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If you or someone you know needs information or for issues about sexuality or gender, the following websites and organisations may be helpful:
Switchboard provides an information, and referral service for anyone who needs to consider issues around their sexuality.
Phone: 0800 0119 100
Visit the Switchboard website
LGBT Foundation offers a range of services, and information to lesbian, gay, bi and trans people.
Phone: 0345 3 30 30 30
Visit the LGBT Foundation website
Stonewall offers help and advice for people who may be LGBT on a range of subjects, including coming out and hate crime.
Visit the Stonewall website
Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays offers to parents, families and friends during the 'coming out' process.
Phone: 0300 688 0368
Visit the Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays website
The Rainbow Project provide a range of services including professional Counselling for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Northern Ireland.
Phone: 028 9031 9030
Visit the Rainbow Project website
LGBT Helpline Scotland provides information and emotional to people who may be LGBT and their families, friends and ers across Scotland.
Phone: 0800 464 7000
Visit the LGBT Helpline Scotland website
People with Gender Dysphoria, or those who have children with Gender Dysphoria, are advised by the NHS to their GP as a first course of action.
Information about Gender Dysphoria from the NHS, and further links, are available at the NHS website.
If you have also been affected by bullying, organisations listed on our Bullying page may be able to help.
You can find current information and for issues covered by Action Line on the BBC Action Line website.