Armed Forces www.dircon.co.uk/info/default.shtml Armed
Forces Lesbian and Gay Association (AFLaGA), Support
Group For Gay, Lesbian & Bi-sexual Armed Forces
Personnel Past & Present www.gaymilitary.ucsb.edu Since 1998, the
Center has been a leader in commissioning and
disseminating research in the areas of gender,
sexuality, and the military.
Bisexual www.bi.org A
web portal for the bisexual community. www.bicommunitynews.co.uk BCN web site.
We're Britain's biggest selling bisexual magazine
giving voice to the bi community since 1995 www.bicon.org.uk
BiCon (UK national bisexual convention) is a
weekend-long gathering for bi people, their friends,
partners, and others with a supportive interest in
bisexuality www.bisexualindex.org.uk The Bisexual
Index campaigns to fight biphobia and raise bisexual
visibility
Campaign and Equality www.gaymenshealthnetwork.org.uk The UK Gay
Men's Health Network (GMHN) aims to improve the
health and wellbeing of gay men primarily by
lobbying government bodies, health planners, policy
makers and funders with a view to effecting
structural changes www.petertatchell.net Peter Tatchell Gay &
Human Rights Campaigns www.pfc.org.uk
Press for Change – group campaigning for respect and
equality for transgendered people www.stonewall.org.uk Organisation working
for Lesbian and gay equality, offering useful
publications and information www.uklgig.org.uk
The UK Lesbian & Gay Immigration Group (UKLGIG) is a
charity that promotes equality and dignity for
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people
who seek asylum in the UK, or who wish to immigrate
here to be with their same-sex partner
Community www.lgbconsortium.org.uk The Consortium of
Lesbian, Gay Bisexual and Transgendered Voluntary
and Community Organizations (The Consortium)
operates as a national body www.lgf.org.uk
The Lesbian and Gay Foundation is working towards a
world where we are free to live our lives without
fear, without prejudice and without discrimination
Disability www.bucksblind.co.uk a registered charity
which provides support and services to anyone with
serious sight loss throughout Buckinghamshire www.deafqueer.org
Online resource and chat room www.disabilitynow.org.uk Online version of a
newspaper www.regard.org.uk
Regard aims to raise awareness of disability issues
within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered
(LGBT) communities, and to raise awareness of
sexuality issues within the disability communities www.rnib.org.uk
Supporting Blind and partially sighted people www.rnid.org.uk
The largest charity in the UK tackling hearing loss
and making hearing matter www.youreable.com
Lots of recourses and forums
Domestic Violence
www.broken-rainbow.org.uk Broken Rainbow
LGBT Domestic Violence (UK) was started in 2002 and
became a registered charity in 2004 www.18u.org.uk
and
www.violenceispreventable.org.uk 18u
offers confidential support and information to any
young person, aged 18 and under, who has experienced
sexual, physical or emotional abuse
www.alternativefamilylaw.co.uk Great
guides on LGBT DV and the law, and even a same sex
section www.bedehouse.org
Dedicated caseworkers supporting survivors of
domestic abuse, including a caseworker working on
LGBT domestic abuse & Hate Crime, who offer
practical and emotional support
DomesticViolenceGayMen.pdf: An extremely
informative resource for gay & bisexual men
suffering from domestic violence www.justice4victims.org Support Women, Children and
Young People who have experienced or are
experiencing domestic abuse
www.mensadviceline.org.uk Advice,
information and support for men who are experiencing
domestic abuse. Emotional support, practical advice,
signposting to a range of services including housing
and legal options www.ncdv.org.uk
Helping victims obtain free non-molestation orders
and other orders (injunctions) from court to protect
them from further abuse.
www.nexusinstitute.org Providing an
effective professional counselling service in the
interest of those in need. Increasing awareness of
the issue of sexual abuse and its consequences among
adult survivors through research, public awareness
and information services, through out Northern
Ireland
www.respectphoneline.org.uk Information
and advice line for people who are concerned about
their violence and/or abuse towards their partners
and the want to change.
www.rightsofwomen.org.uk Provide free,
confidential legal advice to women via their legal
advice lines. Also, they provide training to
organisations and produce a number of handbooks on
legal issues affecting women.
www.standingtogether.org.uk Standing
Together Against Domestic Violence work with
statutory and voluntary sector agencies only. We do
not work directly with who people are experiencing
domestic violence.
