Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard
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World AIDS Day and Day 7 of 16 Days of Activism highlight how HIV stigma can be used to control or isolate people in abusive relationships. If you are LGBTQ+, living with HIV in Sussex and need support, email [email protected] or visit https://bit.ly/SwitchboardDA.
December 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
World AIDS Day and Day 7 of 16 Days of Activism highlight how HIV stigma can be used to control or isolate people in abusive relationships. If you are LGBTQ+, living with HIV in Sussex and need support, email [email protected] or visit https://bit.ly/SwitchboardDA.
On World AIDS Day we stand with everyone living with HIV and we remember those we have lost, whose lives and love shaped our community.
Switchboard remains committed to challenging stigma and creating a future where everyone living with HIV feels safe and respected.
#WorldAIDSDay #HIVAwareness
Switchboard remains committed to challenging stigma and creating a future where everyone living with HIV feels safe and respected.
#WorldAIDSDay #HIVAwareness
December 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
On World AIDS Day we stand with everyone living with HIV and we remember those we have lost, whose lives and love shaped our community.
Switchboard remains committed to challenging stigma and creating a future where everyone living with HIV feels safe and respected.
#WorldAIDSDay #HIVAwareness
Switchboard remains committed to challenging stigma and creating a future where everyone living with HIV feels safe and respected.
#WorldAIDSDay #HIVAwareness
Day 6 of 16 Days of Activism highlights older LGBTQ+ people who may be experiencing domestic abuse. If you are in Sussex and worried about your situation, contact our Domestic Abuse Team at [email protected] or visit https://bit.ly/SwitchboardDA
November 30, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Day 6 of 16 Days of Activism highlights older LGBTQ+ people who may be experiencing domestic abuse. If you are in Sussex and worried about your situation, contact our Domestic Abuse Team at [email protected] or visit https://bit.ly/SwitchboardDA
Day 5 highlights disabled LGBTQ+ people and how disability and domestic abuse can intersect. Disabled LGBTQ+ survivors often face extra barriers to getting support. If you are in Sussex, contact our Domestic Abuse Team at [email protected] or visit https://bit.ly/SwitchboardDA.
November 29, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Day 5 highlights disabled LGBTQ+ people and how disability and domestic abuse can intersect. Disabled LGBTQ+ survivors often face extra barriers to getting support. If you are in Sussex, contact our Domestic Abuse Team at [email protected] or visit https://bit.ly/SwitchboardDA.
Day 4 of 16 Days of Activism focuses on familial abuse, when harm comes from family members instead of home feeling safe. For some LGBTQ+ people this is their reality. Our Domestic Abuse Team can offer confidential guidance at [email protected] or visit https://bit.ly/SwitchboardDA
November 28, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Day 4 of 16 Days of Activism focuses on familial abuse, when harm comes from family members instead of home feeling safe. For some LGBTQ+ people this is their reality. Our Domestic Abuse Team can offer confidential guidance at [email protected] or visit https://bit.ly/SwitchboardDA
Day 3 of 16 Days of Activism looks at how to support a friend when something does not feel right at home. Listen, believe them and avoid putting pressure on them to leave. For guidance you can email [email protected] or visit https://bit.ly/SwitchboardDA
November 28, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Day 3 of 16 Days of Activism looks at how to support a friend when something does not feel right at home. Listen, believe them and avoid putting pressure on them to leave. For guidance you can email [email protected] or visit https://bit.ly/SwitchboardDA
Inclusion becomes real in the small moments, not just in documents. Our training explores everyday interactions in services and workplaces so staff can see where LGBTQ+ people might feel excluded and how to change that.
To talk about training, contact [email protected].
To talk about training, contact [email protected].
November 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Inclusion becomes real in the small moments, not just in documents. Our training explores everyday interactions in services and workplaces so staff can see where LGBTQ+ people might feel excluded and how to change that.
To talk about training, contact [email protected].
To talk about training, contact [email protected].
