[SANDWELL]
 

Sarah New, Senior Joint Commissioning Manager (Lead for Teenage Pregnancy and LGBT) on 0121 612 1636.

Helen Williams-Young, Youth Manager on 0121 569 8442 or Pat Dey, Youth Officer on 0121 569 8443.

Saber Ghafoor, Claire Tedstone or Bhevinder Singh at Sandwell College on 0121 556 6000 or 0121 253 6676.

Head To Head

A professional confidential counselling service available to children and young people (5 to 18 years old) living in Sandwell or attending as school or GP within the Borough.  We offer young people a space to talk, discuss and think about themselves, in particular how they can effectively manage their feelings and things that are important to them in their lives.

Telephone number 0121 612 1803

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Black Country Connexions

Connexions is a support service for all young people aged 13-19 (up to 25 years old for young people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities).  Through Personal Advisers, Connexions offers information, advice and practical help on a range of issues, including education, employment, work-based learning, housing, health, transport, and free time and money matters.

Tel: 0121 502 7504

http://www.connexions-direct.com/

Temporary LGBT Lead Personal Advisor: Maggie Bowles on 0121 502 7501 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

PINKE.BIZ 

www.pinke.biz    are an ethical, community based site advocating LGBT rights around the world and acting as a conduit for companies to promote their goods and services to LGBT Communities.

Lesbian, Gay and Bi-sexual Youth Group - for further information telephone the SPACE Project on 0121 544 3737. 

[BIRMINGHAM]
 

Healthy Gay Life

Is a Birmingham based service that works with gay men, bisexual men and men who have sex with men to provide sexual, mental and social health and well-being.  Sandwell PCT commissions HGL to provide some outreach within Sandwell and a postal service for condoms.

Telephone number for condom service 0121 440 6161

http://www.hglnhs.uk/

Birmingham Gay Pride

http://www.birminghamgaypride.co.uk/
 

Birmingham Parent Support Group

http://www.birminghamparentssupportgroup.co.uk/

[WEST MIDLANDS]
 

Gender Matters

A registered charity providing information and support to all trans people, their family, friends, professionals and organisations who wish to have more of an understanding of Gender Dysphonic or Transgender issues.

http://www.gender-matters.org.uk/

Gender Advisory Bureau

Provides diversity and equality training for professionals and service providers.  Training includes gender identity disorder, in particular, Transsexualism. Transgender and Transvestism.

http://www.genderadvisorybureau.com/

Lesbian and Gay Switchboard - West Midlands

Promotes the welfare of anyone attracted to the same sex. All our workers are volunteers. We have three lines, a Minicom to communicate with deaf people, a voice mail system offering information 24 hours a day.

Telephone: 0845 257 8255

[NATIONAL]

Terrance Higgins Trust

Provides a wide range of services including support and advice on HIV and sexual health and counselling.  Read the "Guidelines for best practice in work with young lesbian, gay and bisexual people".

http://www.tht.org.uk/

Stonewall

Equality and Justice for Lesbians, Gay men and Bisexuals.  Renowned for its campaigns for lobbying, also works with agencies to address the needs of lesbians, gay men and bisexuals.  See diversity champions programme and Education for all campaign to tackle homophobia in schools.

Telephone 020 7814 6720

http://www.stonewall.org.uk/

National AIDS Trust

The National AIDS Trust is the UK's leading independent policy and campaigning voice on HIV and AIDS.  A registered charity, we develop policies and campaign to halt the spread of HIV and improve the quality of life of people affected by HIV and AIDS, both in the UK and internationally.

http://www.nat.org.uk/

Website for young gay men

Young gay men are often made to feel bad about themselves by a range of different sources - education, the media, parents, friends etc, so it is important to realise that it is up to you to make sure that you have enough support to get through these times.  Coming out as gay or bisexual can be very daunting and something that you may feel ready for now or maybe you want more information about how others have done it.  Guidelines have been produced for best practice in work with young lesbian, gay and bisexual people. 

http://www.ygm.org.uk/

AVERT

Is an international AIDS charity site

http://www.avert.org/

Schools Out 

Provides both a formal and informal support network for all people who want to raise the issue of homophobia, transphobia and heterosexism in education.  Schools Out also research, debate and stimulate cirriculum development on LGBT issues and also campaign on lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans issues as they affect education and those in education.

www.schools-out.org.uk