PFLAG UK - LOCAL HELPLINES & SUPPORT GROUPS
The PFLAG UK organisation doesn't directly provide counselling or helpline services, though there are many available to the Lesbian & Gay community throughout the UK:
Northern England
- Cheshire
- Cleveland
- Middlesbrough – Mesmac North East – community support service for gay and bisexual men
- Middlesbrough – Parents Enquiry North East – helplines and support for parents of gay children
- Durham
- Darlington – Gay Advice Darlington (registered charity 1070857)
- Greater
Manchester
- Manchester – BiPhoria – bisexual social and support group
- Manchester – Icebreakers – support group for gay and bisexual men
- Manchester – Lesbian and Gay Foundation (registered charity 1070904)
- Manchester – Manchester Lesbian and Gay Switchboard (registered charity 1064050)
- Manchester – Manchester Parents Group – support and information for parents of lesbian, gay and bisexual children
- Manchester – SM Dykes
- Manchester – The Village Citizens Advice Bureau
- Stockport – People Like Us – LGBT social group
- Lancashire
- Blackburn – Lancashire Friend (registered charity 1053328)
- Chorley – Project Oscar – support for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people
- Lancaster – Lancaster Lesbian and Gay Switchboard [server not responding]
- South
Yorkshire
- Sheffield – Gay Sheffield
- Sheffield – Northern Support Group for Lesbian and Gay Foster and Adoptive Parents (registered charity 1097424)
- Sheffield – Sheffield Gayphone [website blocked] (registered charity 1087419)
- Tyne and
Wear
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne – Mesmac North East – community support service for gay and bisexual men
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne – Outpost Housing Project – accommodation advice and support for young lesbians and gay men
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne – Parents Enquiry North East – helplines and support for parents of gay children
- West
Yorkshire
- Bradford – Bradford Equity Partnership - The Equity Partnership represents the views and needs of all LGB communities in Bradford. By becoming a member you can help to promote and develop LGB communities.
- Bradford – Bradford Lesbian and Gay Switchboard
- Halifax – Gay and Lesbian Youth in Calderdale (registered charity 1110577)
- Leeds – Leeds Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Switchboard
- Leeds – Yorkshire Mesmac (registered charity 10404077)
Central England, Midlands, East Anglia and Home Counties
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Buckinghamshire
- Milton Keynes – Milton Keynes and Buckinghamshire Lesbian and Gay Link (registered charity 1092917)
- Cambridgeshire
- Derbyshire
- Derby – Derbyshire Friend (registered charity 1088868)
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Gloucestershire
- Gloucester – GAY-GLOS – formerly known as Gay and Lesbian Friend Helpline (Gloucestershire)
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Leicestershire
- Leicester – Leicester Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Centre
- Leicester – Trade Sexual Health Project [no content] (registered charity 1081552)
- Norfolk
- Norfolk: BLAH is part of The Norfolk Area LGB Project working together since 2007 to provide social & peer support groups for young gay, lesbian, bisexual people or those questioning their sexuality from 14-25yrs old. www.blahyouth.co.uk
- Norfolk
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Rainbow
Families
Norfolk
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www.rainbowfamiliesnorfolk.co.uk
Rainbow Families Norfolk (RFN) is for LGBT parents and their children to meet socially, where they can chat and play. - Norwich – Norwich Lesbian Line
- Northamptonshire
- Northampton – Northamptonshire Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Alliance
- Nottinghamshire
- Nottingham – Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Lesbian and Gay Switchboard (registered charity 1114273)
- Oxfordshire
- Oxford – Oxford Friend (registered charity 299903)
- Staffordshire
- Stoke-on-Trent – North Staffordshire, Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Switchboard (registered charity 1079198)
- West
Midlands
- Birmingham – Birmingham Parents’ Support Group – for the family and friends of lesbians and gay men
- Birmingham – Lesbian and Gay Switchboard West Midlands [no content] (registered charity 1027658)
- Coventry – Coventry and Warwickshire Friend - Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual or Trans? Confused? Lonely? Need to Talk? - Coventry & Warwickshire Friend 024 7671 4199 Monday - Friday 7.30-9pm. Confidential, Support, Information, Befriending, Social Activities, Become a Volunteer.
