Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard

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Alt text: Bright turquoise graphic with a yellow speech bubble at the top containing the words “Join Us” in bold blue letters. Below is the Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard logo, featuring a row of multicoloured dots. Underneath, large yellow text reads “Become a Switchboard Trustee.” At the bottom in white, is Click for more info >>
Alt text: Bright turquoise graphic with a yellow speech bubble at the top containing the words “Join Us” in bold blue letters. Below is the Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard logo, featuring a row of multicoloured dots. Underneath, large yellow text reads “Become a Switchboard Trustee.” At the bottom in white, is Click for more info >>
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Help Secure the Furture of B& H LGBT Switchboard. Join our crowdfunder, click here.
Help Secure the Furture of B& H LGBT Switchboard. Join our crowdfunder, click here.
Help Secure the Furture of B& H LGBT Switchboard. Join our crowdfunder, click here.

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Switchboard is a charity that has been listening to, supporting and connecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer communities since 1975. Originally a helpline, we have grown to deliver lots of additional services by and for LGBTQ people in Sussex

Connecting you to LGBTQ Support
Switchboard is a charity that has been listening to, supporting and connecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer communities since 1975. Originally a helpline, we have grown to deliver lots of additional services by and for LGBTQ people in Sussex.

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Help Secure the Furture of B& H LGBT Switchboard. Join our crowdfunder, click here.
Help Secure the Furture of B& H LGBT Switchboard. Join our crowdfunder, click here.
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See, Hear, Support, Believe - LGBTQ+ Domestic Abuse Service
See, Hear, Support, Believe - LGBTQ+ Domestic Abuse Service
See, Hear, Support, Believe - LGBTQ+ Domestic Abuse Service
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Our services:

Trans, Non-binary, & Intersex Social Prescribing is a  service for trans, non-binary, and intersex people.

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Our Dementia Project is for LGBTQ+ people with dementia or concerned about memory loss and their carers.

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IRIS is a free service for LGBTQ+ refugees, asylum seekers and migrants and those questioning their sexuality and/or gender identity.

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Grief Project is our peer support group for LGBTQ+ people who have experienced a bereavement.

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Our Health & Inclusion project (HIP) promotes LGBTQ+ health and wellbeing and gives you the chance to have your say about healthcare and council services in Brighton and Hove.

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Our Older People’s group is for those aged 50+ looking for a sense of community, support or information.

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Brighton’s first LGBT-led Domestic Abuse service, supporting LGBTQ+ victims and survivors in an inclusive and affirmative community space.

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From 1st Oct, our helpline will be delivered by the national Switchboard, from 10 am to 10 pm every day.

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News & Events:

Looking back on Brighton Pride 2024

August 12, 2024
4 Switchboard volunteers and guests hold signs that say "Love Has No Borders" and "Trans Kids Will Save The World". They wear Switchboard t-shirts, and two wear flags on their backs: the Lesbian Pride Flag and the Pride flag.

We loved taking part in the Brighton Pride parade this year! We really appreciated the opportunity to show up for LGBTQ+ rights, especially for LGBTQ+ refugees and for the TNBI community. Pride has always been an important way for our community to be loud, proud and visible. It was amazing… Continue Reading Looking back on Brighton Pride 2024

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Happy Pride Season!

July 25, 2024
A photo of Raf (they/them) and Ciara (she/her) at Switchboard's stall for Trans Pride. They wear Switchboard's t-shirts, Raf's says "Joy & Justice" and Ciara's has Switchboard's logo on. In front of them are Switchboard's pronoun badges and leaflets advertising our services.

It’s been brilliant to attend some of the amazing Pride events around Sussex. We kicked off Pride Season at Chichester Pride on May 25th. where some of our staff and volunteers ran a stall advertising the support we offer. They loved meeting attendees and asking what pride means to them.… Continue Reading Happy Pride Season!

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Thanks to our Fundraisers!

July 12, 2024
Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard team members Emily and Astrid in the Brighton Soctopus store. They are smiling and holding the socks from Soctopus's Pride sock range, which include Progress Flag socks, Trans Pride flag socks, and Ally Flag socks.

We would like to say thank you to all the amazing fundraising initiatives supporting Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard, over this Pride season and beyond. Have you checked out Soctopus’s new Pride sock range, which donates £4 per sock sale to Switchboard? Team members Emily (she/they) and Astrid (she/her) visited… Continue Reading Thanks to our Fundraisers!

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