▁to ▁give ▁access ▁to ▁information ▁and ▁support ▁regarding ▁safe ▁sex , ▁sex ually ▁transm itted ▁dise ases ▁and ▁A ID S . ▁ ▁Organ ization ▁and ▁function ing ▁The ▁Gay ▁Group ▁of ▁Bah ia ▁is ▁coordin ated ▁by ▁six ▁non - sal ar ied ▁Direct ors , ▁( Pres ident , ▁Vice - pres ident , ▁Tre as urer , ▁and ▁three ▁Co ordin ators ), ▁elected ▁for ▁three ▁years . ▁Any ▁citiz en ▁can ▁become ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁G GB , ▁independent ▁of ▁sex , ▁gender , ▁sexual ▁orientation , ▁gender ▁identity ▁or ▁expression , ▁race ▁or ▁eth nic ity , ▁religion , ▁or ▁political ▁ide ology : ▁the ▁G GB ▁presently ▁has ▁ 5 0 0 ▁regular ▁members . ▁The ▁G GB ▁has ▁its ▁own ▁center , ▁offered ▁by ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁direct ors , ▁located ▁at ▁R ua ▁Frei ▁Vic ente , ▁ 2 4 ▁– ▁Pel our inho . ▁The ▁space ▁is ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁a ▁three - store y ▁house ▁and ▁holds ▁a ▁small ▁library , ▁an ▁archive ▁and ▁an ▁office ▁with ▁a ▁tele phone , ▁f ax ▁and ▁computer . ▁It ▁houses ▁the ▁largest ▁archive ▁of ▁newsp apers , ▁mag az ines , ▁and ▁other ▁printed ▁material ▁on ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁hom osex ual ity ▁and ▁L GB T ▁rights ▁in ▁Latin ▁America . ▁The ▁center ▁is ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁during ▁business ▁hours . ▁ ▁Since ▁its ▁foundation , ▁the ▁G GB ▁has ▁held ▁two ▁week ly ▁meet ings , ▁every ▁Wed nes day ▁and