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Support

This page lists LGBTQ+ support resources in different countries. This is far from comprehensive, of course, and we welcome any additions. If you know any other support groups or if you spot an error in the listing, please contact us at berenadeservedbetter [at] outlook.com.

United Kingdom

Stonewall – acceptance without exception
https://www.stonewall.org.uk/

Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
https://www.fflag.org.uk/

LGBT Foundation
https://lgbt.foundation/

Mind Out – LGBTQ+ mental health service
https://www.mindout.org.uk/

LGBT Health and Wellbeing
https://www.lgbthealth.org.uk

Northern Ireland

Cara-Friend
https://cara-friend.org.uk/

The Rainbow Project
https://www.rainbow-project.org/

LGBT Northern Ireland
http://lgbtni.org/

Ireland

LGBT Ireland
http://lgbt.ie/

BeLonGTo (the national organisation for LGBT people aged between 14 and 23)
http://belongto.org/

Gay Switchboard Ireland
01-8721055
http://gayswitchboard.ie

United States

The Trevor Project (the leading national organisation providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning people between 13 and 24)
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/

The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender National Hotline
https://www.glbthotline.org/hotline.html

PFLAG
https://pflag.org/

India

iCall
http://icallhelpline.org/how-icall-is-an-lgbt-friendly-service

Sahaay Helpline (India’s first dedicted 24×7 helpline for the queer community, and aims at answering queries on health and psychological issues)
1800-2000-113 (Toll free)

FSOG – Fifty Shades of Gay (lists LGBTQ support resources)
http://fiftyshadesofgay.co.in/lgbtq-support-and-helplines-in-india

Australia

Twenty10 – Gay and lesbian counselling service of NSW
https://www.twenty10.org.au/get-support/

QLIfe (Australia’s first nationally-oriented counselling and referral service for LGBTIQ+ people, offering peer supported telephone and web-based services between 3:00pm and midnight every day of the week, all around the country)
1800 184 527
https://qlife.org.au/

New Zealand

Lesbian New Zealand (with links to various centres across the country)
http://www.lesbian.net.nz/index.html

Lesbian.co.nz
http://lesbian.co.nz/

NZ Lesbians Social Group on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1667157856844495/

Rainbow Youth (assists LGBTIQ+ youth and young people under 27, as well as their wider communities)
https://www.ry.org.nz/

Ukraine

Insight – choose your own scenario
https://www.insight-ukraine.org/en