Other
Voluntary Organisations
GYL
Project
The GYL Project is a helpline for gay, lesbian and bisexual young people
under the age of 25. It's based in Bridgend and can offer advice and
support.
Helpline open Monday - Friday 4pm-8pm; 01656 649990
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Swansea Women's Centre
Meeting space, resource centre and organiser of courses etc. 25 Mansel Street, Swansea, SA1 5SQ, 01792-411 119. (See also our 'scene'
page.)
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London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard
(incl. comprehensive guide to regional voluntary organisations and
switchboards)
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Gay and Lesbian Humanist
Association (Helplines and Support Groups)
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Queery Org
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Stonewall
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National Friend
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The International Lesbian and Gay
Association
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Regard (The National Organisation
of Disabled Lesbians, Gay Men, Bisexuals and Transgender People)
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Border Women (A website
for lesbians, who live along the Welsh/English border.)
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Lesbian Information
Service
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TransActive UK (Umbrella
organisation for Transsexual People (transpeople) who wish to campaign for transsexual
and trangender rights in the UK)
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Albert Kennedy Trust (Helping homeless
gay and lesbian teenagers)
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FFLAG (Families and Friends of Lesbians
and Gays)
Advice and Help
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Self-Help Magazine
(online) (a collection of articles on lgbt issues. Seems to be
reputable.)
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Pink Parents
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UK-Gay-Parents
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Hold tight, tight hold (Information
about same sex domestic abuse)
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Health
Terence Higgins Trust
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British Association for Sexual Health and
HIV
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AVERT (AIDS charity)
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Metrom8 (London's Sexual Health Directory
for Gay Men)
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Sexual
Health: Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Issues (general information: coming
out, sexual identity etc.)
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Gay, Lesbian and
Bisexual Health Links
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Men's Health (general
information)
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Lesbian Women's Health
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Other
organisations: Professional, Unions, Schools
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Organisation for Lesbian and Gay
Professionals
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GLAM (offers information on
projects, training, and community service to educate the gay community in
the arts)
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GLADD (Gay and Lesbian Association of
Doctors and Dentists)
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Out in UNISON
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PROUD
(LGBT organisation within the Public and Commercial Services Union).
Contact person in Wales: Debbie Rees, National PCS
Proud Representative for Wales, Chair of the Wales TUC
Lesbian and Gay Committee. Email Deborah.Rees@landreg.gsi.gov.uk
or ring 01792 355 119. The national PROUD website is at http://www.pcsproud.org.uk/.
Read Mike Harley's discussion about coming out at work here.
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National
Union of Teachers. Contact: Howard
Llewellyn, Wales Representative of the
National Union of Teachers Working Party on LGBT Issues in
Education. Tel: 01443-741 737. Email: hpllewellyn@hotmail.com. Find
information about Schools Out National at http://www.schools-out.org.uk/.
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See
also LAGER
below.
See also our 'news' page.
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