Southern England
- Avon
- Bristol – Bristol Lesbian and Gay Switchboard
- Berkshire
- Reading – Berkshire Gay and Lesbian Information Network (registered charity 1100758)
- Cornwall
- Redruth – Gay Men’s Health Programme
- Truro – Broken Rainbow Cornwall (registered charity 1106588)
- Devon
- Exeter – Intercom Trust (registered charity 1072772) – LGBT helpline covering Cornwall, Dorset, Devon and Somerset
- Dorset
- Bournemouth – Dorset Lesbian and Gay Helpline (registered charity 1043192)
- Bournemouth – Over the Rainbow – gay men’s health project
- East Sussex
- Brighton – Brighton Lesbian and Gay Switchboard (registered charity 1088133)
- Essex
- Basildon – Basildon and Thurrock Friend (registered charity 1103367)
- Colchester – Colchester Gay Switchboard (registered charity 1006244)
- Leigh-on-Sea – Gay Essex Men’s Social and Support Group (registered charity 1006244)
- Greater
London
- London – Brothers and Sisters Club – for deaf lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people
- London – Families Together London – for the families and friends of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people
- London – Galop (registered charity 1077384) – offering advice and advocacy to those affected by homophobic or transphobic hate crime in the Greater London area
- London – London Bisexual Group
- London – London Bisexual Women’s Group
- London – London Friend (registered charity 299307)
- London – London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard (registered charity 296193)
- London – Project for Advocacy, Counselling and Education (PACE) (registered charity 801271) – promoting lesbian and gay health and wellbeing
- London – Stonewall Housing – offering housing advice and advocacy to LGBT people in London
- Isle of
Wight
- Newport – WightOUT Helpline
- Kent
- Maidstone – Kent Lesbian Line [no content]
- Somerset
- Taunton – Somerset Gay Health (registered charity 1019099)
- Suffolk
- Ipswich – Suffolk Gay and Lesbian Helpline (registered charity 1099683)
- Surrey
- Wiltshire
- Swindon – Gay Men’s Health Project
- Swindon – Pride Youth (registered charity 1107610)
Ireland
- Belfast – Cara-Friend
- Cork – Cork Lesbian Line
- Dublin – Dublin Lesbian Line
- Dublin – Gay Switchboard Dublin
- Limerick – Gay Switchboard Limerick
The Isle of Man
Scotland
- Dundee – Diversitay (formerly Dundee Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Switchboard)
- Dundee – Gay Men’s Health Tayside
- Edinburgh – Gay Dads Scotland – social and support group for gay fathers living in Scotland
- Edinburgh – Gay Men’s Health
- Edinburgh – Healthy Gay Scotland
- Edinburgh – Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard
- Edinburgh – Lothian Lesbian Line
- Edinburgh/Glasgow – Parents Enquiry Scotland – help, information and support for parents of LGBT children
- Glasgow – Glasgow LGBT Centre
- Glasgow – – Strathclyde Gay and Lesbian Switchboard
- Glasgow – Strathclyde Lesbian Line
- Inverness – Rainbow Families Highland – for gay dads and lesbian mums
- Inverness – Reach Out Highland – advocates for sexual health and wellbeing
- Kirkcaldy – Fife Men Project
Wales / Cymru
- North Wales – Mesmac North Wales
- Bangor – North Wales Lesbian Line / Llinell Lesbiaid Gogledd Cymru
- Swansea / Abertawe – LGBT Cymru Helpline – a caring service for LGBT people in Wales
Former Helplines and Support Groups
The following organisations are no longer operating.
- Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Lesbian and Gay Switchboard (former registered charity 1088900)
- Friend Merseyside (former registered charity 518834)
- Friend Newcastle (former registered charity 1039879)
- Friend South Wales (former registered charity 1021791)
- Friend West Midlands (former registered charity 519959)
- Gay and Lesbian Switchboard (South West) (former registered charity 1029811)
- Lesbian and Gay Employment Rights (former registered charity 1102176)
- Lesbiline Merseyside (former registered charity 1089462)
- London Lesbian Line (former registered charity 293914)
- National Friend (former registered charity 296300)
- Norfolk Friend
- Parents’ Friend (former registered charity 1002640)
- Scarborough and Ryedale Gay Community Network (former registered charity 1088384)
- Solent Lesbian and Gay Switchboard (former registered charity 1064172)
- Young Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Peer Support Project (Manchester) (former registered charity 1076303)