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Focus Group – LGBTQ+ Equalities Monitoring

Switchboard’s Health and Inclusion Project is holding a consultation to find out about the factors important to the LGBTQ+ community in sharing monitoring information about sexual orientation, gender identity and trans status with GPs and council services. Make your voice heard and join us for the focus group on Tuesday 13th February, 6-8pm at Community Base, Queens Road, Brighton.… Continue Reading Focus Group – LGBTQ+ Equalities Monitoring

Exciting News for our Trans Survivors Switchboard!

Switchboard is delighted to have received additional funding to support the development of our Trans Survivors Switchboard, which we co-run with Survivors’ Network. This came from a successful funding bid from Victims Support Fund. This service is run entirely by trans people, for trans people. With this money we will be able to expand the service… Continue Reading Exciting News for our Trans Survivors Switchboard!

New Autumn Opening Hours

From September 1st Switchboard’s helpline will be operating with new opening hours. This is to ensure that there is always someone to take your call when you need us. The new opening hours will be as follows: Mon – 6:30pm-9pm Tues – Closed Wed – Closed Thurs – 3pm-9pm Fri – 6:30pm-9pm Sat – 5pm-7pm… Continue Reading New Autumn Opening Hours

Trans Survivors Switchboard

Switchboard and Survivors Network are very happy to announce that we are recruiting additional volunteers for Trans Survivors Switchboard, our new helpline for trans survivors of sexual violence. Following our research into the needs of trans survivors of sexual violence and the current service provision landscape, Survivors Network and Switchboard have launched a helpline for trans survivors… Continue Reading Trans Survivors Switchboard

COUNSELLING SERVICE TO CLOSE ITS DOORS

OUR COUNSELLING SERVICE IS TO CLOSE After 22 years and having supported hundreds of individuals within the LGBTQ+ community the Trustees of Brighton and Hove LGBT Switchboard have made the difficult decision to close the counselling service. Dawn Draper, Chair of Brighton and Hove LGBT Switchboard said, “This has been a very difficult decision for… Continue Reading COUNSELLING SERVICE TO CLOSE ITS DOORS

Whitehawk LGBTQ+ Meet-Up

The drop in group at the Whitehawk Inn is going well with more people attending and becoming interested in the group. We would still love more people to come along! Its primarily a social group, a space to chat and get to know other LGBTQ+ people over tea/cofee and those all important biscuits! As more… Continue Reading Whitehawk LGBTQ+ Meet-Up

A Great Pride Bake-Off Thank-you

We would like to thank all the fantastic people in the Pensions Regulator’s staff LGBTQ+ network, who raised £572 for Switchboard by holding a Great Pride Bake-Off. The Bake-Off was part of a week of activities organised by the LGBTQ+ network in the run up to Pride, which culminated in their participation in the Pride… Continue Reading A Great Pride Bake-Off Thank-you

Survivors’ Network and B&H LGBT Switchboard launch the first national helpline for trans survivors of sexual violence

We are a helpline which offers support to trans people including those who are non-binary and questioning who have experienced sexual violence at any point in their lifetime. We offer non-judgemental emotional support and signposting to other organisations who may also be able to offer support. We are a confidential service and can be accessed anonymously by phone or web chat.

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