Lesley Whittal Submit work to the Trans Survivors Zine online or join our free zine-making workshop on Saturday 16th November! Exciting things are happening with the Trans Survivors Project. The LGBT Consortium has funded us to create spaces for trans and non-binary people, focusing on supporting those who have experienced violence and abuse. These events will be… Continue Reading Trans Survivors Zine – Call for Submissions!
Happy Holidays from all of us here at Switchboard – we hope you have a restful holiday and a happy new year. We know Christmas and the festive season can be a difficult time for many people, especially in the LGBTQ+ community. With this in mind we’ve tried to ensure our helpline is open as… Continue Reading Switchboard Helpline Christmas Opening Hours
Grief Encounters is a pilot project that aims to support LGBTQ+ people who have experienced a bereavement. Grief Encounters is Switchboard’s newest project and has been generously funded by the Rainbow Fund who are supporting us in developing this new and essential initiative. In addition to the universal experiences of grief, pain and distress, LGBTQ+… Continue Reading Switchboard launches ‘Grief Encounters’ to support LGBTQ people who’ve experienced bereavement
Can you spare a few minutes to vote for Switchboard’s Older LGBTQ+ project in Aviva’s Community Fund and help us secure funding for this vital project? Switchboard’s Older LGBTQ+ Project has been running for three and a half years now, supporting LGBTQ+ people 50+ with a number of regular social activities, meet-ups and trips. We… Continue Reading Vote for Switchboard in Aviva’s Community Fund
Our Trans Survivors Switchboard project is expanding! We need trans and non-binary Peer Facilitators to support a unique new group for transgender survivors. In addition to our helpline offering support to trans and non-binary callers, from the end of November we’ll be offering a monthly drop-in space exclusively for trans and non-binary survivors of violence,… Continue Reading Trans and Non-Binary Volunteers Needed for Trans Survivors Drop-In