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LGBTQ Inclusion Training at Switchboard Did you know we offer LGBTQ Inclusion training at Switchboard?   Our training is informed by our 47 years of experience of on-the-ground work with LGBTQ communities, our community research and our engagement with mainstream and specialist healthcare providers and other services.   We offer three main training sessions to… Continue Reading LGBTQ Inclusion Training at Switchboard

We’re giving away free LGBTQ Care Packages With the cost of living rising, we know many LGBTQ people don’t have a safety net to fall back on.We’re offering free care packages to any LGBTQ person who needs them, with essential items such as toiletries, period products, underwear, kitchenware, bedding and self care items. Priority will… Continue Reading We’re giving away free LGBTQ Care Packages

Help shape Switchboard’s future We’re currently developing our next three-year strategy, to ensure that Switchboard is heading in a direction that the community wants. For this reason, we’d love it if you could fill out our survey which asks you some questions about our services, Switchboard’s identity and what we could do better. For every… Continue Reading Help shape Switchboard’s future

We’re Hosting an LGBTQ Housing Conference! Join us to discuss the future of LGBTQ affirmative housing in Sussex and beyond. Switchboard, in partnership with University of Brighton Centre for Transforming Sexuality and Gender (CTSG) and Clarion Futures, are hosting a solution focused, community led conference to provide a springboard for provision of safe LGBTQ+ affirmative… Continue Reading We’re Hosting an LGBTQ Housing Conference!

Meet Our New Chair of the Board of Trustees: Simon Dowe Simon joined Switchboard as Chair of the Board of Trustees at our AGM in December 2021. He became a trustee for Switchboard in 2019 bringing with him extensive experience in shaping and changing organisations in challenging environments Here he talks his proudest achievements, LGBTQ… Continue Reading Meet Our New Chair of the Board of Trustees: Simon Dowe

Switchboard’s Statement on Trans Inclusive Domestic Abuse Provision Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard are proud to be one of just a few organisations in the country providing services by and for LGBTQ survivors. We work with people whose experiences of gender do not sit within a cisgender binary, rather they identify as trans, non-binary, intersex,… Continue Reading Switchboard’s Statement on Trans Inclusive Domestic Abuse Provision

Celebrate LGBT+ history by investing in our futures – donate to our Crowdfunder February marks LGBT+ History Month here in the UK. As Brighton and Hove’s oldest LGBTQ charity, we’re asking for you to support us by investing in LGBTQ futures.   We’re crowdfunding to raise vital funds to keep our communities supported, connected, and informed as we recover from the devastating impact… Continue Reading Celebrate LGBT+ history by investing in our futures – donate to our Crowdfunder

We’re launching a new LGBTQ Domestic Abuse Service We’re proud to be launching a brand new LGBTQ domestic abuse service for Brighton and Hove. This will be a healing, affirmative and community-based service for all LGBTQ survivors. To coincide with the first of 16 days of action against gender-based violence we’re holding two introductory events,… Continue Reading We’re launching a new LGBTQ Domestic Abuse Service

Grief Meets are monthly meetings for LGBTQ people who have experienced bereavement. These are opportunities to get together with others in a similar situation, and explore grief through a range of mediums.  Upcoming Dates  Wednesday 20th October Online, Zoom | 6.30 – 8.30pm  Finding Words: Exploring loss and grief through creative writing activities. Facilitated by Dinos Aristidou who has written and directed for… Continue Reading Grief Meets: Autumn/Winter Dates

Trans and non-binary survivors of sexual violence should be able to safely access existing support spaces, as well as having specialised spaces, declare local organisations Survivors’ Network and Switchboard. Together Switchboard and Survivors Network have released a report summarising our findings from a consultation and group run for trans and non-binary survivors of sexual violence… Continue Reading New report released on supporting trans and non-binary survivors of sexual violence

The COVID-19 vaccine is your best protection against coronavirus. The vaccines are safe and effective and it is strongly recommended you get vaccinated. If you are LGBTQ and anxious about attending your vaccination appointment, or have difficulties with getting to a vaccination centre, our vaccine buddies are here to help you. Our vaccine buddies can… Continue Reading Vaccine Buddies