Knutsford Medical Partnership

Selection of LGBTQ+ Support

• LGBT Foundation Helpline – The helpline at LGBT Foundation offers non-judgemental support and advice on a range of topics. Mon – Fri 9:00AM – 8:30PM. Weekends 10:00AM – 5:30PM. helpline@lgbt.foundation
• LGBT Foundation – Your first port of call to services, support and information for LGBTQ+ people.
• Switchboard National LGBTQ+ Helpline
• Age UK provide information and support for older LGBTQ+ people.
• African Rainbow Family support LGBTIQ people of African Heritage and wider Black and Asian Minority Ethnic groups.
• AKT supports LGBTQ+ young people aged 16-25 in the UK who are facing or experiencing homelessness or living in a hostile environment.
• Biphoria –UK’s longest running bi organisation
• Black Beetle Health is a public health community organisation dedicated to promoting health, wellbeing and equality for LGBTQ+ communities of colour.
• Childline have support pages for young people on sexual orientation and gender identity.
• Choice Support – toolkit around LGBTQ+ best practice and support for adults with learning disabilities and their supporters
• Consultant Admiral Nurse for the LGBTQ+ Community – This service is available to people from the LGBTQ+ community who are living with dementia and those who support them. Contact Dementia UK’s Helpline to request a referral. Appointments are available Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm. Call: 0800 888 6678. Email: helpline@dementiauk.org
• FFLAG (support for families) national voluntary organisation and charity dedicated to supporting parents and their lesbian, gay, bisexual and Trans sons and daughters.
• GALOP support LGBT+ people who have experienced abuse and violence.
• GenderKit – UK guide to changing all things linked to gender
• Gendered Intelligence – have a good list of services for trans, non-binary and gender questioning people
• GIRES is a UK organisation whose purpose is to improve the lives of trans and gender diverse people of all ages.
• Hidayah LGBT supports LGBTQI+ Muslims.
• Intersex support
• Keshet supports LGBTQ Jewish people and their families.
• LGBT Consortium supports LGBTQ groups and organisations. Their members’ directory can be filtered to find organisations by the type of work they do.
• Mencap information around sexual orientation:
• Mermaids work with gender diverse kids, young people, and their families.
• Mind provide information and support around mental health for LGBTQ+
• Mind Out – LGBTQ+ Mental Health Service
• OUTpatients – advocacy and support service for LGBTQ+ people affected by cancer
• Rainbow Migration support LGBTQI+ people through the asylum and immigration system.
• Respect for All. Inclusive counselling & educational and peer support groups for autistic people, learning disabled people, and their families and carers, throughout the whole of Greater Manchester.
• Stonewall provide information and support to LGBT people and their allies. Their ‘What’s In My Area?’ service can be used to find LGBT services and community groups local to you.
• Terrence Higgins Trust is an HIV and sexual health charity.
• Trans Actual – shares facts about trans rights, UK law, NHS healthcare