Day 2 of 16 Days of Activism: Switchboard’s LGBTQ+ Domestic Abuse Service exists so LGBTQ+ survivors in Sussex do not fall through gaps in mainstream support. We offer 1 to 1 support, safety planning, advocacy and referrals. Email [email protected] #16Days #LGBTQ+
November 26, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Day 2 of 16 Days of Activism: Switchboard’s LGBTQ+ Domestic Abuse Service exists so LGBTQ+ survivors in Sussex do not fall through gaps in mainstream support. We offer 1 to 1 support, safety planning, advocacy and referrals. Email [email protected] #16Days #LGBTQ+
Today marks the start of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence. At Switchboard we are highlighting the realities of LGBTQ+ domestic abuse, and sharing support, stories and resources across Sussex so no one has to face it alone. #16Days #16DaysOfActivism #LGBTQ+
November 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Today marks the start of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence. At Switchboard we are highlighting the realities of LGBTQ+ domestic abuse, and sharing support, stories and resources across Sussex so no one has to face it alone. #16Days #16DaysOfActivism #LGBTQ+
We’re in Churchill Square all week on the lower ground floor under the Apple Store. Come chat with the Switchboard team and meet MindOut who are joining us today. And if Christmas shopping is stressing you out, stop by for a calm moment with us.
November 24, 2025 at 10:06 AM
We’re in Churchill Square all week on the lower ground floor under the Apple Store. Come chat with the Switchboard team and meet MindOut who are joining us today. And if Christmas shopping is stressing you out, stop by for a calm moment with us.
🕯️ Today is Trans Day of Remembrance 🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️
We honour the trans and non-binary people lost to violence and hate, and we hold close those living with the impact of transphobia today.
We at Switchboard stand with our community in Brighton & Hove, Sussex and beyond. 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
We honour the trans and non-binary people lost to violence and hate, and we hold close those living with the impact of transphobia today.
We at Switchboard stand with our community in Brighton & Hove, Sussex and beyond. 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
November 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🕯️ Today is Trans Day of Remembrance 🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️
We honour the trans and non-binary people lost to violence and hate, and we hold close those living with the impact of transphobia today.
We at Switchboard stand with our community in Brighton & Hove, Sussex and beyond. 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
We honour the trans and non-binary people lost to violence and hate, and we hold close those living with the impact of transphobia today.
We at Switchboard stand with our community in Brighton & Hove, Sussex and beyond. 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
🏳️⚧️ Trans Awareness Week
Luke (he/him), a consultant on our Domestic Abuse Team, shares his message: “Championing the voices of trans and non-binary survivors of domestic abuse.”
Full video: www.transinthecity.co.uk/i-stand-with-trans
#IStandWithTrans #TransRights #LGBTQ+
Luke (he/him), a consultant on our Domestic Abuse Team, shares his message: “Championing the voices of trans and non-binary survivors of domestic abuse.”
Full video: www.transinthecity.co.uk/i-stand-with-trans
#IStandWithTrans #TransRights #LGBTQ+
November 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
🏳️⚧️ Trans Awareness Week
Luke (he/him), a consultant on our Domestic Abuse Team, shares his message: “Championing the voices of trans and non-binary survivors of domestic abuse.”
Full video: www.transinthecity.co.uk/i-stand-with-trans
#IStandWithTrans #TransRights #LGBTQ+
Luke (he/him), a consultant on our Domestic Abuse Team, shares his message: “Championing the voices of trans and non-binary survivors of domestic abuse.”
Full video: www.transinthecity.co.uk/i-stand-with-trans
#IStandWithTrans #TransRights #LGBTQ+
🏳️⚧️ Trans Awareness Week
Ives (they/them), our Safe Accommodations Domestic Abuse Caseworker: “Pledging to support trans and non-binary survivors of domestic abuse find safety, dignity, and a place to call home.”
Video: www.transinthecity.co.uk/i-stand-with-trans
#IStandWithTrans #TransRights #LGBTQ+
Ives (they/them), our Safe Accommodations Domestic Abuse Caseworker: “Pledging to support trans and non-binary survivors of domestic abuse find safety, dignity, and a place to call home.”
