LGBT Groups

These range from social groups, to political and activist groups, and also awareness organisations!

Belfast Pride
http://www.belfastpride.com
Organises Belfast’s annual gay pride celebrations.

Belfast Butterfly Club
PO Box 210, Belfast, BT1 1BG
(028) 9267 3720
http://www.belfastbutterflyclub.co.uk
A social/support group for transgender, transvestite and cross-dressers regardless of sexual orientation.

Belfast Out Resource Centre (BORC)
1st Floor, War Memorial Building, 9-13 Waring Street, Belfast, BT1 2DX
http://www.borc.org.uk
Community-based organisation whose objective is to establish and provide a resource centre in Belfast to serve the LGBT community.

Cara-Friend
1st Floor, War Memorial Building, 9-13 Waring Street, Belfast, BT1 2DX
(028) 9089 0202 [admin]
http://www.cara-friend.org.uk
Cara-Friend operates Northern Ireland’s gay & lesbian helpline services providing confidential information and support. It also operates an LGBT youth project called GLYNI.

Gay & Lesbian Youth Northern Ireland (GLYNI)
Email: inbox@glyni.org.uk
http://www.glyni.org.uk
GLYNI is a youth group for young lesbian, gay & bisexual people aged 16-25 years. You are on our website right now! Find out more about us by using the ‘About Us’ link at the top of your page, or contact us for more information.

Causeway LGBT Network
07910980314
http://www.causewaylgbt.co.uk
A social and support group for the LGBT community in Portrush, Portstewart, Coleraine, Ballycastle, Ballymoney, Castlerock, Bushmills and Limavady.

Changing Attitude Ireland
Email: changingattitudeireland@hotmail.co.uk
http://www.changingattitudeireland.org
A network of people, gay and straight, working for the full affirmation of LGBT persons within the Church of Ireland.

Coalition on Sexual Orientation (CoSO)
1st Floor, War Memorial Building, 9-13 Waring Street, Belfast, BT1 2DX
(028) 9089 0201
http://www.coso.org.uk
An umbrella organisation for LGBT groups in Northern Ireland representing their views in government legislation and debates.

Gay Police Association (GPA)
07841 538 972 (Vincent Creelan)
Email: vincecreelan@btopenworld.com
http://www.gay.police.uk
Offers advice & support to gay police service employees.

Guys & Guys
The Rainbow Project
2-8 Commercial Court, Belfast, BT7 1HP
(028) 9031 9030
http://www.rainbow-project.org
A social/support group for gay and bisexual men who have learning disabilities.

L+
http://www.lplus.org.uk
L+ is a social and activity based group for older LGBT people.

Ladz Project
The Rainbow Project, 12a Queen Street, L’Derry,
BT48 7EG
(028) 7128 3030
http://www.rainbow-project.org
A youth group for young gay and bisexual men in the North-West.

Lesbian Advocacy Services Initiative (LASI)
PO Box 3, Ballymena, BT42 9AA
(028) 27641463
http://www.lasionline.org
Works to improve the quality of life and enhance the voices of lesbians and bisexual women and their families, and are committed to identifying and addressing discrimination and oppression, and to the promotion of social inclusion.

Limavady Gay Men’s Support Group
Email: reid65@hotmail.com (Contact person: Mervyn Reid)
Support/social group for the LGBT community in the Limavady Area.

Live and Let Live Group
2 Dacre Terrance, L’Derry, BT48 6JU
Contact Sean Morrin @ The Rainbow Project for more info – (028) 7128 3030.
An AA support group for LGBT people. Meets every Wednesday @ 8.30pm.

Men of the North
http://www.menofthenorth.com
Social group for gay/bi men 25 years and over that offer an alternative scene.

Newry Rainbow Community (NRC)
http://www.gaynewry.com
Information, befriending, support and advice for the LGBT community in the Newry area.

National Union of Students (NUS) LGBT Society
http://www.nusonline.co.uk/lgbt/
Lesbian, gay, bisexual & trans (LGBT) Organisation in Northern Ireland.

Gay & Lesbian Across Ards (GLAD)
07813 945411 [contact person: Andrew Muir]
http://www.ndalgbt.com
A social/support group for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transexual people in the North Down/Ards area.

Northern Ireland Gay Rights Association (NIGRA)
1st Floor, War Memorial Building, 9-13 Waring Street, Belfast, BT1 2DX
(028) 9066 5257 or 07913 224163
LGBT equality issues, consultation, legal advice & 24 hour support for hate crime victims.

