News and Events

Switchboard Helpline Christmas Opening Hours

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 ...
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Support an LGBTQ person in need this Christmas by donating to Switchboard

Support an LGBTQ person in need this Christmas by donating to Switchboard Switchboard has been supporting LGBTQ people in Brighton & Hove for more than forty years - but we need your help to secure our ...
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Switchboard launches ‘Grief Encounters’ to support LGBTQ people who’ve experienced bereavement

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 ...
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Vote for Switchboard in Aviva’s Community Fund

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 ...
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Trans and Non-Binary Volunteers Needed for Trans Survivors Drop-In

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 ...
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LGBTQ+ People of Faith and Hate Crime Awareness Week 2018

Saturday 13th - 20th October marks Hate Crime Awareness Week 2018. Even though many of us would like to think LGBTQ+ people in Britain are safer than ever, hate crime against LGBTQ+ communities is still a big ...
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A quick and easy guide to responding to the GRA Consultation

Switchboard, MindOut and Allsorts have teamed up to support the Brighton & Hove trans community and allies to help reform the Gender Recognition Act (GRA) and speak up for trans rights. Together we’ve made this quick and easy guide to ...
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Helpline Opening Hours Review

We have recently reviewed our helpline hours and made the decision to close our Saturday evening shift for the time being.  Our caller statistics tell us that this is a time in the week when demand ...
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Reform of the Gender Recognition Act (GRA)

This month the Government announced the long awaited consultation for the reform of the Gender Recognition Act (GRA). This is a piece of legislation which allows trans people to legally change their gender, and came into ...
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