www.womensaid.org.uk and
www.thehideout.org.uk National domestic
violence charity that co-ordinates and supports a
network of over 500 local services and provides a 24
hour Helpline (run in partnership with Refuge).
www.thebutterflyfoundation.org.uk The
Butterfly Foundation works with male and female
survivors towards raising awareness of domestic
abuse
Drugs and Alcohol
www.alcoholconcern.org.uk Alcohol Concern
www.allaboutpoppers.com Widely recognized
as the most credible source of information about
poppers. Regally referenced by researchers from
around the globe. Serving the research community for
over a decade
www.drugscope.org.uk DrugScope is the UK’s
leading independent centre of information and
expertise on drugs. Our aim is to inform policy
development and reduce drug-related harms – to
individuals, families and communities
www.givingupsmoking.co.uk Find out about
all of the free NHS services available to support
you as you go smoke free. Explore the options below,
or if you are not sure where to start please call
the NHS Smoking Helpline. Our trained, NHS advisers
can talk you through the options and help you to
decide what would suit you best
www.lifeline.org.uk Lifeline has over
thirty years experience of running drug and alcohol
services, and of developing and supporting health,
social and criminal justice expertise
www.talktofrank.com Talk to Frank website
giving frank information about Drug use
Education and Schools
www.lgbthistorymonth.org.uk Lesbian Gay
Bisexual Trans History Month takes place every year
in February. It celebrates the lives and
achievements of the LGBT community
www.schools-out.org.uk Schools Out! – A
national organisation for lesbian, gay men,
bisexuals and transgendered people working in
education with useful links to resources and
information
Ethnicity
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 www.gaysia.co.uk
Gaysia website is for gay Asian men from the Indian
subcontinent, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan,
resident in The United Kingdom and their friends www.naz.org.uk
London-based group working with South Asian, Middle
Eastern, North African, Horn of Africa and Latin
American LGB communities
www.ukblackout.com Launched in 2000, UK
Black Out is the leading virtual community and
editorial website for gay and lesbian people of
African and African-Caribbean descent in the UK and
beyond
Family and Parenting www.fflag.org.uk
Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays is a
national voluntary organization and registered
charity dedicated to supporting parents and their
lesbian, gay and bisexual sons and daughters, with
help-lines across the UK and useful links to
resources www.gaydads.co.uk
Site offering support and help to gay fathers
www.pinkparents.org.uk Pink Parents is a
volunteer-based, non-profit organization. We offer a
range of support services and social activities for
all LGBT families
Gay Men's Health Services (regional) www.beyou.org.uk
For twenty-four years the Reading Lesbian & Gay
Helpline had helped local people with information,
support and advice. Hundreds of people contact the
Helpline each year, often they have had no one else
to talk to about their difficult issues
www.eddystone.org.uk The Eddystone Trust
is an independent agency, providing free and
confidential information and support for anyone
concerned about HIV or Hepatitis C (HCV) in
Plymouth, Torbay, and south and west Devon. We also
provide sexual health information and resources to
and through other agencies www.gmh.org.uk
Gay Men's Health is a charity that involves and
empowers gay and bisexual men to promote the health
and well-being of all men who have sex with men.
This includes men living with HIV. We currently
cover the areas served by Lothian NHS Board and
Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS Board, and have office
bases in Edinburgh and Glasgow.
www.healthygayhampshire.com Healthy Gay
Hampshire is the gay men's HIV prevention
organization for Eastleigh, Mid and North Hampshire,
Test Valley and New Forest www.lean.org.uk
Since 2005 London East AIDS Network (LEAN) has been
a part of Positive East. We still continue to
provide the same community focused support and
advice services to people affected by HIV across
East London www.mesmac.co.uk
Yorkshire MESMACYorkshire MESMAC is one of the
oldest and largest sexual health organizations in
the country
www.outlinesurrey.co.uk Outline is a
registered charity run by volunteers advising,
befriending and supporting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgendered and those questioning their sexuality
in the strictest confidence
www.rainbowbournemouth.co.uk Over The
Rainbow provides advice, support and information for
the LGBT community of Bournemouth
www.somersetgayhealth.com Somerset Gay
Health is a registered charity dedicated to
promoting good sexual and mental health for every
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender person in
Somerset www.wsmsh.org.uk
Wiltshire & Swindon Men's Sexual Health works
directly with local men of all ages and irrelevant
of sexual orientation as well as with local
organizations and services
Health
www.counselling-directory.org.uk
Counselling Directory (A UK wide counselling support
network including sections on emotional disorders
and extensive listings of qualified counsellors.)
