We at Action Hampshire want to offer our unconditional support for the LGBTQIA+ community (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex and Asexual/Allies) during this time of sorrow and unease. Below is a list of resources and contacts regarding trans rights, intersectionality, mental health support services and more.
If you want someone to talk to at Action Hampshire regarding these issues, please do not hesitate to reach out via this link.
Support Services (directories)
Click this link for the Hampshire Government’s support. This resource has a long list of resources and services, broken down into their primary focus groups.
YSE have support services for LGBT people via this link. They offer Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) projects and 1-2-1 support in Fareham, Gosport and Havant.
Live Through This are one of the only cancer support services for LGBTQIA+ people, and are based in London. Click this link for Live Through This.
For further cancer support, click this link for Communities Against Cancer.
Click this link for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Victim Care.
Age UK have offered support against hate crime and abuse for LGBT people, available via this link.
Beyond Reflections, available via this link, are a charity supporting transgender, non-binary and questioning people, their families and close friends in England & Wales.
Beyond Reflections has recently received funding from Communities Against Cancer to support trans+ people’s access to cancer care. This project aims to raise awareness of cancer screening, symptoms and the importance of early diagnosis to our members, identify barriers to access for trans+ adults, and use these results to support the sector in removing barriers to access.
“We know that trans+ people often experience discrimination in all health care settings. Our members tell us frequently about being misgendered, challenged or outed by medical professionals, and even misdiagnosed due to being trans+. By collating those experiences, we can use them to start making a meaningful difference to cancer care in the UK.
We need your help to do this!” – Beyond Reflections
Click this link for the 10-20 minute survey.
Mermaids, available via this link, offers support for trans children and young people and their parents.
Breakout Youth, via this link, are a confidential support service offering a wide variety of youth groups in the Hampshire area.
Solent NHS Trust works with great organisations that support the LGBT+ community, all available on the Let’s Talk About It website. Click this link for the Let’s Talk About It webpage on LGBT+ support.
Hampshire Events
Click this link for the Southampton Pride website
Here is an excerpt from our newsletter about my at Southampton Pride in 2022.
I had a wonderful time at my very first Pride event on the 27th and experienced the bustling queer community in Hampshire with tears of joy in my eyes. After rustling up my favourite pride pins and tying up my rainbow laces I arrived in Southampton just in time to join the parade, walking around the city towards Queens Park where the main stalls were held. From independent sellers to human rights campaigns, from fostering agencies to grassroots VCSE organisations, I was able to see the diversity of Southampton and beyond in physical form. The first ‘Pride’ at Stonewall was a riot, and this event has in many areas become more of a party than a protest- and for someone who struggles with large crowds, it was wonderful to experience an event so focused on community and education rather than being marketable. However you identify, I hope you will consider attending a Pride event in the future- they really are the backbone of the queer community, and bring people together in a way I’ve never seen before.
You can also find the People’s Pride Southampton website via this link, who organise Southampton Pride events and other LGBTQIA+ celebrations and initiatives.
Meetup has some links to a walking group and miscellaneous events for people to make friends, connect and feel supported in the community. Click this link for Meetup in Hampshire.
