Switchboard
Services:
- Email
- Phoneline
- Webchat
About:
Switchboard provide an information, support and referral service for lesbians, gay men and bisexual and trans people – and anyone considering issues around their sexuality and/or gender identity.
Every phone call, email, or instant message is answered by a volunteer from the LGBTQIA+ community
Here are some of the things people might contact Switchboard about:
- Information about support groups for someone who is struggling with their gender identity
- Support for a man who has been a victim of homophobic abuse, but has previously had a bad experience going to the police.
- Contact details for an LGBT-friendly therapist.
- Support for a lesbian teenager thrown out of her home by her parents, and who needs somewhere to stay.
- Information on how to get to local gay pubs for someone with mobility issues.
- Times and places for a local bisexual social group.
- Listening to some of the concerns a mother has about her child who is trans.
Phone line is open 10:00 – 22:00 daily.
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