www.embarrassingissues.co.uk Embarrassing
Issues Expert advice for 'delicate' problems. www.hepinfo.org
This site is about the three main types of viral
hepatitis affecting gay men and mainly focuses on
how they are passed on sexually (information for gay
men about hepatitis A, B and C)
www.metromate.org.uk Metromate (London
sexual health directory) information about services
available to gay and bisexual men in London that
help them to maintain and improve their health. It
also provides access to other information resources
that may be of use to gay and bisexual men and the
professionals who serve them
www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk NHS Direct is here to
make a difference to the lives of people in England,
24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We’re here for you
whenever you have health worries and we have the
knowledge and experience to give you real help and
reassurance
www.pacehealth.org.uk PACE (promoting
lesbian and gay health) is London’s leading charity
promoting the mental health and emotional wellbeing
of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
community
www.posh-uk.org.uk Positively Healthy UK
he world’s longest-established and UK’s only gay
men’s holistic HIV/AIDS charity and the only
HIV/AIDS charity 100% managed and operated by its
volunteers and service-users, including our trustees
and management committee
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 The Lodge HIV client care
team for anyone affect by HIV; care coordination;
drop in counselling; befriending service; Housed in
same building as Men4Men SHOP www.aidsmap.com
NAM Aidsmap information for people living and
working with HIV and AIDS www.avert.org
AVERT is an international HIV and AIDS charity,
based in the UK, working to avert HIV and AIDS
worldwide, through education, treatment and care
www.bbpositive.org Beds Body Positive –
provide support and advice to people affect by HIV
and AIDS www.bhiva.org
British HIV Association (BHIVA) BHIVA has become the
leading UK professional association representing
professionals in HIV care. Founded in 1995, it is a
well-established organization which is committed to
providing excellence in the care of those living
with and affected by HIV www.gmfa.org.uk
Gay Men Fighting AIDS – a London based,
volunteer-led gay men’s health organisation,
offering a diverse range of workshop for both HIV
negative and HIV positive gay and bisexual men GUM Bedford Providing
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 A, B vaccinations;
medical monitoring and care for HIV positive people GUM Luton See above
description for GUM Bedford www.i-base.info
HIV i-Base HIV i-Base is a treatment activist group,
HIV-positive led and committed to providing timely
HIV treatment information both to positive people
and to health care professionals
www.medfash.org.uk Medical Foundation for
AIDS and Sexual Health (MedFASH) is a charity
dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in the
healthcare of people affected by HIV, sexually
transmitted infections and related conditions. It
undertakes a range of projects to support health
professionals and policy-makers. www.nat.org.uk
National AIDS Trust (NAT) is the UK's leading
charity dedicated to transforming society's response
to HIV. We provide fresh thinking, expert advice and
practical resources. We campaign for change
www.positivelywomen.org.uk Positively
Women Positively Women is the only national charity
working to improve the quality of life of women and
families affected by HIV 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
helpline, information and HIV testing and facts and
figures about HIV
Homophobia and Hate Crime
www.bedfordshire.police.uk/crimeinfo/hateincident/lgb.htm
Bedfordshire Police LGBT hate crime site page www.galop.org.uk
Galop is London's lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender (LGBT) community safety charity
www.stophateuk.org Stop Hate UK is a
national charity that provides independent and
confidential support to people affected by Hate
Crime
www.victimsupport.org Victim Support, the
national charity for victims and witnesses of crime
in England and Wales
Housing www.outlet.co.uk
Outlet – a commercial site offering residential and
holiday housing, flat/housing shares etc www.luton.gov.uk
Luton Borough Council – information on local
services and how to apply for a council house
www.sheltercymru.org.uk/shelter/home
Shelter Cymru is the leading housing and
homelessness charity in Wales and works for the
prevention of homelessness, the improvement of
housing conditions, and the right of everyone to a
safe, suitable and affordable home
www.stonewallhousing.org London based
group offering advice and supported housing for the
Lesbian and Gay communities
Information and Directories
www.gayindex.co.uk Gay Index Search UK gay
guide for bars, clubs and saunas www.gayscape.com
For Information and Resources for the Gay, Lesbian
and Bisexual Community www.gaytoz.com
Gay To Z search and find www.queery.org.uk
...the community-driven directory for Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual & Trans life
www.pinkpractice.co.uk creative
