Services, Organisations & Contacts
Support U
Support U are a leading lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) help and support service based in Reading, servicing the Thames Valley area
Aylesbury Vale Transgender and Friends Community
This group is for transgender people and friends and is for people to share problems, events and to be able to chat with people within the group and to help people know they are not alone and that there is support out there.
Contact: Marteene
Counselling Directory
Counselling Directory was set up by a team who know how difficult it can be to find the support and information you need. Being a team who between us have experienced various mental health issues, we know how it feels to be overwhelmed, isolated and somewhat lost.
Depend
We are a voluntary organisation whose aim is to provide support, advice and information for anyone who knows, or is related to, a transsexual person in the UK.
GIRES
The Gender Identity Research and Education (GIRES) provides information and support for families in which an adult member experiences gender variance
All About Trans
Positively changing how the media understands and portrays transgender people
Switchboard LGBT+ Helpline
At Switchboard we provide an information, support and referral service for lesbians, gay men and bisexual and trans people – and anyone considering issues around their sexuality and/or gender identity.
Gender Spectrum
Gender Spectrum helps to create gender sensitive and inclusive environments
for all children and teens.
Gendered Intelligence
Gendered Intelligence works nationally with the transgender community and all those who impact on transgender lives.
Gendered Intelligence offer training and consultancy to organisations of all sizes and sectors, as diverse as the Welsh Assembly and Science Museum, local authorities and commercial businesses, the Football Association and Stonewall – last year they trained the entire staff of Stonewall in support of their move towards becoming transgender inclusive.
Gendered Intelligence specialises in supporting young transgender people 8-25 and have an extensive programme of support that schools, colleges, universities and other youth settings can access, including mentoring for young trans people, workshops around gender diversity for students, training/consultancy for staff, and regular free trans youth groups in London, Leeds and Bristol.
Press for Change
Lobbying and educational organisation campaigning to achieve equality and human rights for all transgender people in the United Kingdom, through legislation and social change
Transgenderzone
Website supporting those who feel they are confused about their gender, those who are looking for support for someone who is trans, and health and social care professionals who want to learn more about the subject
Gender Recognition Panel
Government panel for assessing applications from transgender people for legal recognition of their acquired gender.
Mermaids
Support group which aims to support gender variant children and teenagers, up to the age of 19, who are trying to cope with gender identity issues.
Beaumont Society
Social activities and support for Transgender people
FTM (female to male)
FTM London has been around for over 17 years and is a diverse and exciting group that offers much needed support as well as information, resources and friendly networking for the Trans* masculine community