Fflag offer support to local parents groups and contacts, in their efforts to help parents and families understand, accept and support their lesbian, gay and bisexual family members.
To go to the website go to: www.fflag.org.uk. . They also have a helpline 0845 652 0311 or you can email them at [email protected]

The Mix have information on gender and sexual identity which you can access by going to their website and searching for LGBT: www.themix.org.uk/search/LGBT. The Mix also run a free phoneline for help and advice which is open from 1pm – 11pm every day - 0808 808 4994, or you can email them 24 hours a day by clicking here.

To go to their website go to: switchboard.lgbt. Switchboard LGBT offer a free confidential helpline open from 10am - 11pm - 0300 330 0630.

The website contains information on LGBT specific counsellors in the London area, a personal wellbeing assessment and a range of factsheets which cover a wide variety of issues including:

• Counselling
• Alcohol Dependency
• Coming Out
• Depression
• Trans Issues

To see their factsheets click here, or to access their website click here.

Pink Therapy contains a searchable online directory of Therapists who work with gender and sexual diversity clients. To access their website here: www.pinktherapy.com . They also list books that may be useful if you want some additional information or reading suggestions. If you wish to contact Pink Therapy you can do so by emailing [email protected], or by telephoning 020 7836 6647.

To access their website by following the link: www.stonewall.org.uk. Alternatively, the freephone information line can be reached on 08000 50 20 20 and is open Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 5.30pm.

Stonewall provide information for topics such as:

• How to register a civil partnership
• Adoption rights
• Same sex parenting rights
• How to take action against homophobic bullying
• What to do if you think you’ve been discriminated against
• How to challenge homophobic bullying in school or at work
• How to report a hate crime and much more…

Stonewall also provide lots of publications that are available to download for free.

To access their website here: www.beaumontsociety.org.uk- they have a range of information available offering help and advice including legal and medical.

The Beaumont Society also offers a national helpline open 24 hours a day which can be reached on 01582 412220. Alternatively, if you would prefer to receive information by post, please write to 27 Old Gloucester Street, London, WC1N 3XX.

GIRES combines the expertise of a largely voluntary team of trans and non trans people, which provides a wide range of support for trans people and those who care for them. To access their website go to: www.gires.org.uk. If you wish to contact GIRES with a general enquiry, please do so by emailing [email protected], or telephoning them on 01372 801554.

Mermaids run an information support line to offer information, support and friendship to individuals with or without the support of their families. They also offer help to family members, professionals and others who are worried about a child or young person.

To contact Mermaids, you can call them on 0208 1234819 - Please note, this line is only staffed on Monday to Saturday between the hours of 3pm until 7pm, however there will be an answerphone available at all other times so please leave a message and your call will be returned as soon as possible. Alternatively, if you would rather contact Mermaids by email, the address to write to is [email protected]

To visit the website in full go to: www.mermaidsuk.org.uk.

To visit their website click here. Speakup CIC run a monthly LGBT Group Dinner Club - to find out more or to contact them for more information click here. In addition, Speakup CIC run online discussion forums on a wide variety of issues and topics - to find out more about how you could become involved, click here.

TGPALS offer social and emotional support services for trans men, trans women - anyone who identifies as trans - and their families. They draw upon the wealth of skills and experience within the trans community to provide a peer support network via Drab & Dress support groups. TGPALS also offer peer mentoring, advocacy, a post-op buddy service, life coaching for transition and a families outreach service which incorporates their new partners/significant others group.

To visit the website follow the link: www.tgpals.org, and for further information on how to contact or become a member of TGPALS, click here.