counselling and psychotherapy project for lesbian,
gay and queer communities based in Holborn, London
WC1
www.pinktherapy.com UK's largest
independent therapy organization working with gender
and sexual minority clients www.llgs.org.uk
London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard (LLGS) provides
an information, support and referral service for
lesbians, gay men, bisexual, trans people and anyone
who needs to consider issues around their sexuality www.outuk.com
OutUK bringing you gay life and gay men from top to
bottom. The premier UK gay men’s guide with the
latest gay news and information, gay sex advice,
films and horoscopes, reviews of gay resorts and
holiday destinations, gay chat, personal profiles
plus galleries, videos and live webcams
www.pinksuburbia.co.uk LGBT focused search
engine for our community www.pinkuk.com
Pink UK guide to the UK www.planetout.com
PlanetOut News and information site all about the
LGBT communities www.qrd.org
Queer Resources Directory contains 25488 files about
everything queer
Lesbian Site
www.lasionline.org Works to improve the
quality of life and enhance the voices of lesbians
and bisexual women and our families www.lesbian.org
Promoting Lesbian visibility on the internet
www.lesbianhealthinfo.org Lesbian Health
Research Centre
www.lesbianinformationservice.org Lesbian
Information Service
www.lesbianuk.co.uk Lesbian UK the online
lesbian community www.sisteract.org
A group for women who like women in the East Anglia
region. Providing a lively monthly newsletter and
hold regular events
www.womenslink.co.uk A social group based
in the Home Counties run by and for lesbian women
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
Magazines and Publications
www.attitude.co.uk Online version of
monthly magazine targeting LGB communities www.axm-mag.com
Online magazine www.bent.com
Bent magazine is the UK's leading free, monthly gay
scene magazine, featuring reviews, scene guide,
stories, features, fashion, music, gossip,
competitions and more. Available in all leading gay
venues www.boyz.co.uk
Free weekly magazine for Gay Adults Only available
from most gay venues – full of varied features from
entrainment to gay life all from a BOYZ perspective
www.dnamagazine.com.au DNA is Australia's
best-selling magazine for gay men. Every month,
you'll find great feature stories, celebrity
profiles, pop culture reviews and sensational
photography of some of the world's sexiest male
models in our fashion stories www.fyne.co.uk
Fyne Times team is a dynamic and eclectic mix of
characters with over 50 years combined experience in
publishing
www.gaystheword.co.uk Gay’s The Word –
“not just a bookshop, but the hub and affirmation of
a whole community”
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
The home of news, entertainment, health, jobs and
general information for gay men, lesbians and
bisexuals. You’ll find regularly updated gay news
and sports stories and everything you need to know
to make the most of your gay life
www.positivenation.co.uk Positive Nation –
The UK’s HIV & Sexual Health Magazine
www.qxmagazine.com Online Adult magazine
aimed at gay men
www.rainbownetwork.com Online magazine
Nearby
www.dhiverse.org.uk The HIV and Sexual
Health charity that works across Cambridgeshire and
surrounding areas in the East of England
www.qalliance.org.uk Q:alliance provides
and enables information, support, representation and
fun for all Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT)
people who live, work or play in Milton Keynes
Older LGBT People
www.caffmoscommunity.com A free community
for silver daddies, older gay men, mature bears,
chubs and admirers
www.ageconcern.org.uk/AgeConcern/openingdoors.asp
Umbrella title of Age Concern’s developing programme
of publications, resources and events that seek to
address the needs of the hidden population of older
lesbian, gay men and bisexuals in the UK
Personals and Chat
www.321gayteenchat.com 321 Gay Teen Chat
is a huge chat that has gay teen chat rooms, lesbian
teen chat rooms and bisexual teen chat rooms for
chatters all over the world. Other gay chat centres
such as yahoo gay chat and msn gay chat offer
standard interfaces, unlike the award winning
digichat interface, which this site uses. Simply
type in your chat nickname and hit connect to begin
chatting. www.gay.com
LGBT news, chat etc. that 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 free
www.mancentral.com Free gay chat and gay
cruising. There are hundreds of fit gay lads and gay
men in your area for you to cruise and browse
through. Whether you're looking for a gay
relationship, gay friends or you’re just doing a bit
of gay cruising www.manjam.co.uk
Manjam a gay social network for dating work and
travel. Connect with like-minded people and expand
your network of friends www.ohmojo.com
The original idea was to develop a basic website
where guys can meet other guys. Maybe for dating,
maybe for friendship or for a relationship
www.outintheuk.com Online Gay chat and
real world social events www.recon.com
The world's largest fetish personals and chat site
for gay men with over 500,000 international dating
profiles.
