About us

About us

Kevin who won the 4Front award

About us

Young people involved in the film for Government Office South West

Back in 2003, in Wells, Somerset, 2BU began as a youth group for gay lads, with the aim of providing a safe space where we could say its okay ‘to be you’ and where with support, those who attended would become comfortable with their sexuality and gain confidence from others like them, as well as being able to seek advice and guidance around issues relevant to their situation.

Since it began the group has extended its reach to lesbian, bisexual and transgender young people. The project has been involved in and won one of the first ever 4 Front Awards run by the Camelot Foundation. Three of the group were then involved in the design team for the Foundation's second set of awards.

As part of the Connexions OFSTED inspection the project was seen as ‘Outstanding’ and we were involved in producing a short film for Government Office South West, one of 16 films showing projects of ‘Best practice’ (you can see the film in the section "2BU films")

In 2007 we had several 2BU groups around Somerset, however it was decided by the young people that one larger group would give a greater experience and so, with the support of funding from Somerset’s Youth Opportunity Fund, the groups came together and part of the funding enabled us to meet transport costs, either by public transport or taxis, enabling LGBT young people from various parts of the county to come together.

The group was founded by Andrew, a Connexions Personal Adviser, and has always had strong links with Somerset Gay Health. Matt, their Youth Worker, plays a vital role as he not only runs the group with Andrew but offers a befriending service. This enables him to meet with young people in school or at a place where they will feel they'd like to meet him (often over a coffee) which can make coming to the group much easier.

Both Andrew and Matt can be contacted for advice or support for young people, parents /carers or teachers. Our details can be found in  the 'Contact us' section of our website.

The Group currently meets every Thursday 6pm - 8pm in Taunton

Due to the nature of the group we do not publicise where the group is held