If you need help or someone to talk to, please contact one of the services below who will be able to assist.
If you are feeling suicidal
Samaritans
- 08457 90 90 90 (24hrs)
Alternative numbers:
116 123 (UK)
116 123 (ROI)Email: [email protected]
Maytree
Maytree offers a befriending service and respite stay for people in suicidal crisis. If you are experiencing suicidal thoughts or feelings, please give them a call.
- 020 7263 7070
maytree.org.uk
Email: [email protected]
Support
If you were born into a Muslim family and identify as LGBTQI+
- Naz and Matt Foundation
View our support options - Hidayah LGBTQI+ Muslims
hidayahlgbt.co.uk - Imaan LGBTQI+ Muslim Support
imaan.org.uk - London Queer Muslims
LondonQueerMuslims.com
If you are a Sikh who identifies as LGBTQI+
- Sarbat LGBT Sikhs
www.sarbat.net
If you are a Hindu who identifies as LGBTQI+
If you are a Christian who identifies as LGBTQI+
- House of Rainbow
www.houseofrainbow.org - Quest
questlgbti.uk - Diverse Church
diversechurch.website
If you are Jewish and identify as LGBTQI+
If you are Intersex and would like support
- Organisation Intersex International (OII) UK & Ireland
Facebook Group
oiiuk.org - Organisation Intersex International (OII) Europe
oiieurop.org
If you need FREE legal advice
Visit the following page on our site to see if free legal advice may be available to you.
If you need someone to talk to
- Rainbow Counselling
A Christian organisation open to people of all faiths or no faith. They can help those looking for spiritual direction and promote a holistic approach in their counselling.
www.rainbowcounselling.org.uk - Ellis J. Johnson MBCAP
Psychotherapeutic Counselling for Trans, Queer, or Questioning people. Based in Brighton.
www.transcounselling.co.uk
If you need sexual health counselling or instant HIV testing
Naz Project London
- 0208 741 1879
www.naz.org.uk
If you are homeless, at risk of being made homeless or need an emergency place to stay
Albert Kennedy Trust
akt supports LGBTQ+ young people aged 16-25 in the uk who are facing or experiencing homelessness or living in a hostile environment.
- Shelter Housing Advice Line: 0808 800 4444
(8am-8pm Mon-Fri / 8am-5pm Sat-Sun)London: 020 7831 6562
Open 10am – 4:30pm Mon-FriManchester: 0161 228 3308
Open 10am – 4:30pm Mon-Fri.Newcastle-upon-Tyne: 0191 281 0099
Open 10am – 4:30pm Mon-Fri.
Stonewall Housing
Stonewall Housing works to ensure lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people live in safer homes, free from fear, and where we can celebrate our identity and support each other to achieve our full potential.
- 020 7359 5767
stonewallhousing.org - Referral form: stonewallhousing.org/services/referral-form/
Home Hunt
If you need affordable housing Home Hunt describes themselves as the ‘UK’s leading affordable housing website’. This is not an LGBT+ specific service.
If you are victim of ‘honour’ crime, or know someone who is
Karma Nirvana – Honour Network Helpline
A dedicated helpline not only for victims but also for professionals in need of guidance. All call-handlers have experience in risk assessing cases of forced marriages and honour based abuse.
- karmanirvana.org.uk/help-line/
0800 5999 247
Open Monday – Friday 9am-5pm
If you need asylum in the UK and identify as LGBTQI+
- Naz and Matt Foundation may be able to help support your case. Please request a 1-2-1 Support session to find out how.
- The ‘UK Lesbian & Gay Immigration Group’ hold regular meetings to provide advice on the UK legal process
- View month meeting dates
- Peter Tatchell Foundation’s Asylum advice for LGBT refugees
If you need general help advice and guidance
- LGBT Foundation Helpline
0345 3 30 30 30 (10am-10pm every day)
If you identify as male and need advice
- Respect – Men’s Advice Line
Non-judgmental emotional support, practical advice and information
0808 8010327 - Mankind Initiative
Confidential helpline for male victims of domestic abuse
01823 334244
Can’t find the help you need on this page?
Switchboard.lgbt
- Call 0300 330 0630, 10am-10pm every day
- Website: www.switchboard.lgbt
- Naz and Matt Foundation delivers training to Switchboard.lgbt
Training and research
- onEvidence
Specialist training, social research services and safeguarding consulting for charities (discounted), public or private organisations and institutions.
www.onevidence.co.uk
Other support options
Explore the support available through Naz and Matt Foundation
You may also find answers to your questions in our support forum – Ask Naz
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