Prison
www.gayprisoners.org Out-Side-In was
formed in 1997 as a support network for G&L
prisoners in UK Young Offender and Prison
Institutions. They work with prisoners, prisoners
partners / families / children to address issues
raised surrounding being gay in prison. They offer a
pen pal service for volunteers to maintain contact
with prisoners who may not be 'out' to family or
friends or indeed within the prison system
Professional www.gay.police.uk
Gay Police Association (GPA) exists to work towards
equal opportunities for gay police service
employees, to offer advice and support to gay police
service employees and to promote better relations
between the police services and the gay community www.gba.org.uk
Gay Business Association (GBA) The voice for LGBT
business across the UK www.gladd.org.uk
Gay and lesbian Association of Doctors and Dentists
(GLADD) Campaign on behalf of their members with a
majority of the professional medical bodies www.jaketm.org
Jake (gay professionals) - the world's largest gay
professional community. They have over 30,000
members sending millions of messages and attending
hundreds of events a year www.lagla.org.uk
Lesbian and gay lawyers (LSGLA) is the Lesbian and
Gay Lawyers Association for England and Wales.
Although most of their members are base in London
they have members all over the country. They have
regular parties where members can meet other gay and
lesbian lawyers and make contact in a social
informal atmosphere. They also organise lectures,
seminars and conferences
Religion www.eflgc.org.uk
The Evangelical Fellowship for Lesbian and Gay
Christian (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.galha.org
Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association (GALHA) www.imaan.org.uk
Social support for lesbian, gay and bisexual Muslims www.jglg.org.uk
UK based Social group for Jewish men and women who
are gay, lesbian or bisexual www.lgcm.org.uk
The Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement National
Resource Centre. Based in UK, international charity
who are praying for an inclusive Christian church
www.questgaycatholic.org.uk Quest: Group
for Lesbian and Gay Catholics
www.safraproject.org The Safra Project is
a resource project on issues relating to lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgender women who identify as
Muslim culturally and/or religiously (Muslim LGT
women)
Research
www.sigmaresearch.org.uk Sigma Research is
a social research group specialising in the
behaviour and policy aspects of HIV and sexual
health. It also undertakes research and development
work on aspects of lesbian, gay and bisexual health
and wellbeing
Sexual Abuse and Male Rape www.aest.org.uk
A comprehensive website and vast resource for
survivors. Designed and written by survivors for
survivors. Packed with practical information www.amsosa.com
AMSOSA (Adult Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse) AMSOSA
offers non offending adult Male Survivors, two
support groups which gives you a unique therapy
experience. Groups meet either on Monday or Friday
evenings www.havoca.org
Help for Adult Victims Of Child Abuse. A non-profit
making organisation based in the UK dedicated to
provide help, support and information to any adult
who is suffering from past childhood abuse
www.mankindcounselling.org.uk Mankind UK
aims to support all men over the age of 17 years,
through advice and help, who have suffered male
sexual violence or sex attack, or have been sexually
abused, sexually assaulted and/or raped, at any time
in their life, regardless of their sexual
orientation, race, religion, or disabilities. Based
in Newhaven, East Sussex
www.survivorsuk.org Survivors UK - Long
established and well respected London-based agency
offering helpline, face to face counselling and
self-help groups for sexually abused men
Socialising and Sport
www.friendstogether.com Bedfordshire based
gay social group with regular planned events www.gaygames.com
Federation of Gay Games – Are representing the best
of LGBT Sports and Culture in the World. They are
athletes, coaches, sports and cultural leaders, and
community supporters. The Federation is comprised of
an international body of volunteers that represent
sport, cultural, and city teams around the world
www.gaysailing.org.uk The Sailing and
Cruising Association - Are dynamic LGBT sailing and
power boat club, that has been active since 1980,
open to all who either own boats or just want to get
afloat www.gfsn.org.uk
Gay Football Supporters Network (GFSN) - The mission