Video: www.transinthecity.co.uk/i-stand-with-trans
#IStandWithTrans #TransRights #LGBTQ+
November 17, 2025 at 9:34 AM
🏳️⚧️ Trans Awareness Week
Ives (they/them), our Safe Accommodations Domestic Abuse Caseworker: “Pledging to support trans and non-binary survivors of domestic abuse find safety, dignity, and a place to call home.”
Video: www.transinthecity.co.uk/i-stand-with-trans
#IStandWithTrans #TransRights #LGBTQ+
Ives (they/them), our Safe Accommodations Domestic Abuse Caseworker: “Pledging to support trans and non-binary survivors of domestic abuse find safety, dignity, and a place to call home.”
Video: www.transinthecity.co.uk/i-stand-with-trans
#IStandWithTrans #TransRights #LGBTQ+
🏳️⚧️ Trans Awareness Week
Chris (he/him), Head of Operations, shares his message: “Pledging to keep the welfare of trans and non-binary people at the heart of my work.”
Full video: www.transinthecity.co.uk/i-stand-with-trans
#IStandWithTrans #TransRights #LGBTQ+
Chris (he/him), Head of Operations, shares his message: “Pledging to keep the welfare of trans and non-binary people at the heart of my work.”
Full video: www.transinthecity.co.uk/i-stand-with-trans
#IStandWithTrans #TransRights #LGBTQ+
November 16, 2025 at 11:09 AM
🏳️⚧️ Trans Awareness Week
Chris (he/him), Head of Operations, shares his message: “Pledging to keep the welfare of trans and non-binary people at the heart of my work.”
Full video: www.transinthecity.co.uk/i-stand-with-trans
#IStandWithTrans #TransRights #LGBTQ+
Chris (he/him), Head of Operations, shares his message: “Pledging to keep the welfare of trans and non-binary people at the heart of my work.”
Full video: www.transinthecity.co.uk/i-stand-with-trans
#IStandWithTrans #TransRights #LGBTQ+
🏳️⚧️ Trans Awareness Week
Claudette (she/her) Engagement Support Worker for our Bereavement Team, shares her message:
“Pledging to welcome every queer person into an inclusive and non-judgemental safe space.”
Full video: www.transinthecity.co.uk/i-stand-with-trans
#IStandWithTrans #TransRights #LGBTQ
Claudette (she/her) Engagement Support Worker for our Bereavement Team, shares her message:
“Pledging to welcome every queer person into an inclusive and non-judgemental safe space.”
Full video: www.transinthecity.co.uk/i-stand-with-trans
#IStandWithTrans #TransRights #LGBTQ
November 15, 2025 at 12:37 PM
🏳️⚧️ Trans Awareness Week
Claudette (she/her) Engagement Support Worker for our Bereavement Team, shares her message:
“Pledging to welcome every queer person into an inclusive and non-judgemental safe space.”
Full video: www.transinthecity.co.uk/i-stand-with-trans
#IStandWithTrans #TransRights #LGBTQ
Claudette (she/her) Engagement Support Worker for our Bereavement Team, shares her message:
“Pledging to welcome every queer person into an inclusive and non-judgemental safe space.”
Full video: www.transinthecity.co.uk/i-stand-with-trans
#IStandWithTrans #TransRights #LGBTQ
Last day to apply. Applications close at midnight tonight.
🌈 Become a Switchboard Trustee. We’re seeking passionate people with experience in fundraising, marketing, comms, governance, or lived experience of LGBTQ+ communities. To apply and full details visit www.bit.ly/join-trustee
🌈 Become a Switchboard Trustee. We’re seeking passionate people with experience in fundraising, marketing, comms, governance, or lived experience of LGBTQ+ communities. To apply and full details visit www.bit.ly/join-trustee
November 14, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Last day to apply. Applications close at midnight tonight.