Out & About Walking Group
http://www.outnabout-ni.org.uk
Belfast-based group who arrange monthly walks, occasional nights out and weekend trips for the LGBT community and their friends.

Out in the City
http://www.gaynewry.com
Youth group for 16-20 year olds in the Newry area who are lesbian, gay or bisexual. Meets in the Magnet Centre, Hill Street.

Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) LGBT Society
http://www.qublgbt.org.uk
Society in Queen’s University for supporting and empowering LGBT students and the wider community.

Queerspace
1st Floor, War Memorial Building, 9-13 Waring Street, Belfast, BT1 2DX
http://www.queerspace.org.uk
Community/social group for all members of the LGBT community.

Quire
http://www.quire.org.uk
Belfast’s first and only LGBT choir, performing at various events throughout Northern Ireland and beyond.

shOUT
YouthNet, 5th Floor, Premier Business Centre, 20 Adelaide Street, Belfast, BT2 8GD
(028) 9033 1880
http://www.youthnetni.org.uk
Email: info@youthnet.co.uk
Researching the needs of young lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender people in Northern Ireland.

Strabane LGBT Group
Email: stephen.birkett@btinternet.com (Contact: Stephen Birkett)
Support/social group for the LGBT community in Strabane.

Sunday Scene
1st Floor, War Memorial Building, 9-13 Waring Street, Belfast, BT1 2DX
(028) 9023 8668
http://www.lesbianlinebelfast.org.uk
Social group for lesbian and bisexual women. Meets on the 3rd Sunday of each month.

The Gathering (Gay Men’s Spiritual Group)
http://www.gathering05.co.uk
For Gay/Bisexual men who wish to explore and develop the spiritual aspect of they are.

The Rainbow Project (Belfast)
2-8 Commercial Court, Belfast, BT1 2NB
(028) 9031 9030
http://www.rainbow-project.org
Email: manager@rainbow-project.org
Counselling, support, information, advocacy, youth project, group work & workshops. We promote gay and bisexual men’s health & wellbeing by providing professional counselling services, support, information, advocacy, groupwork, outreach, drop-in, training, homophobic incident reporting, volunteering opportunities and research.
We have a centre in Belfast and one in Foyle, L’Derry.

The Rainbow Project (Foyle) (The LADZ Project)
12a Queen Street, Derry, BT48 7EG
(028) 7128 3030
http://www.rainbow-project.org
Email: manager@rainbow-project.org
Counselling, support, information, advocacy, youth project, group work & workshops. We promote gay and bisexual men’s health & wellbeing by providing professional counselling services, support, information, advocacy, groupwork, outreach, drop-in, training, homophobic incident reporting, volunteering opportunities and research.
We have a centre in Belfast and one in Foyle, L’Derry.

The HIV Support Centre
The Warehouse, 7 James Street South, Belfast, BT2 8DN
(028) 9024 9268 or Confidential Freephone Helpline: 0800 137437
http://www.thehivsupportcentre.org.uk
Information / support / advice on HIV & AIDS for men & women regardless of sexual orientation.

Trans Foyle Group
Contact The Rainbow Project in Foyle or shout for more information.
A support group for young male-to-female (MTF) and female-to-male (FTM) trans people based in L’Derry.

Traveller & Gay
Contact The Rainbow Project in Foyle for more info.
Support service for the gay travelling community in N. Ireland.

Ulster Titans RFC
Email: info@ulstertitansrfc.com
http://www.ulstertitans.com
Northern Ireland’s Gay Rugby Team.

UNISON LGBT Group (N. Ireland)
Contact Sean Morrin @ The Rainbow Project for more info (028) 9031 9030
http://www.unison.org.uk/out/
Committed to working for LGBT rights at work.

Union of Students in Ireland (USI) LGBT Campaign
http://www.usilgbt.org
A resource to Welfare Officers, LGBT Societies and students in relation to LGBT Rights, Sexual Health, Mental Health and other LGBT issues.

Young Gay Men
http://www.ygm.org.uk/
Young Gay Men provides advice and resources on coming out, health and the scene, aimed at young gay men. Backed by the Terrence Higgins Trust.

Thanks to The Rainbow Project for providing a foundation for this list of groups. You can download a PDF version of their group list here.