of the GFSN is to promote the support and
participation of gay men and women in football www.glug.co.uk
Gay & Lesbian Underwater Group (GLUG) - The Gay &
Lesbian Underwater Group (GLUG) is a non-profit
Scuba Diving club for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and
Transgendered divers and their friends www.goc.org.uk
Gay Outdoor Club (GOC) is a members club - no one is
paid for their role in it and no-one makes a profit
from it. Every member is welcome to play a part in
running the club, perhaps by organising an event, by
helping to run a group or serving on the committee
www.igrab.net
International Gay Rugby Association IGRAB seeks to
ensure its activities and rugby generally is
inclusive in nature. IGRAB will strive to ensure
that no individual shall be excluded from
participating in IGRAB or rugby on the basis of
sexual orientation, gender, race, religion,
nationality, ethnic origin, political beliefs,
athletic ability, age, physical challenge, mental
challenge, or health status
www.outandout.co.uk & Out (gay dining
club) is the original gay dining club in London,
specialising in gay personal introductions, gay
friendship and gay dating in London
Support
www.samaritans.org Samaritans – 24 hour
365 days of the year confidential telephone help
line providing emotional support for people who are
experiencing feelings of distress or despair
including those which may lead to suicide – 0845
909090 or (01582) 720666
Transsexual
www.beaumontsociety.org.uk Beaumont
Society described as the UK’s number one site for
transgendered people offering support, chat,
magazine etc
www.ftmlondon.org.uk FTM London is a
diverse and exciting group that offers support as
well as information, resources and friendly
networking for the FTM community
www.gendertrust.org.uk Supporting all
those affected by gender identity issues www.gires.org.uk
To improve the circumstances in which transgender
people live www.grp.gov.uk
Gender Recognition Panel www.pfc.org.uk
Press for Change – group campaigning for respect and
equality for transgendered people
www.transliving.co.uk TransLiving
International
Unions
www.pcsproud.org.uk PCS Proud (Public &
Commercial Services Union) is the equality group
representing lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender
(LGBT) members within the Public and Commercial
Services Union (PCS). www.tuc.org.uk
Trade Union Congress (TUC) - With member unions
representing over six and a half million working
people, we campaign for a fair deal at work and for
social justice at home and abroad
www.unison.org.uk/out Lesbian and Gay
Group - Trade unions exist to improve the working
lives of their members. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender workers face harassment and
discrimination. It’s hard to deal with on your own.
Joining UNISON gives you a voice in the UK’s largest
public service union, committed to working for LGBT
rights
Young People www.18u.org.uk
and
www.violenceispreventable.org.uk 18u
offers confidential support and information to any
young person, aged 18 and under, who has experienced
sexual, physical or emotional abuse. www.2bme.org.uk
2BME is the new LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender) youth group located in Devizes,
Wiltshire www.akt.org.uk
Albert Kennedy Trust website supporting lesbian,
gay, bisexual and trans homeless 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.bgiok.org.uk
Being Gay is OK! -Information and advice for gay,
lesbian, bisexual and unsure under twenty-fives www.gayteens.org
Gay Teens Resources (GTR) the first online gay youth
site in the UK and Internationally. The vision by
the founder Dean Powell was for the content to be
built by gayteens and not by adults
www.lgbtyouth.org.uk LGBT Youth Scotland
is a national charity that supports lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender (LGBT) young people
www.mermaids.freeuk.com A support group
for gender variant children, teenagers and their
families
www.mosaicyouth.org.uk Exclusive to under
19 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans (LGBT) as well as
those who are Questioning sexuality and/or gender
identity
www.outofthecan.org Out of the Can
provides support and a safe, fun, friendly meeting
place LGBT young people and those that are unsure of
their sexuality aged 14 and over www.puffta.co.uk
puffta (for gay teens) - UK’s leading website for
gay teens
www.queeryouth.org.uk Queer Youth - The
UK's National LGBT Youth Organisation www.ygm.org.uk
Young Gay Men – THT website for Young Gay Men