🌈 Become a Switchboard Trustee. We’re seeking passionate people with experience in fundraising, marketing, comms, governance, or lived experience of LGBTQ+ communities. To apply and full details visit www.bit.ly/join-trustee
🌈 Become a Switchboard Trustee. We’re seeking passionate people with experience in fundraising, marketing, comms, governance, or lived experience of LGBTQ+ communities. To apply and full details visit www.bit.ly/join-trustee
🏳️⚧️ Trans Awareness Week 13-19 Nov 🏳️⚧️
The first in our video series from Switchboard. CEO Rob Sainsbury shares how he stands with our trans community: advocating for rights, tackling inequalities and challenging oppression.
#IStandWithTrans #TransRights #LGBTQ+
The first in our video series from Switchboard. CEO Rob Sainsbury shares how he stands with our trans community: advocating for rights, tackling inequalities and challenging oppression.
#IStandWithTrans #TransRights #LGBTQ+
November 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
🏳️⚧️ Trans Awareness Week 13-19 Nov 🏳️⚧️
The first in our video series from Switchboard. CEO Rob Sainsbury shares how he stands with our trans community: advocating for rights, tackling inequalities and challenging oppression.
#IStandWithTrans #TransRights #LGBTQ+
The first in our video series from Switchboard. CEO Rob Sainsbury shares how he stands with our trans community: advocating for rights, tackling inequalities and challenging oppression.
#IStandWithTrans #TransRights #LGBTQ+
Day 31: Le Gateau Chocolat (he/they).
British-Nigerian drag artist and operatic baritone. Works include “BLACK”, “ICONS”, “DUCKIE”. Credits span Royal Albert Hall, Barbican and Sydney Opera House.
#BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025
British-Nigerian drag artist and operatic baritone. Works include “BLACK”, “ICONS”, “DUCKIE”. Credits span Royal Albert Hall, Barbican and Sydney Opera House.
#BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025
October 31, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Day 31: Le Gateau Chocolat (he/they).
British-Nigerian drag artist and operatic baritone. Works include “BLACK”, “ICONS”, “DUCKIE”. Credits span Royal Albert Hall, Barbican and Sydney Opera House.
#BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025
British-Nigerian drag artist and operatic baritone. Works include “BLACK”, “ICONS”, “DUCKIE”. Credits span Royal Albert Hall, Barbican and Sydney Opera House.
#BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025
Day 30: Josef Cabey (he/him).
Artist based in Brighton. Works across painting and digital with text. “Conversations” links Black queer past and present; projects shown with SEAS, Phoenix and BMECP.
#BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025
Artist based in Brighton. Works across painting and digital with text. “Conversations” links Black queer past and present; projects shown with SEAS, Phoenix and BMECP.
#BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025
October 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Day 30: Josef Cabey (he/him).
Artist based in Brighton. Works across painting and digital with text. “Conversations” links Black queer past and present; projects shown with SEAS, Phoenix and BMECP.
#BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025
Artist based in Brighton. Works across painting and digital with text. “Conversations” links Black queer past and present; projects shown with SEAS, Phoenix and BMECP.
#BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025
Day 29: Yasmin Benoit (she/her).
Asexual and aromantic activist and model. Co-founded International Asexuality Day in 2021 and partnered with Stonewall on the Ace Project and Ace in the UK report.
#BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025
Asexual and aromantic activist and model. Co-founded International Asexuality Day in 2021 and partnered with Stonewall on the Ace Project and Ace in the UK report.
#BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025
October 30, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Day 29: Yasmin Benoit (she/her).
Asexual and aromantic activist and model. Co-founded International Asexuality Day in 2021 and partnered with Stonewall on the Ace Project and Ace in the UK report.
#BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025
Asexual and aromantic activist and model. Co-founded International Asexuality Day in 2021 and partnered with Stonewall on the Ace Project and Ace in the UK report.
#BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025
🌈 Become a Trustee at Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard – one of the UK’s oldest LGBTQ+ charities. We’re looking for people passionate about inclusion, with skills in fundraising, marketing, comms or governance. Apply by 14 Nov: [email protected] - details here: www.bit.ly/join-trustee
October 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
🌈 Become a Trustee at Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard – one of the UK’s oldest LGBTQ+ charities. We’re looking for people passionate about inclusion, with skills in fundraising, marketing, comms or governance. Apply by 14 Nov: [email protected] - details here: www.bit.ly/join-trustee
Day 28: Tarana Burke (she/her).
Founded “me too.” in 2006 to support survivors. In 2017 the hashtag spread worldwide and the Silence Breakers were TIME Person of the Year. Author of “Unbound” (2021).
#BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025
Founded “me too.” in 2006 to support survivors. In 2017 the hashtag spread worldwide and the Silence Breakers were TIME Person of the Year. Author of “Unbound” (2021).
#BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025
October 28, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Day 28: Tarana Burke (she/her).
Founded “me too.” in 2006 to support survivors. In 2017 the hashtag spread worldwide and the Silence Breakers were TIME Person of the Year. Author of “Unbound” (2021).
#BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025
Founded “me too.” in 2006 to support survivors. In 2017 the hashtag spread worldwide and the Silence Breakers were TIME Person of the Year. Author of “Unbound” (2021).
#BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025
Day 27: Georgina Beyer (she/her).
First openly transgender mayor (Carterton, 1995) and first openly transgender MP (Wairarapa, 1999). Backed sex work decriminalisation in 2003 and civil unions in 2004. Died in 2023 at 65.
#BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025
First openly transgender mayor (Carterton, 1995) and first openly transgender MP (Wairarapa, 1999). Backed sex work decriminalisation in 2003 and civil unions in 2004. Died in 2023 at 65.
#BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025
October 27, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Day 27: Georgina Beyer (she/her).
First openly transgender mayor (Carterton, 1995) and first openly transgender MP (Wairarapa, 1999). Backed sex work decriminalisation in 2003 and civil unions in 2004. Died in 2023 at 65.
#BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025
First openly transgender mayor (Carterton, 1995) and first openly transgender MP (Wairarapa, 1999). Backed sex work decriminalisation in 2003 and civil unions in 2004. Died in 2023 at 65.
#BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025
Day 26: Marsha P. Johnson (she/her).
Activist and drag queen. Co-founded STAR and ran STAR House for homeless LGBTQ youth. Stonewall protester. Died in 1992; death later reclassified “undetermined”, with renewed attention in 2012.
#BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025
Activist and drag queen. Co-founded STAR and ran STAR House for homeless LGBTQ youth. Stonewall protester. Died in 1992; death later reclassified “undetermined”, with renewed attention in 2012.
#BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025
October 26, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Day 26: Marsha P. Johnson (she/her).
Activist and drag queen. Co-founded STAR and ran STAR House for homeless LGBTQ youth. Stonewall protester. Died in 1992; death later reclassified “undetermined”, with renewed attention in 2012.
#BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025
Activist and drag queen. Co-founded STAR and ran STAR House for homeless LGBTQ youth. Stonewall protester. Died in 1992; death later reclassified “undetermined”, with renewed attention in 2012.
#BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025
Day 25: Ivor Cummings (he/him).
Colonial Office official who met the Empire Windrush in 1948, fixed beds at Clapham South, issued travel warrants and linked people to work in London and beyond. Often called the gay father of Windrush.
#BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025
Colonial Office official who met the Empire Windrush in 1948, fixed beds at Clapham South, issued travel warrants and linked people to work in London and beyond. Often called the gay father of Windrush.
#BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025
October 26, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Day 25: Ivor Cummings (he/him).
Colonial Office official who met the Empire Windrush in 1948, fixed beds at Clapham South, issued travel warrants and linked people to work in London and beyond. Often called the gay father of Windrush.
#BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025
Colonial Office official who met the Empire Windrush in 1948, fixed beds at Clapham South, issued travel warrants and linked people to work in London and beyond. Often called the gay father of Windrush.
#BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025