know anything about TGG just ask. For anyone going, be safe, look after each other and let's show how together the LGBTQIA+ community is strong 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ tauntongaygroup.weebly.com

Our next planned LGBTQ+ social event is a picnic in Vivary Park this Sat 14 June, but the weather is a little unpredictable at present - we plan to be brave and go ahead but please follow updates at tauntongaygroup.weebly.com/tgg-news-and-e… or the facebook event page here: facebook.com/events/1086807…

#TDOR We remember those lost to anti-trans hate and impact of lack of access to appropriate services such as gender clinics in the UK, which can now take decades. 🏳️‍⚧️. Support: mindinsomerset.org.uk/our-services/a…

Still here, being gay/LGBTQ+ doing gay/LGBTQ+ things! Wishing all who still follow us here a great Christmas and good and safe times in 2026. We say a bit more on Facebook, Instagram etc these days but for any stragglers we still see you! X 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Happy end of January! Our first #LGBTQ+ social meet up of 2026 is today at the Great Western Hotel (#Taunton) Lounge/Café 1-3.30pm. A chance to meet others in the community and make friends, or catch up if you've been before. More info here: tauntongaygroup.weebly.com/tgg-news-and-e…

At 80, RAF veteran Chris Dennis is still fighting for compensation after being dishonourably discharged for his sexuality He missed the UK compensation cut off point of 1967. He was sacked in 1966. The MOD should extend the reparations scheme immediately metro.co.uk/2026/02/27/raf…