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[[File:GADD.png.jpg|thumb|GADD logo]]'''Gay Advice Darlington/Durham''' ('''GADD''') was an advice service for LGBT people in the [[Darlington]] and [[Durham]] area. It was a volunteer service, run and staffed by trained volunteers and professional staff.<ref>[http://gadd.btck.co.uk/ GADD website]. Accessed: 2013-07-03. ([http://www.webcitation.org/6Hq6EqBPJ Archived] by [[WebCite]]®).</ref>

It was founded in September 1995 by a group of gay men in the South Durham area, following the closure of a gay-related unit within the South Durham Health Promotion Unit.<ref>[http://gayadvicedarlington.co.uk/index.htm Older website], not updated since late 2010. Note: contains flashing text. Accessed: 2013-07-03. ([http://www.webcitation.org/6Hq5B9Awb Archived] by [[WebCite]]®).</ref>

The chair of the organisation until his death in 2010 was [[Neil Bright]].<ref>[http://gayadvicedarlington.co.uk/GADD%20Newsletter.pdf GADD Newsletter] (PDF). Accessed: 2013-07-03. ([http://www.webcitation.org/6Hq5XBz1s Archived] by [[WebCite]]®).</ref>

GADD closed in April 2017 following withdrawal of a grant from Darlington Borough Council.<ref>Joanna Morris, "[http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/15196189.Heartbreak_and_anger_as___39_savage_cuts__39__close_Darlington__39_s_LGBT_charity_GADD/#comments-anchor Heartbreak and anger as 'savage cuts' close Darlington's LGBT charity GADD"]. ''Northern Echo'', 31 March 2017. Accessed: 2017-07-21. ([http://www.webcitation.org/6s7kqwuK0 Archived] by WebCite®).</ref>

The Chief Executive of GADD for its last eight years was [[Emma Roebuck]], who went on to found [[QuerKey CIC]].<ref>[http://www.querkey.org.uk/ QuerKey website]. Accessed: 2017-07-21. ([http://www.webcitation.org/6s7ji0rdf Archived] by WebCite®).</ref>

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