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Black and Asian LGBT Sites

  • www.blsg.org: Black Lesbian Support Group.
  • www.blgbt.com: Black, Gay, Lesbian & Transgender awards.
  • www.naz.org.uk: London-based group working South Asian, Middle Eastern, North African, Horn of Africa, and Latin American LGB communities.
  • www.blackhealthagency.org.uk: Black Health Agency and it's projects exist to work with and for African, Caribbean, South and South East Asian communities as well as a diverse range of other marginalised groups.


 

Campaigning and Equality

  • www.pfc.org.uk: Press for Change – group campaigning for respect and equality for all transgendered people.
  • www.stonewall.org.uk: Organisation working for lesbian and gay equality, offering useful publications and information.

Chat Rooms and Online Personals

  • www.gay.com: LGBT news, chat, etc. which can be accessed for free. Chat rooms for men and women, including a Bedfordshire chat room.
  • www.gaydar.co.uk: LGBT (mainly gay and bisexual men) personals, chat rooms, etc. which can be accessed for free.
  • www.outintheuk.com: Gay personals, message boards, social groups, etc.
  • www.ohmojo.com: 100% free online gay dating service.

Disabled


Directories and Resources


Domestic Violence


Education and Schools

  • www.schools-out.org.uk: Schools Out! - a national organisation for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgendered people working in education with useful links to resources and information.

Health

  • www.womenshealthlondon.org.uk: Useful site about women’s health in general, with a section on lesbian health offering a help line and access to written information.

HIV / AIDS and Sexual Health

  • Luton GUM: Provide free condoms and water based lubricant; information, counselling and advice on sexual health, HIV and sexuality; sexual health checks and treatments including HIV testing; Hepatitis B vaccinations; medical monitoring and care for HIV positive people.
  • Bedford GUM: See above description.
  • The Lodge: HIV client care team for anyone affected by HIV; care coordination; drop in counselling; complimentary medicine; volunteer network; befriending service and team of visiting advisors; on-site sexual health library.
  • www.gmfa.org.uk: Gay Men Fighting AIDS – a London-based, volunteer-led gay men’s health organisation, offering a diverse range of workshops for both HIV negative and HIV positive gay and bisexual men.
  • www.tht.org.uk: The Terrence Higgins Trust – the UK’s largest HIV/AIDS charity, offering support and services to people living with HIV and AIDS. Useful links to a help line, information about HIV testing, and facts and figures about HIV.
  • www.bbpositive.org: Beds Body Positive – provide support and advice to people affected by HIV and AIDS.   

Housing

  • www.outlet.co.uk: Outlet – a commercial site offering residential and holiday housing, flat/ house shares, etc.
  • www.luton.gov.uk: Luton Borough Council – information on local services and how to apply for a council house.
  • stonewallhousing.org: London based group offering advice and supported housing for the Lesbian and Gay communities.

Lesbian Sites


Magazines

  • www.boyz.co.uk: FREE weekly magazine for Gay Adults Only available from most gay venues - full of varied features from entertainment to gay life all from a BOYZ perspective.
  • www.gaytimes.co.uk: Europe's leading gay magazine - published every month it covers a wide range of issues and news stories. Also includes an extensive directory listing gay venues throughout the UK.
  • www.pinkpaper.com: FREE weekly magazine available from most gay venues includes topical news stories, features, job adverts, classifieds, personals, hotel/travel and what's on info.
  • www.rainbownetwork.com: Online magazine.

Nearby

  • www.qalliance.org.uk: Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes based lesbian and gay community information and support.
  • www.dhiverse.org.uk: DHIVERSE – Cambridgeshire-based site offering sexual health help and advice for gay men.

Older LGBT People


Parenting for Lesbians and Gay Men


Parents of L/G/B/T People

  • www.fflag.org.uk: Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays – a national voluntary organisation dedicated to supporting parents and their lesbian, gay and bisexual sons and daughters, with help lines across the UK, and useful links to resources. 

Religion

  • www.safraproject.org: The Safra Project is a resource project on issues relating to lesbian, bisexual and transgender women who identify as Muslim culturally and/or religiously (Muslim LGT women).
  • www.imaan.org.uk: Social support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Muslims.
  • www.lgcm.org.uk: The Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement National Resource Centre. We are a UK-based international Charity who are praying for an inclusive church and you are welcome here.
  • www.eflgc.org.uk/default.asp: The Evangelical Fellowship for Lesbian and Gay Christians (EFLGC), formed in 1979, is a group of women and men, most of who are lesbian, gay or bisexual and come from an evangelical Christian background.
  • www.jglg.org.uk: Social group for Jewish men and Jewish women who are gay, lesbian or bisexual and we are based in the UK.

Support

  • www.samaritans.org.uk: Samaritans – 24 hour confidential helpline providing emotional support for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which may lead to suicide.  08457 909090 or 01582 720666  

Transgendered Sites


Social Groups Locally


Voluntary and Community

  • www.lutonlgbt.com: Forum for local lesbian, gay men, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. A consultative body who liaise with a range of statutory, voluntary and partnership agencies to giving views of local LGBT people so raise awarness of their need. So signposting local LGBT people to appropriate services.
  • www.threecountiespride.co.uk: Three Counties Pride, bringing Pride to Herts, Beds and Bucks.

Young People

  • www.bproud.org: Local Bedfordshire support forum for young LGBT individuals offering official forums on sexual orientation, support, sexual advice and entertainment.
  • www.gayyouthuk.co.uk: A comprehensive site offering advice and support for young gay, lesbian and bisexual people. The site also contains information on coming out, bullying, sexual health, and dealing with parents, etc.
  • www.mermaids.freeuk.com: Mermaids – a support group for gender variant children, teenagers and their families.  
     



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