On February we celebrate LGBTQ History Month, but we wish to continue supporting young people who identify as LGBTQ , all year long. Listen to our YOLTalks! episode #2, to hear the experiences of Stephen (Healthwatch Kingston's Chief Officer) and Lydia (Chair of Kingston & Richmond's Youth Council), to find how to get help and to continue supporting LGBTQ rights.
Below is a list of services that you can contact if you need support, or you simply wish to join a group of like-minded young people who are part of the LGBTQ community.
A drop-in group session for young people who identify as LGBTQ . Based at Heatham House Youth Centre, Twickenham.
Sessions include 1-to-1 and group support. For young people aged 13-19. Contact dempsie.earles@achievingforchildren.org.uk, 020 8288 0950.
LGBTQ online youth group organised by Spectra.
For young people aged 13-18.
Contact YPServices@spectra-london.org.uk or text/Whatsapp Javaid @ 077 1438 8113 to join.
Support for lgbtq young people aged 16-25 who are facing or experiencing homelessness or living in a hostile environment.
AKT helps young people stay safe in a crisis, find emergency accommodation, access specialist support, develop skills, identify and achieve life goals.
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Visit the 'Get Help' page to find LGBTQ youth support services in your community. Or, sign the pledge to commit to a world where all LGBTQ young people are free to live equally and know their worthiness and power as individuals!
A Community for LGBTQ Teens.
Find and give support, have fun, connect around shared interests and get good information. Chat with like-minded peers in live chats designed for you & by you, facilitated by folks who care.
A resource to read about sexual ortientation, gender identity, a video on what it means to be transgender and links to other resources.
Equality and diversity charity, offering advice and advocacy to those wishing to access services.
Find how to get free condoms and Chlamidya/STI tests at home. Counselling for LGBTQ young people and for people living with HIV available.
The Wild Mind Project is offering a safe, confidential space in nature for LGBTQ young people.
Sessions include walking in nature, conservation work, gardening, a creative activity and talk.
MindOut is a mental health service run by and for lesbians, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer people.
They welcome all LGBTQ people and those who may not identify as LGBTQ including men who have sex with men, women who have sex with women, intersex people, people who previously identified as trans and people who are questioning their sexual and/or gender identities.
Safe and inclusive support to LGBTQ young people and their families throughout the UK.
Their Positive Identities service aims at promoting inclusion, raising awareness and fighting omophobic, byphobic or transphobic bullying.