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These groups offer support for LGBT people and their families

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.

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.

Limavady Gay Men’s Support GroupGay is OK!
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.

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

Survivors Northern Ireland
Survivors Northern Ireland, 2 Dacre Terrace, L’derry, BT48 6JU
Email info@survivorsni.com
 Helpline (Every Wed 8-10PM): (028) 7137 1119
http://www.survivorsni.com/
Survivors Northern Ireland is a volunteer-led project set up in 2002 to provide information and support to ADULT MALE survivors of sexual abuse and rape. It also aims to raise awareness on the issue of male rape and refers people to specialised services including a helpline run by Survivors UK.
ALL CONTACTS ARE TREATED WITH THE UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY

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.

The Men’s Project
 Floor 4, Franklin House, 12 Brunswick Street, Belfast, BT2 7GE
Tel: (028) 90 310891
Fax: (028) 90 312475
Email: colin@mensproject.org
http://www.mensproject.org

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.


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.


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